Sétif climate — normals and trends
Sétif (Algeria) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.1 °C and it receives 550 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 (24.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Sétif averages 28 frost days, 59 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 104 rainy days per year.
Sétif has warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.33 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 44 to 12 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.2 °C (on 12 August 2021) and the coldest -14.0 °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
SétifSétif Province
- coords
- 36.19°, 5.41°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.1°C
Average daily high
19.9°C
Average daily low
9.0°C
Annual rainfall
550mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
13.3km/h
Seasonal range
19.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
28 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
59 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
104 d/yr
Annual snowfall
30.6 cm
Average feels-like high
18.6 °C
Average feels-like low
7.3 °C
Average peak gust
35.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
19 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · 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
40.2 °C
12 August 2021
Coldest day
-14.0 °C
31 December 1940
Wettest day
65 mm
29 November 1967
Windiest day
39.4 km/h
15 March 2011
Strongest gust
97.9 km/h
12 December 1957
Hottest feels-like
41.8 °C
28 July 2005
Coldest feels-like
-19.0 °C
31 December 1940
Snowiest day
26.1 cm
1 December 1969
Sunniest day
14.0 h
19 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 90 mm | +33 mm |
| Feb | 13.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 33 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 16.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 52 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 19.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 78 mm | +13 mm |
| May | 23.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 99 mm | +43 mm |
| Jun | 31.0 °C | +3.5 °C | 6 mm | -23 mm |
| Jul | 32.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 13 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 31.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 14 mm | -7 mm |
| Sep | 28.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 64 mm | +20 mm |
| Oct | 22.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 34 mm | -11 mm |
| Nov | 15.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 57 mm | +11 mm |
| Dec | 12.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 43 mm | -15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sétif?
Sétif has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.1 °C and it receives 550 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sétif?
The hottest day measured in Sétif between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 2021, reaching 40.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sétif?
The coldest day measured in Sétif between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1940, at -14.0 °C.
Does it snow in Sétif?
Yes. Sétif gets on average 30.6 cm of snow per year and has around 28 frost days.
Has the climate of Sétif warmed?
Yes: Sétif warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sétif?
The wettest day measured in Sétif between 1940 and 2025 was 29 November 1967, with 65 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sétif?
The windiest day measured in Sétif between 1940 and 2025 was 15 March 2011, with winds reaching 39.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sétif?
The warmest month in Sétif is July (24.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Sétif?
Sétif receives on average 550 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 104 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sétif?
Sétif gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Sétif?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sétif between 1940 and 2025 was 1 December 1969, with 26.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sétif?
Yes: Sétif has on average 19 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sétif?
In Sétif, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.8 °C on 28 July 2005, and the lowest was -19.0 °C on 31 December 1940.
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