Ksar Chellala climate — normals and trends
Ksar Chellala (Algeria) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.6 °C and it receives 286 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 (28.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Ksar Chellala averages 15 frost days, 104 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 59 rainy days per year.
Ksar Chellala has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 23 to 7 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.5 °C (on 20 July 2018) and the coldest -11.0 °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
Ksar ChellalaTiaret Province
- coords
- 35.21°, 2.32°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.6°C
Average daily high
22.8°C
Average daily low
10.7°C
Annual rainfall
286mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
56%
Average peak wind
16.4km/h
Seasonal range
21.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
15 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
104 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
59 d/yr
Annual snowfall
3.4 cm
Average feels-like high
20.8 °C
Average feels-like low
8.5 °C
Average peak gust
33.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
47 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.1 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
43.5 °C
20 July 2018
Coldest day
-11.0 °C
15 December 1967
Wettest day
62 mm
31 August 1989
Windiest day
52.0 km/h
24 January 2009
Strongest gust
114.1 km/h
5 March 2009
Hottest feels-like
43.6 °C
17 July 2005
Coldest feels-like
-15.5 °C
15 December 1967
Snowiest day
17.2 cm
5 January 1965
Sunniest day
14.0 h
4 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 29 mm | +4 mm |
| Feb | 16.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 7 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 18.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 23 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 23.6 °C | +2.9 °C | 31 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 26.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 64 mm | +33 mm |
| Jun | 36.5 °C | +4.8 °C | 6 mm | -10 mm |
| Jul | 37.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 5 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 36.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 6 mm | -6 mm |
| Sep | 31.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 52 mm | +24 mm |
| Oct | 25.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 24 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 18.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 11 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 12.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 49 mm | +26 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ksar Chellala?
Ksar Chellala has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.6 °C and it receives 286 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ksar Chellala?
The hottest day measured in Ksar Chellala between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2018, reaching 43.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ksar Chellala?
The coldest day measured in Ksar Chellala between 1940 and 2025 was 15 December 1967, at -11.0 °C.
Does it snow in Ksar Chellala?
Yes. Ksar Chellala gets on average 3.4 cm of snow per year and has around 15 frost days.
Has the climate of Ksar Chellala warmed?
Yes: Ksar Chellala warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ksar Chellala?
The wettest day measured in Ksar Chellala between 1940 and 2025 was 31 August 1989, with 62 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ksar Chellala?
The windiest day measured in Ksar Chellala between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 2009, with winds reaching 52.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ksar Chellala?
The warmest month in Ksar Chellala is July (28.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Ksar Chellala?
Ksar Chellala receives on average 286 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 59 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ksar Chellala?
Ksar Chellala gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ksar Chellala?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ksar Chellala between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1965, with 17.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ksar Chellala?
Yes: Ksar Chellala has on average 47 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ksar Chellala?
In Ksar Chellala, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.6 °C on 17 July 2005, and the lowest was -15.5 °C on 15 December 1967.
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