Laghouat climate — normals and trends
Laghouat (Algeria) has a cold desert climate (BWk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.7 °C and it receives 142 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 (30.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Laghouat averages 20 frost days, 115 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 30 rainy days per year.
Laghouat has warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.34 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 32 to 8 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.3 °C (on 30 July 2023) and the coldest -10.2 °C (on 5 January 1941).
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
LaghouatLaghouat Province
- coords
- 33.80°, 2.87°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.7°C
Average daily high
23.8°C
Average daily low
11.6°C
Annual rainfall
142mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
46%
Average peak wind
21.9km/h
Seasonal range
23.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
20 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
115 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
30 d/yr
Annual snowfall
2.4 cm
Average feels-like high
20.7 °C
Average feels-like low
8.5 °C
Average peak gust
36.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
79 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.9 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.68 · 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
44.3 °C
30 July 2023
Coldest day
-10.2 °C
5 January 1941
Wettest day
56 mm
13 September 1951
Windiest day
69.5 km/h
8 March 2007
Strongest gust
118.1 km/h
8 March 2007
Hottest feels-like
43.1 °C
11 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-15.0 °C
5 January 1941
Snowiest day
16.5 cm
19 December 1999
Sunniest day
14.0 h
18 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 26 mm | +13 mm |
| Feb | 15.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 7 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 19.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 19 mm | +5 mm |
| Apr | 24.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 21 mm | +5 mm |
| May | 28.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 36 mm | +22 mm |
| Jun | 35.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 37.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 2 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 36.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 31.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 19 mm | +3 mm |
| Oct | 26.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 12 mm | -8 mm |
| Nov | 19.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -12 mm |
| Dec | 12.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 57 mm | +43 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Laghouat?
Laghouat has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.7 °C and it receives 142 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Laghouat?
The hottest day measured in Laghouat between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 2023, reaching 44.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Laghouat?
The coldest day measured in Laghouat between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1941, at -10.2 °C.
Does it snow in Laghouat?
Yes. Laghouat gets on average 2.4 cm of snow per year and has around 20 frost days.
Has the climate of Laghouat warmed?
Yes: Laghouat warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Laghouat?
The wettest day measured in Laghouat between 1940 and 2025 was 13 September 1951, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Laghouat?
The windiest day measured in Laghouat between 1940 and 2025 was 8 March 2007, with winds reaching 69.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Laghouat?
The warmest month in Laghouat is July (30.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Laghouat?
Laghouat receives on average 142 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 30 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Laghouat?
Laghouat gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Laghouat?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Laghouat between 1940 and 2025 was 19 December 1999, with 16.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Laghouat?
Yes: Laghouat has on average 79 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Laghouat?
In Laghouat, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.1 °C on 11 July 2024, and the lowest was -15.0 °C on 5 January 1941.
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