Tighenif climate — normals and trends
Tighenif (Algeria) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.8 °C and it receives 430 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 (27.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Tighenif averages 2 frost days, 99 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 73 rainy days per year.
Tighenif has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 4 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.2 °C (on 31 July 2001) and the coldest -5.7 °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
TighenifMascara Province
- coords
- 35.42°, 0.33°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.8°C
Average daily high
23.6°C
Average daily low
12.5°C
Annual rainfall
430mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
14.6km/h
Seasonal range
18.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
2 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
99 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
73 d/yr
Annual snowfall
2.3 cm
Average feels-like high
22.9 °C
Average feels-like low
11.4 °C
Average peak gust
34.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
56 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.49 · 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
45.2 °C
31 July 2001
Coldest day
-5.7 °C
27 January 2005
Wettest day
72 mm
13 November 2012
Windiest day
44.4 km/h
10 January 1987
Strongest gust
117.0 km/h
5 March 2009
Hottest feels-like
46.6 °C
3 July 2016
Coldest feels-like
-9.8 °C
27 January 2005
Snowiest day
24.9 cm
21 December 1979
Sunniest day
14.0 h
22 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 | +2.0 °C | 41 mm | -14 mm |
| Feb | 18.4 °C | +2.6 °C | 34 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 20.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 58 mm | +4 mm |
| Apr | 24.7 °C | +3.6 °C | 45 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 27.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 50 mm | +14 mm |
| Jun | 35.9 °C | +5.8 °C | 5 mm | -7 mm |
| Jul | 35.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 3 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 36.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 2 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 32.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 10 mm | -11 mm |
| Oct | 28.1 °C | +3.3 °C | 10 mm | -29 mm |
| Nov | 21.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 15 mm | -34 mm |
| Dec | 16.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 64 mm | +10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tighenif?
Tighenif has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.8 °C and it receives 430 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tighenif?
The hottest day measured in Tighenif between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 2001, reaching 45.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tighenif?
The coldest day measured in Tighenif between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 2005, at -5.7 °C.
Does it snow in Tighenif?
Yes. Tighenif gets on average 2.3 cm of snow per year and has around 2 frost days.
Has the climate of Tighenif warmed?
Yes: Tighenif warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tighenif?
The wettest day measured in Tighenif between 1940 and 2025 was 13 November 2012, with 72 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tighenif?
The windiest day measured in Tighenif between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1987, with winds reaching 44.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tighenif?
The warmest month in Tighenif is August (27.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Tighenif?
Tighenif receives on average 430 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 73 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tighenif?
Tighenif 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 Tighenif?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Tighenif between 1940 and 2025 was 21 December 1979, with 24.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Tighenif?
Yes: Tighenif has on average 56 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tighenif?
In Tighenif, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.6 °C on 3 July 2016, and the lowest was -9.8 °C on 27 January 2005.
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