Jijel climate — normals and trends
Jijel (Algeria) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.7 °C and it receives 956 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 (25.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Jijel averages 0 frost days, 28 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 116 rainy days per year.
Jijel has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.0 °C (on 24 July 2023) and the coldest -2.0 °C (on 2 February 1999).
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
JijelJijel Province
- coords
- 36.82°, 5.76°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.7°C
Average daily high
20.3°C
Average daily low
13.4°C
Annual rainfall
956mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
14.8km/h
Seasonal range
15.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
28 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
116 d/yr
Annual snowfall
3.3 cm
Average feels-like high
20.6 °C
Average feels-like low
12.5 °C
Average peak gust
34.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
58 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °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
40.0 °C
24 July 2023
Coldest day
-2.0 °C
2 February 1999
Wettest day
103 mm
29 November 1967
Windiest day
50.5 km/h
8 February 1996
Strongest gust
119.9 km/h
30 December 2000
Hottest feels-like
43.3 °C
23 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
-6.6 °C
3 February 1956
Snowiest day
11.9 cm
2 February 1954
Sunniest day
14.0 h
15 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 210 mm | +79 mm |
| Feb | 15.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 74 mm | -35 mm |
| Mar | 17.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 127 mm | +23 mm |
| Apr | 19.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 85 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 22.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 100 mm | +38 mm |
| Jun | 28.4 °C | +3.4 °C | 1 mm | -21 mm |
| Jul | 29.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 5 mm | +0 mm |
| Aug | 29.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 6 mm | -8 mm |
| Sep | 27.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 98 mm | +40 mm |
| Oct | 23.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 58 mm | -35 mm |
| Nov | 18.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 195 mm | +70 mm |
| Dec | 15.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 98 mm | -46 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Jijel?
Jijel has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.7 °C and it receives 956 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Jijel?
The hottest day measured in Jijel between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2023, reaching 40.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Jijel?
The coldest day measured in Jijel between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1999, at -2.0 °C.
Does it snow in Jijel?
Yes. Jijel gets on average 3.3 cm of snow per year and has around 0 frost days.
Has the climate of Jijel warmed?
Yes: Jijel warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Jijel?
The wettest day measured in Jijel between 1940 and 2025 was 29 November 1967, with 103 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Jijel?
The windiest day measured in Jijel between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1996, with winds reaching 50.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Jijel?
The warmest month in Jijel is August (25.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Jijel?
Jijel receives on average 956 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 116 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Jijel?
Jijel gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Jijel?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Jijel between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1954, with 11.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Jijel?
Yes: Jijel has on average 58 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Jijel?
In Jijel, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.3 °C on 23 July 2023, and the lowest was -6.6 °C on 3 February 1956.
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