Oued el Abtal climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Oued el Abtal?

Oued el Abtal has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.7 °C and it receives 411 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Oued el Abtal?

The hottest day measured in Oued el Abtal between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 2023, reaching 44.3 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Oued el Abtal?

The coldest day measured in Oued el Abtal between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 2005, at -7.6 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Oued el Abtal?

Yes. Oued el Abtal gets on average 3.2 cm of snow per year and has around 4 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Oued el Abtal warmed?

Yes: Oued el Abtal warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Oued el Abtal?

The wettest day measured in Oued el Abtal between 1940 and 2025 was 20 March 1989, with 68 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Oued el Abtal?

The windiest day measured in Oued el Abtal between 1940 and 2025 was 5 March 2009, with winds reaching 46.8 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Oued el Abtal?

The warmest month in Oued el Abtal is July (28.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.0 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Oued el Abtal?

Oued el Abtal receives on average 411 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 73 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Oued el Abtal?

Oued el Abtal gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Oued el Abtal (Algeria) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.7 °C and it receives 411 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 (28.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Oued el Abtal averages 4 frost days, 106 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 73 rainy days per year.

Oued el Abtal has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 7 to 1 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 44.3 °C (on 11 July 2023) and the coldest -7.6 °C (on 27 January 2005).

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

Oued el AbtalMascara Province

coords: 35.46°, 0.69°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BSkCold semi-aridWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

17.7°C

Average daily high

23.7°C

Average daily low

12.2°C

Annual rainfall

411mm

Sunshine / day

10.6h

Mean relative humidity

62%

Average peak wind

15.0km/h

Seasonal range

19.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

4 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

106 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

73 d/yr

Annual snowfall

3.2 cm

Average feels-like high

22.7 °C

Average feels-like low

10.9 °C

Average peak gust

33.1 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

55 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.4 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.4 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.52 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

11 July 2023

Coldest day

-7.6 °C

27 January 2005

Wettest day

68 mm

20 March 1989

Windiest day

46.8 km/h

5 March 2009

Strongest gust

106.2 km/h

5 March 2009

Hottest feels-like

45.6 °C

20 July 2003

Coldest feels-like

-11.8 °C

27 January 2005

Snowiest day

23.0 cm

11 December 1967

Sunniest day

14.0 h

24 May 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	41.4 °C26 August 2025	0.8 °C28 November 2025	20.2 °C	320 mm	138	0
2024	43.4 °C1 August 2024	1.8 °C27 December 2024	20.4 °C	243 mm	131	0
2023	44.3 °C11 July 2023	-1.1 °C23 January 2023	19.9 °C	245 mm	127	2
2022	43.3 °C14 August 2022	0.0 °C16 January 2022	20.0 °C	378 mm	140	0
2021	44.1 °C11 August 2021	0.3 °C14 January 2021	19.5 °C	265 mm	125	0
2020	42.9 °C26 July 2020	-0.6 °C27 December 2020	19.4 °C	320 mm	126	2
2019	43.1 °C6 July 2019	-1.9 °C7 January 2019	18.5 °C	334 mm	123	9
2018	39.8 °C8 August 2018	-1.2 °C11 February 2018	17.9 °C	567 mm	101	2
2017	43.9 °C12 July 2017	-0.3 °C9 January 2017	19.4 °C	341 mm	129	1
2016	43.3 °C3 July 2016	-0.3 °C17 January 2016	19.0 °C	377 mm	124	1
2015	42.8 °C29 July 2015	-0.1 °C26 January 2015	18.9 °C	370 mm	126	1
2014	41.5 °C18 July 2014	0.6 °C31 December 2014	18.6 °C	511 mm	113	0
2013	39.9 °C25 July 2013	-0.6 °C4 February 2013	17.6 °C	522 mm	99	3
2012	43.2 °C17 August 2012	-2.3 °C5 February 2012	18.4 °C	474 mm	140	11
2011	41.2 °C9 July 2011	-1.2 °C22 January 2011	18.6 °C	434 mm	116	1
2010	42.6 °C8 July 2010	-0.3 °C27 December 2010	18.5 °C	461 mm	106	1
2009	43.2 °C27 July 2009	1.5 °C18 February 2009	18.6 °C	465 mm	114	0
2008	40.2 °C23 June 2008	-2.3 °C7 March 2008	18.1 °C	421 mm	101	1
2007	41.2 °C29 August 2007	-2.3 °C23 March 2007	17.7 °C	341 mm	116	3
2006	41.6 °C19 July 2006	-1.0 °C4 January 2006	18.9 °C	362 mm	133	3
2005	42.7 °C9 August 2005	-7.6 °C27 January 2005	17.6 °C	241 mm	119	17
2004	42.3 °C24 August 2004	-4.4 °C28 December 2004	18.0 °C	403 mm	124	2
2003	42.9 °C20 July 2003	-1.6 °C2 February 2003	18.7 °C	429 mm	121	2
2002	40.9 °C26 June 2002	1.2 °C18 January 2002	18.3 °C	244 mm	106	0
2001	43.5 °C31 July 2001	1.7 °C28 December 2001	18.8 °C	377 mm	120	0
2000	42.6 °C20 August 2000	-0.7 °C1 January 2000	18.7 °C	185 mm	113	1
1999	42.2 °C25 August 1999	-2.7 °C3 February 1999	18.6 °C	347 mm	121	4
1998	40.9 °C25 August 1998	0.5 °C23 November 1998	18.2 °C	213 mm	103	0
1997	39.5 °C2 August 1997	2.1 °C13 January 1997	18.5 °C	368 mm	104	0
1996	41.2 °C23 July 1996	-0.2 °C23 February 1996	17.4 °C	505 mm	77	1
1995	39.6 °C16 July 1995	-0.3 °C13 January 1995	18.3 °C	295 mm	89	3
1994	42.5 °C2 July 1994	0.0 °C26 December 1994	18.6 °C	344 mm	110	0
1993	41.8 °C19 August 1993	-1.1 °C8 January 1993	17.5 °C	327 mm	92	4
1992	39.5 °C1 August 1992	-0.4 °C30 December 1992	17.1 °C	367 mm	87	2
1991	39.8 °C18 July 1991	-1.6 °C28 December 1991	17.2 °C	376 mm	100	3
1990	38.9 °C24 July 1990	1.1 °C2 December 1990	18.5 °C	349 mm	116	0
1989	41.2 °C10 August 1989	-1.1 °C4 January 1989	18.6 °C	363 mm	98	4
1988	43.1 °C3 August 1988	-2.2 °C27 February 1988	18.0 °C	300 mm	95	1
1987	41.6 °C13 August 1987	-1.3 °C20 January 1987	18.4 °C	349 mm	118	2
1986	41.3 °C25 July 1986	0.1 °C26 January 1986	17.5 °C	437 mm	108	0
1985	42.5 °C5 August 1985	-4.4 °C16 January 1985	17.8 °C	431 mm	105	3
1984	41.6 °C10 July 1984	-1.0 °C11 March 1984	16.8 °C	385 mm	95	8
1983	40.2 °C29 July 1983	-1.6 °C21 January 1983	17.8 °C	223 mm	96	3
1982	41.4 °C5 July 1982	0.7 °C16 December 1982	17.4 °C	514 mm	95	0
1981	40.1 °C30 July 1981	-1.0 °C22 February 1981	17.3 °C	400 mm	97	9
1980	43.9 °C2 August 1980	-2.6 °C16 March 1980	17.1 °C	456 mm	100	4
1979	42.3 °C10 July 1979	-0.1 °C16 February 1979	16.9 °C	510 mm	80	1
1978	43.1 °C17 July 1978	-1.5 °C14 January 1978	17.0 °C	427 mm	81	2
1977	37.5 °C17 July 1977	0.5 °C1 April 1977	17.2 °C	412 mm	69	0
1976	42.2 °C10 July 1976	-2.7 °C29 January 1976	16.2 °C	637 mm	67	4
1975	41.3 °C3 July 1975	-1.3 °C1 January 1975	16.5 °C	552 mm	79	6
1974	39.2 °C7 August 1974	-0.5 °C25 January 1974	16.4 °C	508 mm	96	2
1973	40.4 °C15 September 1973	-0.6 °C5 January 1973	16.6 °C	543 mm	95	5
1972	37.3 °C13 August 1972	0.9 °C24 December 1972	16.0 °C	870 mm	56	0
1971	41.0 °C25 August 1971	-1.3 °C6 March 1971	16.7 °C	684 mm	92	6
1970	41.2 °C8 August 1970	-0.8 °C17 February 1970	17.6 °C	293 mm	108	1
1969	41.6 °C14 August 1969	-2.5 °C6 February 1969	16.9 °C	705 mm	69	3
1968	41.2 °C9 July 1968	-0.9 °C5 February 1968	17.5 °C	518 mm	96	1
1967	42.2 °C22 July 1967	-6.1 °C15 December 1967	17.5 °C	492 mm	98	12
1966	41.0 °C10 July 1966	-0.3 °C24 December 1966	17.5 °C	350 mm	98	3
1965	42.1 °C30 July 1965	-1.3 °C12 February 1965	17.4 °C	469 mm	85	6
1964	39.0 °C26 July 1964	-0.7 °C7 January 1964	17.4 °C	368 mm	133	6
1963	39.5 °C11 August 1963	-1.9 °C30 January 1963	16.8 °C	525 mm	86	4
1962	40.4 °C20 July 1962	-2.3 °C15 December 1962	17.2 °C	471 mm	111	4
1961	40.6 °C25 July 1961	-0.5 °C21 December 1961	18.2 °C	318 mm	112	1
1960	39.5 °C27 August 1960	-0.3 °C19 January 1960	17.3 °C	455 mm	99	1
1959	40.9 °C28 July 1959	-0.6 °C6 January 1959	17.4 °C	427 mm	93	1
1958	40.5 °C27 August 1958	0.7 °C14 January 1958	17.5 °C	335 mm	95	0
1957	40.2 °C5 August 1957	-1.8 °C13 January 1957	16.7 °C	469 mm	89	3
1956	40.4 °C20 August 1956	-2.9 °C6 February 1956	16.3 °C	403 mm	97	12
1955	42.2 °C5 July 1955	-1.7 °C1 March 1955	17.6 °C	555 mm	101	2
1954	41.5 °C20 August 1954	-4.9 °C2 February 1954	16.4 °C	462 mm	101	11
1953	40.9 °C16 July 1953	-3.6 °C12 January 1953	16.6 °C	380 mm	100	17
1952	40.4 °C28 August 1952	-1.9 °C8 February 1952	17.2 °C	384 mm	107	6
1951	40.1 °C6 August 1951	-1.0 °C27 February 1951	16.8 °C	572 mm	100	6
1950	40.2 °C4 July 1950	-1.1 °C3 March 1950	17.3 °C	439 mm	101	2
1949	41.5 °C11 July 1949	-2.1 °C4 February 1949	17.2 °C	373 mm	106	8
1948	40.3 °C17 August 1948	1.1 °C19 December 1948	17.1 °C	398 mm	91	0
1947	42.1 °C20 August 1947	0.0 °C4 January 1947	18.3 °C	433 mm	131	0
1946	41.1 °C12 August 1946	0.4 °C22 December 1946	17.2 °C	512 mm	122	0
1945	43.9 °C12 July 1945	-1.7 °C13 January 1945	18.5 °C	259 mm	138	11
1944	42.0 °C1 August 1944	-3.0 °C21 February 1944	17.1 °C	236 mm	120	11
1943	39.4 °C23 July 1943	-0.2 °C9 February 1943	17.2 °C	445 mm	121	1
1942	40.7 °C31 July 1942	-2.1 °C18 February 1942	17.4 °C	464 mm	118	6
1941	40.7 °C25 August 1941	-2.3 °C7 January 1941	16.8 °C	360 mm	99	14
1940	41.6 °C25 July 1940	-4.1 °C29 December 1940	16.8 °C	363 mm	104	13

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

26.3 °C

+2.6 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

138 d/yr

+32

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

-4

Annual rainfall

320 mm

-91 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	16.0 °C	+2.1 °C	36 mm	-16 mm
Feb	18.1 °C	+2.7 °C	28 mm	-18 mm
Mar	20.0 °C	+1.8 °C	54 mm	+2 mm
Apr	24.9 °C	+3.8 °C	44 mm	-6 mm
May	27.5 °C	+2.0 °C	49 mm	+14 mm
Jun	37.2 °C	+6.3 °C	9 mm	-2 mm
Jul	36.9 °C	+1.6 °C	4 mm	+1 mm
Aug	37.1 °C	+2.0 °C	5 mm	-2 mm
Sep	32.7 °C	+2.2 °C	10 mm	-11 mm
Oct	28.0 °C	+3.4 °C	9 mm	-29 mm
Nov	20.8 °C	+2.1 °C	14 mm	-31 mm
Dec	15.6 °C	+0.8 °C	58 mm	+7 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

41.4 °C

26 Aug 2025

Coldest day

0.8 °C

28 Nov 2025

Wettest day

17.5 mm

14 May 2025

Windiest day

35.9 km/h

28 Jan 2025

Strongest gust

70.6 km/h

2 May 2025

Hottest feels-like

42.5 °C

18 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

-2.3 °C

28 Nov 2025

Sunniest day

14.0 h

24 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Oued el Abtal?

Oued el Abtal has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.7 °C and it receives 411 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Oued el Abtal?

The hottest day measured in Oued el Abtal between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 2023, reaching 44.3 °C.

What is the coldest day in Oued el Abtal?

The coldest day measured in Oued el Abtal between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 2005, at -7.6 °C.

Does it snow in Oued el Abtal?

Yes. Oued el Abtal gets on average 3.2 cm of snow per year and has around 4 frost days.

Has the climate of Oued el Abtal warmed?

Yes: Oued el Abtal warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Oued el Abtal?

The wettest day measured in Oued el Abtal between 1940 and 2025 was 20 March 1989, with 68 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Oued el Abtal?

The windiest day measured in Oued el Abtal between 1940 and 2025 was 5 March 2009, with winds reaching 46.8 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Oued el Abtal?

The warmest month in Oued el Abtal is July (28.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.0 °C).

How much does it rain in Oued el Abtal?

Oued el Abtal receives on average 411 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 73 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Oued el Abtal?

Oued el Abtal gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Oued el Abtal?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Oued el Abtal between 1940 and 2025 was 11 December 1967, with 23.0 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Oued el Abtal?

Yes: Oued el Abtal has on average 55 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Oued el Abtal?

In Oued el Abtal, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.6 °C on 20 July 2003, and the lowest was -11.8 °C on 27 January 2005.

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