Sougueur climate — normals and trends
Sougueur (Algeria) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.2 °C and it receives 422 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 (26.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Sougueur averages 15 frost days, 75 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 85 rainy days per year.
Sougueur has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 23 to 7 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.0 °C (on 24 July 2023) and the coldest -10.7 °C (on 19 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
SougueurTiaret Province
- coords
- 35.19°, 1.50°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.2°C
Average daily high
20.7°C
Average daily low
10.2°C
Annual rainfall
422mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
60%
Average peak wind
15.9km/h
Seasonal range
20.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
15 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
75 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
85 d/yr
Annual snowfall
15.0 cm
Average feels-like high
19.0 °C
Average feels-like low
8.0 °C
Average peak gust
35.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
35 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °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
41.0 °C
24 July 2023
Coldest day
-10.7 °C
19 December 1967
Wettest day
81 mm
31 August 1989
Windiest day
51.3 km/h
1 July 2022
Strongest gust
119.5 km/h
5 March 2009
Hottest feels-like
41.6 °C
12 July 2019
Coldest feels-like
-15.3 °C
29 December 1940
Snowiest day
27.3 cm
18 January 1972
Sunniest day
14.0 h
29 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 38 mm | -11 mm |
| Feb | 14.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 23 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 16.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 37 mm | -13 mm |
| Apr | 21.2 °C | +3.0 °C | 68 mm | +16 mm |
| May | 24.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 53 mm | +13 mm |
| Jun | 33.4 °C | +4.9 °C | 16 mm | -5 mm |
| Jul | 34.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 10 mm | +2 mm |
| Aug | 34.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 7 mm | -7 mm |
| Sep | 29.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 39 mm | +10 mm |
| Oct | 23.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 25 mm | -12 mm |
| Nov | 16.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 16 mm | -22 mm |
| Dec | 11.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 64 mm | +22 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sougueur?
Sougueur has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.2 °C and it receives 422 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sougueur?
The hottest day measured in Sougueur between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2023, reaching 41.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sougueur?
The coldest day measured in Sougueur between 1940 and 2025 was 19 December 1967, at -10.7 °C.
Does it snow in Sougueur?
Yes. Sougueur gets on average 15.0 cm of snow per year and has around 15 frost days.
Has the climate of Sougueur warmed?
Yes: Sougueur warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sougueur?
The wettest day measured in Sougueur between 1940 and 2025 was 31 August 1989, with 81 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sougueur?
The windiest day measured in Sougueur between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 2022, with winds reaching 51.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sougueur?
The warmest month in Sougueur is July (26.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Sougueur?
Sougueur receives on average 422 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 85 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sougueur?
Sougueur 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 Sougueur?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sougueur between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1972, with 27.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sougueur?
Yes: Sougueur has on average 35 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sougueur?
In Sougueur, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.6 °C on 12 July 2019, and the lowest was -15.3 °C on 29 December 1940.
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