Sidi Khaled climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Sidi Khaled?

Sidi Khaled has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.9 °C and it receives 125 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sidi Khaled?

The hottest day measured in Sidi Khaled between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2023, reaching 49.3 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Sidi Khaled?

The coldest day measured in Sidi Khaled between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1940, at -5.6 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Sidi Khaled?

Almost never: Sidi Khaled sees virtually no snow, with about 2 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Sidi Khaled warmed?

Yes: Sidi Khaled warmed by +3.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Sidi Khaled?

The wettest day measured in Sidi Khaled between 1940 and 2025 was 8 September 2015, with 70 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Sidi Khaled?

The windiest day measured in Sidi Khaled between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1960, with winds reaching 56.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Sidi Khaled?

The warmest month in Sidi Khaled is July (33.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Sidi Khaled?

Sidi Khaled receives on average 125 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 24 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Sidi Khaled?

Sidi Khaled gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Sidi Khaled (Algeria) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.9 °C and it receives 125 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 (33.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Sidi Khaled averages 2 frost days, 142 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 24 rainy days per year.

Sidi Khaled has warmed by +3.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.38 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 6 to 0 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 49.3 °C (on 29 July 2023) and the coldest -5.6 °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

Sidi KhaledOuled Djellal

coords: 34.39°, 4.99°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthOctoberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

20.9°C

Average daily high

26.6°C

Average daily low

15.1°C

Annual rainfall

125mm

Sunshine / day

11.1h

Mean relative humidity

45%

Average peak wind

18.8km/h

Seasonal range

23.1°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

2 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

142 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

24 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

24.7 °C

Average feels-like low

12.8 °C

Average peak gust

32.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

123 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+3.3 °C

since 1940

+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.78 · 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

49.3 °C

29 July 2023

Coldest day

-5.6 °C

31 December 1940

Wettest day

70 mm

8 September 2015

Windiest day

56.4 km/h

12 January 1960

Strongest gust

91.1 km/h

3 February 1984

Hottest feels-like

48.5 °C

13 July 2012

Coldest feels-like

-9.6 °C

31 December 1940

Snowiest day

1.2 cm

16 January 1960

Sunniest day

13.8 h

23 June 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	46.5 °C22 July 2025	3.0 °C23 November 2025	22.8 °C	127 mm	155	0
2024	48.9 °C14 July 2024	2.1 °C9 January 2024	23.5 °C	57 mm	163	0
2023	49.3 °C29 July 2023	0.8 °C2 February 2023	23.0 °C	33 mm	170	0
2022	46.9 °C2 July 2022	0.4 °C28 January 2022	23.0 °C	71 mm	156	0
2021	48.5 °C1 July 2021	0.2 °C1 January 2021	23.2 °C	89 mm	158	0
2020	47.0 °C1 July 2020	-0.2 °C28 December 2020	22.5 °C	72 mm	162	1
2019	48.1 °C14 July 2019	2.8 °C14 February 2019	22.2 °C	169 mm	152	0
2018	48.5 °C22 July 2018	0.6 °C5 February 2018	21.9 °C	122 mm	147	0
2017	47.4 °C13 July 2017	-0.1 °C3 January 2017	22.3 °C	51 mm	162	1
2016	45.9 °C27 May 2016	2.0 °C19 January 2016	22.5 °C	97 mm	170	0
2015	46.7 °C3 August 2015	1.3 °C4 January 2015	22.1 °C	136 mm	157	0
2014	46.5 °C26 July 2014	0.6 °C3 February 2014	22.7 °C	99 mm	169	0
2013	44.4 °C27 July 2013	1.1 °C27 February 2013	22.0 °C	131 mm	168	0
2012	47.7 °C12 July 2012	-1.6 °C16 February 2012	22.3 °C	80 mm	166	3
2011	46.7 °C8 August 2011	1.4 °C7 February 2011	21.8 °C	188 mm	148	0
2010	47.1 °C23 July 2010	-0.2 °C17 December 2010	22.0 °C	97 mm	147	2
2009	46.9 °C15 August 2009	1.8 °C16 February 2009	21.6 °C	199 mm	135	0
2008	47.6 °C11 July 2008	1.5 °C10 February 2008	21.8 °C	127 mm	149	0
2007	45.4 °C20 June 2007	-0.7 °C18 December 2007	21.7 °C	94 mm	146	1
2006	46.7 °C28 June 2006	-0.9 °C18 January 2006	21.7 °C	273 mm	163	4
2005	46.7 °C27 July 2005	-1.3 °C7 January 2005	21.5 °C	97 mm	161	6
2004	45.0 °C19 August 2004	1.1 °C7 January 2004	21.4 °C	201 mm	138	0
2003	46.4 °C16 July 2003	1.3 °C27 December 2003	22.0 °C	166 mm	157	0
2002	45.8 °C6 August 2002	0.1 °C7 January 2002	21.9 °C	91 mm	152	0
2001	46.5 °C16 July 2001	1.4 °C10 January 2001	22.4 °C	60 mm	173	0
2000	46.1 °C28 July 2000	0.9 °C10 January 2000	21.5 °C	45 mm	152	0
1999	46.7 °C17 August 1999	0.3 °C25 November 1999	22.4 °C	193 mm	171	0
1998	45.1 °C7 July 1998	1.0 °C23 January 1998	21.3 °C	95 mm	140	0
1997	46.6 °C14 June 1997	1.9 °C29 December 1997	21.7 °C	137 mm	146	0
1996	47.1 °C7 July 1996	1.0 °C28 December 1996	20.4 °C	199 mm	127	0
1995	43.5 °C10 August 1995	0.8 °C18 January 1995	21.4 °C	85 mm	130	0
1994	44.7 °C11 August 1994	0.1 °C29 December 1994	22.0 °C	157 mm	138	0
1993	45.8 °C6 July 1993	0.6 °C8 January 1993	21.2 °C	67 mm	143	0
1992	41.1 °C24 August 1992	0.2 °C5 January 1992	20.4 °C	126 mm	141	0
1991	45.2 °C25 July 1991	-0.6 °C15 January 1991	20.3 °C	133 mm	128	3
1990	42.9 °C1 July 1990	0.9 °C16 December 1990	21.4 °C	164 mm	145	0
1989	43.9 °C8 August 1989	0.7 °C1 January 1989	21.4 °C	80 mm	135	0
1988	45.1 °C20 July 1988	0.8 °C28 December 1988	21.7 °C	74 mm	145	0
1987	45.6 °C16 August 1987	-0.5 °C6 January 1987	21.5 °C	106 mm	154	1
1986	43.6 °C4 August 1986	1.4 °C10 February 1986	20.9 °C	150 mm	139	0
1985	44.5 °C17 June 1985	-2.3 °C10 January 1985	21.2 °C	114 mm	138	1
1984	42.3 °C22 June 1984	1.2 °C18 February 1984	20.2 °C	91 mm	128	0
1983	43.2 °C6 July 1983	-1.6 °C23 January 1983	21.4 °C	26 mm	153	3
1982	45.6 °C26 June 1982	0.5 °C17 December 1982	21.0 °C	192 mm	136	0
1981	45.0 °C2 July 1981	-0.1 °C11 January 1981	21.3 °C	51 mm	167	1
1980	42.4 °C25 July 1980	-3.5 °C13 December 1980	20.1 °C	249 mm	128	5
1979	45.7 °C6 August 1979	2.6 °C1 February 1979	20.5 °C	92 mm	123	0
1978	45.1 °C7 August 1978	-1.9 °C14 January 1978	20.3 °C	91 mm	129	3
1977	46.4 °C14 July 1977	1.4 °C20 December 1977	20.8 °C	136 mm	130	0
1976	42.3 °C1 August 1976	-1.5 °C30 January 1976	19.6 °C	139 mm	122	2
1975	44.8 °C10 July 1975	-1.4 °C7 January 1975	20.0 °C	126 mm	126	2
1974	43.3 °C26 June 1974	-0.3 °C24 December 1974	20.0 °C	142 mm	139	1
1973	46.0 °C17 July 1973	0.8 °C18 February 1973	20.6 °C	165 mm	159	0
1972	43.9 °C8 July 1972	0.9 °C1 February 1972	19.5 °C	237 mm	117	0
1971	45.2 °C18 July 1971	-1.3 °C3 January 1971	20.1 °C	138 mm	127	1
1970	44.8 °C8 August 1970	-0.3 °C28 February 1970	20.4 °C	127 mm	137	1
1969	43.4 °C15 August 1969	-1.0 °C7 February 1969	19.8 °C	374 mm	121	4
1968	44.4 °C2 August 1968	2.2 °C12 January 1968	20.7 °C	108 mm	131	0
1967	43.1 °C11 August 1967	-0.6 °C20 December 1967	20.4 °C	133 mm	129	1
1966	44.3 °C12 July 1966	1.2 °C26 December 1966	20.8 °C	86 mm	125	0
1965	45.0 °C26 July 1965	-1.0 °C21 February 1965	20.2 °C	154 mm	120	2
1964	44.4 °C18 August 1964	-0.2 °C12 January 1964	20.0 °C	186 mm	155	1
1963	42.5 °C2 July 1963	-2.7 °C30 January 1963	19.6 °C	170 mm	113	6
1962	44.0 °C13 July 1962	-2.6 °C16 December 1962	20.2 °C	90 mm	134	3
1961	44.3 °C21 July 1961	0.2 °C7 January 1961	20.8 °C	85 mm	142	0
1960	44.8 °C18 August 1960	-0.2 °C19 January 1960	20.6 °C	91 mm	141	1
1959	45.0 °C31 July 1959	-0.8 °C19 January 1959	20.2 °C	115 mm	127	1
1958	43.5 °C21 August 1958	2.3 °C26 January 1958	20.4 °C	205 mm	145	0
1957	41.9 °C9 August 1957	-2.6 °C19 January 1957	19.7 °C	191 mm	120	7
1956	44.0 °C21 July 1956	-3.0 °C21 February 1956	18.8 °C	128 mm	131	9
1955	44.5 °C13 July 1955	1.8 °C7 January 1955	20.4 °C	155 mm	136	0
1954	43.5 °C14 August 1954	-3.1 °C14 January 1954	19.4 °C	78 mm	127	9
1953	42.9 °C17 July 1953	-2.1 °C11 January 1953	19.4 °C	118 mm	137	8
1952	43.9 °C16 June 1952	-2.0 °C10 January 1952	20.8 °C	67 mm	141	4
1951	45.0 °C20 July 1951	-1.5 °C1 January 1951	19.6 °C	176 mm	127	1
1950	42.9 °C9 July 1950	-1.1 °C19 December 1950	20.2 °C	74 mm	138	3
1949	42.2 °C15 July 1949	-3.0 °C6 February 1949	19.7 °C	146 mm	139	5
1948	41.5 °C4 August 1948	-1.4 °C2 January 1948	19.8 °C	100 mm	128	3
1947	42.7 °C7 August 1947	-1.9 °C25 December 1947	20.8 °C	98 mm	147	9
1946	44.1 °C21 July 1946	-1.2 °C19 December 1946	20.6 °C	45 mm	143	4
1945	44.7 °C18 August 1945	-2.8 °C14 January 1945	20.2 °C	54 mm	149	12
1944	43.5 °C22 July 1944	-2.6 °C8 January 1944	19.3 °C	72 mm	137	11
1943	43.4 °C26 July 1943	0.3 °C28 January 1943	19.3 °C	366 mm	130	0
1942	44.1 °C13 July 1942	-3.3 °C25 January 1942	19.9 °C	108 mm	138	15
1941	43.8 °C16 July 1941	-4.2 °C5 January 1941	19.3 °C	63 mm	120	26
1940	44.7 °C15 July 1940	-5.6 °C31 December 1940	19.2 °C	86 mm	135	20

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

28.5 °C

+1.9 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

155 d/yr

+13

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

-2

Annual rainfall

127 mm

+2 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	17.5 °C	+2.2 °C	13 mm	-2 mm
Feb	19.6 °C	+1.9 °C	0 mm	-11 mm
Mar	23.8 °C	+2.5 °C	6 mm	-9 mm
Apr	27.0 °C	+1.7 °C	19 mm	+5 mm
May	32.2 °C	+1.7 °C	23 mm	+15 mm
Jun	38.7 °C	+2.8 °C	0 mm	-4 mm
Jul	41.1 °C	+1.8 °C	3 mm	+2 mm
Aug	39.7 °C	+1.3 °C	2 mm	-1 mm
Sep	34.9 °C	+1.7 °C	9 mm	-5 mm
Oct	28.5 °C	+1.8 °C	18 mm	+2 mm
Nov	21.5 °C	+1.3 °C	0 mm	-13 mm
Dec	16.5 °C	+0.6 °C	35 mm	+22 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

46.5 °C

22 Jul 2025

Coldest day

3.0 °C

23 Nov 2025

Wettest day

13.4 mm

19 Dec 2025

Windiest day

40.8 km/h

30 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

71.6 km/h

17 Jun 2025

Hottest feels-like

44.9 °C

23 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

-1.1 °C

23 Nov 2025

Sunniest day

13.7 h

23 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Sidi Khaled?

Sidi Khaled has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.9 °C and it receives 125 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sidi Khaled?

The hottest day measured in Sidi Khaled between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2023, reaching 49.3 °C.

What is the coldest day in Sidi Khaled?

The coldest day measured in Sidi Khaled between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1940, at -5.6 °C.

Does it snow in Sidi Khaled?

Almost never: Sidi Khaled sees virtually no snow, with about 2 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Sidi Khaled warmed?

Yes: Sidi Khaled warmed by +3.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Sidi Khaled?

The wettest day measured in Sidi Khaled between 1940 and 2025 was 8 September 2015, with 70 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Sidi Khaled?

The windiest day measured in Sidi Khaled between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1960, with winds reaching 56.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Sidi Khaled?

The warmest month in Sidi Khaled is July (33.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Sidi Khaled?

Sidi Khaled receives on average 125 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 24 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Sidi Khaled?

Sidi Khaled gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Sidi Khaled?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sidi Khaled between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1960, with 1.2 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Sidi Khaled?

Yes: Sidi Khaled has on average 123 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sidi Khaled?

In Sidi Khaled, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.5 °C on 13 July 2012, and the lowest was -9.6 °C on 31 December 1940.

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