Sfizef climate — normals and trends
Sfizef (Algeria) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 404 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 August (27.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Sfizef averages 3 frost days, 94 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 70 rainy days per year.
Sfizef has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 5 to 1 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.0 °C (on 10 July 2023) and the coldest -7.4 °C (on 15 December 1967).
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
SfizefSidi Bel Abbès Province
- coords
- 35.23°, -0.24°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.5°C
Average daily high
23.4°C
Average daily low
12.2°C
Annual rainfall
404mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
14.4km/h
Seasonal range
17.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
3 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
94 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
70 d/yr
Annual snowfall
2.9 cm
Average feels-like high
22.7 °C
Average feels-like low
10.9 °C
Average peak gust
35.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
45 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.55 · 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
45.0 °C
10 July 2023
Coldest day
-7.4 °C
15 December 1967
Wettest day
88 mm
13 November 2012
Windiest day
45.4 km/h
6 February 1996
Strongest gust
118.1 km/h
5 March 2009
Hottest feels-like
45.7 °C
3 July 2016
Coldest feels-like
-12.1 °C
15 December 1967
Snowiest day
30.2 cm
11 December 1967
Sunniest day
14.0 h
19 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 39 mm | -12 mm |
| Feb | 18.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 35 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 19.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 69 mm | +17 mm |
| Apr | 24.4 °C | +3.6 °C | 31 mm | -19 mm |
| May | 27.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 55 mm | +21 mm |
| Jun | 35.5 °C | +5.9 °C | 5 mm | -7 mm |
| Jul | 35.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 36.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 4 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 31.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 14 mm | -6 mm |
| Oct | 27.8 °C | +3.2 °C | 9 mm | -26 mm |
| Nov | 20.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 14 mm | -32 mm |
| Dec | 15.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 61 mm | +9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sfizef?
Sfizef has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 404 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sfizef?
The hottest day measured in Sfizef between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 2023, reaching 45.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sfizef?
The coldest day measured in Sfizef between 1940 and 2025 was 15 December 1967, at -7.4 °C.
Does it snow in Sfizef?
Yes. Sfizef gets on average 2.9 cm of snow per year and has around 3 frost days.
Has the climate of Sfizef warmed?
Yes: Sfizef warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sfizef?
The wettest day measured in Sfizef between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 2012, with 88 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sfizef?
The windiest day measured in Sfizef between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1996, with winds reaching 45.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sfizef?
The warmest month in Sfizef is August (27.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Sfizef?
Sfizef receives on average 404 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 70 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sfizef?
Sfizef gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Sfizef?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sfizef between 1940 and 2025 was 11 December 1967, with 30.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sfizef?
Yes: Sfizef has on average 45 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sfizef?
In Sfizef, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.7 °C on 3 July 2016, and the lowest was -12.1 °C on 15 December 1967.
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