El Kala climate — normals and trends
El Kala (Algeria) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.1 °C and it receives 1,094 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is August (25.0 °C on average) and the coldest is February (12.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
El Kala averages 0 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 117 rainy days per year.
El Kala has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.8 °C (on 24 July 2023) and the coldest 2.1 °C (on 2 February 1956).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
El KalaEl Tarf Province
- coords
- 36.90°, 8.44°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.1°C
Average daily high
19.4°C
Average daily low
17.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,094mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
26.3km/h
Seasonal range
12.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
117 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.3 cm
Average feels-like high
19.4 °C
Average feels-like low
15.4 °C
Average peak gust
36.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
119 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.50 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
37.8 °C
24 July 2023
Coldest day
2.1 °C
2 February 1956
Wettest day
83 mm
11 November 1948
Windiest day
76.3 km/h
31 December 2000
Strongest gust
117.7 km/h
19 January 2005
Hottest feels-like
42.2 °C
24 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
-6.8 °C
2 February 1956
Snowiest day
9.0 cm
3 February 1956
Sunniest day
14.0 h
28 June 1943
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 163 mm | -12 mm |
| Feb | 14.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 88 mm | -51 mm |
| Mar | 16.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 136 mm | +31 mm |
| Apr | 17.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 98 mm | +20 mm |
| May | 20.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 50 mm | +9 mm |
| Jun | 25.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 1 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 27.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 26.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 3 mm | -8 mm |
| Sep | 26.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 43 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 22.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 72 mm | -38 mm |
| Nov | 19.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 352 mm | +185 mm |
| Dec | 16.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 147 mm | -54 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of El Kala?
El Kala has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.1 °C and it receives 1,094 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in El Kala?
The hottest day measured in El Kala between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2023, reaching 37.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in El Kala?
The coldest day measured in El Kala between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1956, at 2.1 °C.
Does it snow in El Kala?
Almost never: El Kala sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of El Kala warmed?
Yes: El Kala warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in El Kala?
The wettest day measured in El Kala between 1940 and 2025 was 11 November 1948, with 83 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in El Kala?
The windiest day measured in El Kala between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 2000, with winds reaching 76.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in El Kala?
The warmest month in El Kala is August (25.0 °C on average); the coldest is February (12.7 °C).
How much does it rain in El Kala?
El Kala receives on average 1,094 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 117 rainy days.
Is it sunny in El Kala?
El Kala gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in El Kala?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in El Kala between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1956, with 9.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in El Kala?
Yes: El Kala has on average 119 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in El Kala?
In El Kala, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.2 °C on 24 July 2023, and the lowest was -6.8 °C on 2 February 1956.
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