Feidh el Botma climate — normals and trends
Feidh el Botma (Algeria) has a cold desert climate (BWk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.1 °C and it receives 221 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 July (28.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Feidh el Botma averages 19 frost days, 90 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 49 rainy days per year.
Feidh el Botma has warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.34 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 31 to 7 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.5 °C (on 5 July 2021) and the coldest -7.9 °C (on 15 December 1967).
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
Feidh el BotmaDjelfa Province
- coords
- 34.50°, 3.77°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.1°C
Average daily high
21.5°C
Average daily low
10.9°C
Annual rainfall
221mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
51%
Average peak wind
19.3km/h
Seasonal range
22.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
19 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
90 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
49 d/yr
Annual snowfall
6.8 cm
Average feels-like high
18.9 °C
Average feels-like low
8.0 °C
Average peak gust
38.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
62 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.9 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.65 · 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
42.5 °C
5 July 2021
Coldest day
-7.9 °C
15 December 1967
Wettest day
81 mm
8 September 2015
Windiest day
58.5 km/h
8 March 2007
Strongest gust
109.1 km/h
12 December 1967
Hottest feels-like
41.5 °C
15 July 2010
Coldest feels-like
-13.9 °C
2 February 1954
Snowiest day
21.8 cm
5 January 1965
Sunniest day
14.0 h
28 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 28 mm | +10 mm |
| Feb | 14.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 8 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 17.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 11 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 22.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 38 mm | +15 mm |
| May | 26.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 47 mm | +23 mm |
| Jun | 33.9 °C | +3.3 °C | 2 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 35.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 7 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 34.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 9 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 29.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 27 mm | +0 mm |
| Oct | 23.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 19 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | 17.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 3 mm | -14 mm |
| Dec | 11.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 40 mm | +22 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Feidh el Botma?
Feidh el Botma has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.1 °C and it receives 221 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Feidh el Botma?
The hottest day measured in Feidh el Botma between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 2021, reaching 42.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Feidh el Botma?
The coldest day measured in Feidh el Botma between 1940 and 2025 was 15 December 1967, at -7.9 °C.
Does it snow in Feidh el Botma?
Yes. Feidh el Botma gets on average 6.8 cm of snow per year and has around 19 frost days.
Has the climate of Feidh el Botma warmed?
Yes: Feidh el Botma warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Feidh el Botma?
The wettest day measured in Feidh el Botma between 1940 and 2025 was 8 September 2015, with 81 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Feidh el Botma?
The windiest day measured in Feidh el Botma between 1940 and 2025 was 8 March 2007, with winds reaching 58.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Feidh el Botma?
The warmest month in Feidh el Botma is July (28.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Feidh el Botma?
Feidh el Botma receives on average 221 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 49 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Feidh el Botma?
Feidh el Botma gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Feidh el Botma?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Feidh el Botma between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1965, with 21.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Feidh el Botma?
Yes: Feidh el Botma has on average 62 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Feidh el Botma?
In Feidh el Botma, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.5 °C on 15 July 2010, and the lowest was -13.9 °C on 2 February 1954.
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