Saida climate — normals and trends
Saida (Algeria) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.1 °C and it receives 406 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 (26.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Saida averages 18 frost days, 78 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 85 rainy days per year.
Saida 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 26 to 10 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.7 °C (on 1 August 2024) and the coldest -11.5 °C (on 5 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
SaidaSaida Province
- coords
- 34.83°, 0.15°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.1°C
Average daily high
21.0°C
Average daily low
9.8°C
Annual rainfall
406mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
60%
Average peak wind
16.4km/h
Seasonal range
20.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
18 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
78 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
85 d/yr
Annual snowfall
18.1 cm
Average feels-like high
19.2 °C
Average feels-like low
7.5 °C
Average peak gust
37.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
28 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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
40.7 °C
1 August 2024
Coldest day
-11.5 °C
5 January 1941
Wettest day
57 mm
31 August 1989
Windiest day
49.7 km/h
11 December 1967
Strongest gust
114.1 km/h
1 December 1959
Hottest feels-like
41.8 °C
12 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-16.3 °C
5 January 1941
Snowiest day
29.2 cm
11 December 1967
Sunniest day
14.0 h
22 May 1940
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 | 12.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 36 mm | -7 mm |
| Feb | 14.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 27 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 16.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 44 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 21.8 °C | +3.3 °C | 53 mm | +5 mm |
| May | 24.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 51 mm | +11 mm |
| Jun | 34.1 °C | +5.4 °C | 15 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 35.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 10 mm | +0 mm |
| Aug | 34.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 6 mm | -9 mm |
| Sep | 29.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 36 mm | +7 mm |
| Oct | 24.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 18 mm | -18 mm |
| Nov | 17.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 16 mm | -22 mm |
| Dec | 11.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 66 mm | +26 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Saida?
Saida has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.1 °C and it receives 406 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Saida?
The hottest day measured in Saida between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 2024, reaching 40.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Saida?
The coldest day measured in Saida between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1941, at -11.5 °C.
Does it snow in Saida?
Yes. Saida gets on average 18.1 cm of snow per year and has around 18 frost days.
Has the climate of Saida warmed?
Yes: Saida warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Saida?
The wettest day measured in Saida between 1940 and 2025 was 31 August 1989, with 57 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Saida?
The windiest day measured in Saida between 1940 and 2025 was 11 December 1967, with winds reaching 49.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Saida?
The warmest month in Saida is July (26.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Saida?
Saida receives on average 406 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 85 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Saida?
Saida 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 Saida?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Saida between 1940 and 2025 was 11 December 1967, with 29.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Saida?
Yes: Saida has on average 28 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Saida?
In Saida, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.8 °C on 12 July 2019, and the lowest was -16.3 °C on 5 January 1941.
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