Megarine climate — normals and trends
Megarine (Algeria) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.7 °C and it receives 66 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 (33.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (10.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Megarine averages 2 frost days, 156 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 13 rainy days per year.
Megarine has warmed by +3.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.40 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 7 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 49.9 °C (on 30 July 2023) and the coldest -6.2 °C (on 6 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
MegarineTouggourt
- coords
- 33.19°, 6.09°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
21.7°C
Average daily high
27.7°C
Average daily low
15.8°C
Annual rainfall
66mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
43%
Average peak wind
20.8km/h
Seasonal range
23.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
2 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
156 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
13 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
25.8 °C
Average feels-like low
13.1 °C
Average peak gust
32.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
133 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.4 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.82 · 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
49.9 °C
30 July 2023
Coldest day
-6.2 °C
6 January 1941
Wettest day
91 mm
13 April 2024
Windiest day
66.4 km/h
23 March 1956
Strongest gust
101.5 km/h
23 March 1956
Hottest feels-like
48.7 °C
26 July 2005
Coldest feels-like
-11.0 °C
5 January 1942
Snowiest day
0.1 cm
19 December 1999
Sunniest day
13.3 h
6 July 2025
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 | 18.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 2 mm | -8 mm |
| Feb | 19.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 25.3 °C | +2.9 °C | 3 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 28.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 2 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 32.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 9 mm | +6 mm |
| Jun | 38.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 41.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 40.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 1 mm | +0 mm |
| Sep | 35.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 29.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 2 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 22.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 17.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 23 mm | +14 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Megarine?
Megarine has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.7 °C and it receives 66 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Megarine?
The hottest day measured in Megarine between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 2023, reaching 49.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Megarine?
The coldest day measured in Megarine between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1941, at -6.2 °C.
Does it snow in Megarine?
Almost never: Megarine sees virtually no snow, with about 2 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Megarine warmed?
Yes: Megarine warmed by +3.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Megarine?
The wettest day measured in Megarine between 1940 and 2025 was 13 April 2024, with 91 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Megarine?
The windiest day measured in Megarine between 1940 and 2025 was 23 March 1956, with winds reaching 66.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Megarine?
The warmest month in Megarine is July (33.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Megarine?
Megarine receives on average 66 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 13 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Megarine?
Megarine 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 Megarine?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Megarine between 1940 and 2025 was 19 December 1999, with 0.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Megarine?
Yes: Megarine has on average 133 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Megarine?
In Megarine, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.7 °C on 26 July 2005, and the lowest was -11.0 °C on 5 January 1942.
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