Thenia climate — normals and trends
Thenia (Algeria) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.7 °C and it receives 678 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 (26.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (10.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Thenia averages 0 frost days, 51 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 92 rainy days per year.
Thenia has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.2 °C (on 11 July 2023) and the coldest -0.8 °C (on 27 January 2005).
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
TheniaBoumerdes Province
- coords
- 36.73°, 3.56°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.7°C
Average daily high
22.0°C
Average daily low
13.8°C
Annual rainfall
678mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
18.1km/h
Seasonal range
15.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
51 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
92 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.5 cm
Average feels-like high
21.8 °C
Average feels-like low
13.0 °C
Average peak gust
37.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
64 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.62 · 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
44.2 °C
11 July 2023
Coldest day
-0.8 °C
27 January 2005
Wettest day
76 mm
10 October 1984
Windiest day
52.2 km/h
14 January 1987
Strongest gust
112.0 km/h
10 January 1987
Hottest feels-like
45.8 °C
23 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
-4.9 °C
4 January 1945
Snowiest day
5.3 cm
5 February 2012
Sunniest day
14.0 h
5 June 1940
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 | 17.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 141 mm | +46 mm |
| Feb | 17.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 56 mm | -26 mm |
| Mar | 19.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 52 mm | -25 mm |
| Apr | 21.8 °C | +2.6 °C | 61 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 24.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 65 mm | +19 mm |
| Jun | 31.1 °C | +4.3 °C | 0 mm | -13 mm |
| Jul | 31.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 5 mm | +2 mm |
| Aug | 32.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Sep | 29.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 59 mm | +26 mm |
| Oct | 26.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 26 mm | -41 mm |
| Nov | 20.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 74 mm | -12 mm |
| Dec | 16.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 74 mm | -28 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Thenia?
Thenia has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.7 °C and it receives 678 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Thenia?
The hottest day measured in Thenia between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 2023, reaching 44.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Thenia?
The coldest day measured in Thenia between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 2005, at -0.8 °C.
Does it snow in Thenia?
Almost never: Thenia sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Thenia warmed?
Yes: Thenia warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Thenia?
The wettest day measured in Thenia between 1940 and 2025 was 10 October 1984, with 76 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Thenia?
The windiest day measured in Thenia between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1987, with winds reaching 52.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Thenia?
The warmest month in Thenia is August (26.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Thenia?
Thenia receives on average 678 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 92 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Thenia?
Thenia 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 Thenia?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Thenia between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 2012, with 5.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Thenia?
Yes: Thenia has on average 64 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Thenia?
In Thenia, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.8 °C on 23 July 2023, and the lowest was -4.9 °C on 4 January 1945.
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