Melouza climate — normals and trends
Melouza (Algeria) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.8 °C and it receives 362 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 (27.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Melouza averages 17 frost days, 94 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 74 rainy days per year.
Melouza has warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.36 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 29 to 5 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.9 °C (on 14 July 2012) and the coldest -9.7 °C (on 21 February 1956).
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
MelouzaM'Sila Province
- coords
- 35.98°, 4.19°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.8°C
Average daily high
21.8°C
Average daily low
10.2°C
Annual rainfall
362mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
62%
Average peak wind
13.3km/h
Seasonal range
21.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
17 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
94 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
74 d/yr
Annual snowfall
9.1 cm
Average feels-like high
20.2 °C
Average feels-like low
8.6 °C
Average peak gust
35.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
42 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.0 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.67 · 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
42.9 °C
14 July 2012
Coldest day
-9.7 °C
21 February 1956
Wettest day
49 mm
29 March 1974
Windiest day
37.9 km/h
8 February 1996
Strongest gust
104.4 km/h
31 January 2015
Hottest feels-like
43.3 °C
18 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-13.6 °C
21 February 1956
Snowiest day
17.7 cm
19 December 1999
Sunniest day
14.0 h
21 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 36 mm | +0 mm |
| Feb | 15.4 °C | +2.9 °C | 13 mm | -20 mm |
| Mar | 17.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 30 mm | -12 mm |
| Apr | 21.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 56 mm | +10 mm |
| May | 26.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 65 mm | +29 mm |
| Jun | 35.2 °C | +4.4 °C | 8 mm | -10 mm |
| Jul | 36.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 7 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 35.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 8 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 30.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 37 mm | +5 mm |
| Oct | 24.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 21 mm | -12 mm |
| Nov | 16.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 24 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 12.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 51 mm | +15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Melouza?
Melouza has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.8 °C and it receives 362 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Melouza?
The hottest day measured in Melouza between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 2012, reaching 42.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Melouza?
The coldest day measured in Melouza between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 1956, at -9.7 °C.
Does it snow in Melouza?
Yes. Melouza gets on average 9.1 cm of snow per year and has around 17 frost days.
Has the climate of Melouza warmed?
Yes: Melouza warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Melouza?
The wettest day measured in Melouza between 1940 and 2025 was 29 March 1974, with 49 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Melouza?
The windiest day measured in Melouza between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1996, with winds reaching 37.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Melouza?
The warmest month in Melouza is July (27.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Melouza?
Melouza receives on average 362 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 74 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Melouza?
Melouza gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Melouza?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Melouza between 1940 and 2025 was 19 December 1999, with 17.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Melouza?
Yes: Melouza has on average 42 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Melouza?
In Melouza, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.3 °C on 18 July 2024, and the lowest was -13.6 °C on 21 February 1956.
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