Taïbet climate — normals and trends
Taïbet (Algeria) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.4 °C and it receives 58 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 (33.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Taïbet averages 3 frost days, 154 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 12 rainy days per year.
Taïbet has warmed by +3.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.41 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 8 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 49.6 °C (on 30 July 2023) and the coldest -6.8 °C (on 6 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
TaïbetTouggourt
- coords
- 33.09°, 6.39°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
21.4°C
Average daily high
27.4°C
Average daily low
15.6°C
Annual rainfall
58mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
44%
Average peak wind
21.9km/h
Seasonal range
23.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
3 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
154 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
12 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
25.4 °C
Average feels-like low
12.7 °C
Average peak gust
33.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
132 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.5 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.82 · 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
49.6 °C
30 July 2023
Coldest day
-6.8 °C
6 January 1941
Wettest day
76 mm
13 April 2024
Windiest day
66.4 km/h
9 February 1943
Strongest gust
94.0 km/h
26 March 1963
Hottest feels-like
48.9 °C
26 July 2005
Coldest feels-like
-11.5 °C
6 January 1941
Snowiest day
2.4 cm
19 December 1999
Sunniest day
13.2 h
2 July 2022
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 | 18.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 1 mm | -8 mm |
| Feb | 18.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 13 mm | +7 mm |
| Mar | 25.3 °C | +3.3 °C | 2 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 28.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 1 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 32.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 5 mm | +3 mm |
| Jun | 38.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 41.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 40.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 35.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 29.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 2 mm | -5 mm |
| Nov | 22.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 5 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 17.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 30 mm | +22 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Taïbet?
Taïbet has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.4 °C and it receives 58 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Taïbet?
The hottest day measured in Taïbet between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 2023, reaching 49.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Taïbet?
The coldest day measured in Taïbet between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1941, at -6.8 °C.
Does it snow in Taïbet?
Almost never: Taïbet sees virtually no snow, with about 3 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Taïbet warmed?
Yes: Taïbet warmed by +3.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Taïbet?
The wettest day measured in Taïbet between 1940 and 2025 was 13 April 2024, with 76 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Taïbet?
The windiest day measured in Taïbet between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1943, with winds reaching 66.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Taïbet?
The warmest month in Taïbet is July (33.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Taïbet?
Taïbet receives on average 58 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 12 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Taïbet?
Taïbet 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 Taïbet?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Taïbet between 1940 and 2025 was 19 December 1999, with 2.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Taïbet?
Yes: Taïbet has on average 132 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Taïbet?
In Taïbet, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.9 °C on 26 July 2005, and the lowest was -11.5 °C on 6 January 1941.
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