Hammamet climate — normals and trends
Hammamet (Algeria) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.6 °C and it receives 372 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 (25.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Hammamet averages 28 frost days, 72 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 77 rainy days per year.
Hammamet has warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.35 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 44 to 12 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.3 °C (on 29 July 2023) and the coldest -9.5 °C (on 31 December 1940).
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
HammametTébessa Province
- coords
- 35.45°, 7.95°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.6°C
Average daily high
20.9°C
Average daily low
8.9°C
Annual rainfall
372mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
61%
Average peak wind
14.5km/h
Seasonal range
19.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
28 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
72 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
77 d/yr
Annual snowfall
12.9 cm
Average feels-like high
19.1 °C
Average feels-like low
6.9 °C
Average peak gust
37.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
17 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.0 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · 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
42.3 °C
29 July 2023
Coldest day
-9.5 °C
31 December 1940
Wettest day
81 mm
12 December 2003
Windiest day
39.7 km/h
2 February 1954
Strongest gust
104.8 km/h
13 February 1981
Hottest feels-like
42.3 °C
28 July 2005
Coldest feels-like
-14.0 °C
31 December 1940
Snowiest day
40.0 cm
11 January 2003
Sunniest day
13.6 h
22 June 2022
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 48 mm | +15 mm |
| Feb | 13.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 26 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 17.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 25 mm | -19 mm |
| Apr | 20.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 72 mm | +27 mm |
| May | 24.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 62 mm | +24 mm |
| Jun | 32.2 °C | +3.2 °C | 3 mm | -22 mm |
| Jul | 34.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 8 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 33.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 12 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 28.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 43 mm | +8 mm |
| Oct | 22.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 23 mm | -10 mm |
| Nov | 17.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 3 mm | -25 mm |
| Dec | 12.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 33 mm | +0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hammamet?
Hammamet has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.6 °C and it receives 372 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hammamet?
The hottest day measured in Hammamet between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2023, reaching 42.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hammamet?
The coldest day measured in Hammamet between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1940, at -9.5 °C.
Does it snow in Hammamet?
Yes. Hammamet gets on average 12.9 cm of snow per year and has around 28 frost days.
Has the climate of Hammamet warmed?
Yes: Hammamet warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Hammamet?
The wettest day measured in Hammamet between 1940 and 2025 was 12 December 2003, with 81 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hammamet?
The windiest day measured in Hammamet between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1954, with winds reaching 39.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hammamet?
The warmest month in Hammamet is July (25.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Hammamet?
Hammamet receives on average 372 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 77 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hammamet?
Hammamet gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Hammamet?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Hammamet between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 2003, with 40.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Hammamet?
Yes: Hammamet has on average 17 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hammamet?
In Hammamet, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.3 °C on 28 July 2005, and the lowest was -14.0 °C on 31 December 1940.
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