Meskiana climate — normals and trends
Meskiana (Algeria) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.4 °C and it receives 360 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 (26.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Meskiana averages 15 frost days, 78 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 78 rainy days per year.
Meskiana has warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.35 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 26 to 4 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.9 °C (on 29 July 2023) and the coldest -8.4 °C (on 31 December 1940).
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
MeskianaOum el Bouaghi Province
- coords
- 35.63°, 7.67°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.4°C
Average daily high
21.3°C
Average daily low
10.0°C
Annual rainfall
360mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
61%
Average peak wind
15.1km/h
Seasonal range
19.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
15 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
78 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
78 d/yr
Annual snowfall
8.5 cm
Average feels-like high
19.6 °C
Average feels-like low
8.1 °C
Average peak gust
34.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
28 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.0 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · 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
29 July 2023
Coldest day
-8.4 °C
31 December 1940
Wettest day
52 mm
16 June 2004
Windiest day
42.0 km/h
20 May 2001
Strongest gust
99.0 km/h
23 November 1997
Hottest feels-like
42.9 °C
29 July 2005
Coldest feels-like
-13.3 °C
31 December 1940
Snowiest day
26.5 cm
11 January 2003
Sunniest day
13.7 h
24 June 2007
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 48 mm | +17 mm |
| Feb | 14.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 20 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 18.3 °C | +2.8 °C | 23 mm | -19 mm |
| Apr | 21.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 63 mm | +20 mm |
| May | 24.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 62 mm | +24 mm |
| Jun | 33.0 °C | +3.5 °C | 3 mm | -21 mm |
| Jul | 34.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 11 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 33.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 9 mm | -8 mm |
| Sep | 29.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 45 mm | +12 mm |
| Oct | 23.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 14 mm | -16 mm |
| Nov | 17.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 3 mm | -25 mm |
| Dec | 13.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 28 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Meskiana?
Meskiana has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.4 °C and it receives 360 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Meskiana?
The hottest day measured in Meskiana between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2023, reaching 42.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Meskiana?
The coldest day measured in Meskiana between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1940, at -8.4 °C.
Does it snow in Meskiana?
Yes. Meskiana gets on average 8.5 cm of snow per year and has around 15 frost days.
Has the climate of Meskiana warmed?
Yes: Meskiana warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Meskiana?
The wettest day measured in Meskiana between 1940 and 2025 was 16 June 2004, with 52 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Meskiana?
The windiest day measured in Meskiana between 1940 and 2025 was 20 May 2001, with winds reaching 42.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Meskiana?
The warmest month in Meskiana is July (26.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Meskiana?
Meskiana receives on average 360 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 78 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Meskiana?
Meskiana gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Meskiana?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Meskiana between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 2003, with 26.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Meskiana?
Yes: Meskiana has on average 28 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Meskiana?
In Meskiana, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.9 °C on 29 July 2005, and the lowest was -13.3 °C on 31 December 1940.
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