Frenda climate — normals and trends
Frenda (Algeria) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.3 °C and it receives 400 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 (26.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Frenda averages 19 frost days, 80 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 81 rainy days per year.
Frenda has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 28 to 10 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.6 °C (on 8 July 2023) and the coldest -12.3 °C (on 10 January 1954).
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
FrendaTiaret Province
- coords
- 35.07°, 1.05°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.3°C
Average daily high
21.1°C
Average daily low
10.0°C
Annual rainfall
400mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
60%
Average peak wind
15.7km/h
Seasonal range
20.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
19 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
80 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
81 d/yr
Annual snowfall
14.5 cm
Average feels-like high
19.5 °C
Average feels-like low
7.8 °C
Average peak gust
36.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
32 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.56 · 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
41.6 °C
8 July 2023
Coldest day
-12.3 °C
10 January 1954
Wettest day
75 mm
31 August 1989
Windiest day
46.4 km/h
11 December 1967
Strongest gust
118.8 km/h
1 December 1959
Hottest feels-like
42.9 °C
12 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-16.8 °C
21 February 1956
Snowiest day
29.3 cm
11 December 1967
Sunniest day
14.0 h
27 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 34 mm | -15 mm |
| Feb | 14.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 20 mm | -22 mm |
| Mar | 16.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 38 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 21.9 °C | +3.2 °C | 54 mm | +7 mm |
| May | 25.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 43 mm | +8 mm |
| Jun | 34.7 °C | +5.8 °C | 11 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 35.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 9 mm | +2 mm |
| Aug | 34.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 6 mm | -6 mm |
| Sep | 30.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 18 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 24.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 18 mm | -16 mm |
| Nov | 17.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 17 mm | -22 mm |
| Dec | 11.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 75 mm | +30 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Frenda?
Frenda has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.3 °C and it receives 400 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Frenda?
The hottest day measured in Frenda between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 2023, reaching 41.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Frenda?
The coldest day measured in Frenda between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1954, at -12.3 °C.
Does it snow in Frenda?
Yes. Frenda gets on average 14.5 cm of snow per year and has around 19 frost days.
Has the climate of Frenda warmed?
Yes: Frenda warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Frenda?
The wettest day measured in Frenda between 1940 and 2025 was 31 August 1989, with 75 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Frenda?
The windiest day measured in Frenda between 1940 and 2025 was 11 December 1967, with winds reaching 46.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Frenda?
The warmest month in Frenda is July (26.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Frenda?
Frenda receives on average 400 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 81 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Frenda?
Frenda gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Frenda?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Frenda between 1940 and 2025 was 11 December 1967, with 29.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Frenda?
Yes: Frenda has on average 32 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Frenda?
In Frenda, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.9 °C on 12 July 2019, and the lowest was -16.8 °C on 21 February 1956.
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