Khemis Miliana climate — normals and trends
Khemis Miliana (Algeria) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.4 °C and it receives 523 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 (26.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (8.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Khemis Miliana averages 8 frost days, 81 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 84 rainy days per year.
Khemis Miliana has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 14 to 2 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.9 °C (on 23 July 2023) and the coldest -14.5 °C (on 27 January 2005).
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
Khemis MilianaAïn Defla Province
- coords
- 36.26°, 2.22°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.4°C
Average daily high
22.3°C
Average daily low
11.1°C
Annual rainfall
523mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
12.8km/h
Seasonal range
18.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
8 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
81 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
84 d/yr
Annual snowfall
5.4 cm
Average feels-like high
21.8 °C
Average feels-like low
9.9 °C
Average peak gust
35.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
37 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.55 · 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
44.9 °C
23 July 2023
Coldest day
-14.5 °C
27 January 2005
Wettest day
94 mm
14 January 1961
Windiest day
38.7 km/h
11 March 1975
Strongest gust
114.5 km/h
1 December 1959
Hottest feels-like
45.0 °C
10 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
-18.7 °C
27 January 2005
Snowiest day
13.9 cm
21 December 1979
Sunniest day
14.0 h
2 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 93 mm | +27 mm |
| Feb | 17.0 °C | +2.6 °C | 38 mm | -22 mm |
| Mar | 19.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 51 mm | -13 mm |
| Apr | 23.2 °C | +3.6 °C | 44 mm | -19 mm |
| May | 25.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 74 mm | +28 mm |
| Jun | 34.3 °C | +5.5 °C | 3 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 34.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 6 mm | +2 mm |
| Aug | 34.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 3 mm | -6 mm |
| Sep | 31.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 45 mm | +17 mm |
| Oct | 26.4 °C | +2.7 °C | 22 mm | -27 mm |
| Nov | 19.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 34 mm | -22 mm |
| Dec | 15.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 57 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Khemis Miliana?
Khemis Miliana has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.4 °C and it receives 523 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Khemis Miliana?
The hottest day measured in Khemis Miliana between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 2023, reaching 44.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Khemis Miliana?
The coldest day measured in Khemis Miliana between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 2005, at -14.5 °C.
Does it snow in Khemis Miliana?
Yes. Khemis Miliana gets on average 5.4 cm of snow per year and has around 8 frost days.
Has the climate of Khemis Miliana warmed?
Yes: Khemis Miliana warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Khemis Miliana?
The wettest day measured in Khemis Miliana between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1961, with 94 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Khemis Miliana?
The windiest day measured in Khemis Miliana between 1940 and 2025 was 11 March 1975, with winds reaching 38.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Khemis Miliana?
The warmest month in Khemis Miliana is August (26.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Khemis Miliana?
Khemis Miliana receives on average 523 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 84 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Khemis Miliana?
Khemis Miliana 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 Khemis Miliana?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Khemis Miliana between 1940 and 2025 was 21 December 1979, with 13.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Khemis Miliana?
Yes: Khemis Miliana has on average 37 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Khemis Miliana?
In Khemis Miliana, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.0 °C on 10 July 2023, and the lowest was -18.7 °C on 27 January 2005.
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