M'Sila climate — normals and trends
M'Sila (Algeria) has a cold desert climate (BWk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 230 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 (29.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
M'Sila averages 8 frost days, 110 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 50 rainy days per year.
M'Sila has warmed by +3.1 °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 16 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.3 °C (on 13 July 2017) and the coldest -6.6 °C (on 14 January 1945).
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
M'SilaM'Sila Province
- coords
- 35.71°, 4.54°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.5°C
Average daily high
23.2°C
Average daily low
12.1°C
Annual rainfall
230mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
55%
Average peak wind
15.9km/h
Seasonal range
22.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
8 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
110 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
50 d/yr
Annual snowfall
2.8 cm
Average feels-like high
21.1 °C
Average feels-like low
10.2 °C
Average peak gust
34.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
75 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.1 °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
44.3 °C
13 July 2017
Coldest day
-6.6 °C
14 January 1945
Wettest day
47 mm
6 March 1986
Windiest day
47.0 km/h
7 November 1962
Strongest gust
101.5 km/h
31 January 2015
Hottest feels-like
43.7 °C
29 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
-11.3 °C
14 January 1945
Snowiest day
15.8 cm
19 December 1999
Sunniest day
14.0 h
26 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14.2 °C | +2.5 °C | 18 mm | -6 mm |
| Feb | 16.8 °C | +3.0 °C | 7 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 19.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 16 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 23.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 42 mm | +15 mm |
| May | 28.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 37 mm | +16 mm |
| Jun | 36.7 °C | +4.0 °C | 4 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 38.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 4 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 36.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 7 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 31.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 35 mm | +16 mm |
| Oct | 25.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 12 mm | -10 mm |
| Nov | 17.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 8 mm | -15 mm |
| Dec | 13.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 36 mm | +12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of M'Sila?
M'Sila has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 230 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in M'Sila?
The hottest day measured in M'Sila between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 2017, reaching 44.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in M'Sila?
The coldest day measured in M'Sila between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1945, at -6.6 °C.
Does it snow in M'Sila?
Yes. M'Sila gets on average 2.8 cm of snow per year and has around 8 frost days.
Has the climate of M'Sila warmed?
Yes: M'Sila warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in M'Sila?
The wettest day measured in M'Sila between 1940 and 2025 was 6 March 1986, with 47 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in M'Sila?
The windiest day measured in M'Sila between 1940 and 2025 was 7 November 1962, with winds reaching 47.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in M'Sila?
The warmest month in M'Sila is July (29.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.1 °C).
How much does it rain in M'Sila?
M'Sila receives on average 230 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 50 rainy days.
Is it sunny in M'Sila?
M'Sila 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 M'Sila?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in M'Sila between 1940 and 2025 was 19 December 1999, with 15.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in M'Sila?
Yes: M'Sila has on average 75 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in M'Sila?
In M'Sila, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.7 °C on 29 July 2023, and the lowest was -11.3 °C on 14 January 1945.
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