Timimoun climate — normals and trends
Timimoun (Algeria) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.9 °C and it receives 20 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 (36.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (10.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Timimoun averages 4 frost days, 191 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 4 rainy days per year.
Timimoun has warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.37 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 9 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 48.9 °C (on 4 July 2018) and the coldest -7.7 °C (on 21 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
TimimounTimimoun
- coords
- 29.26°, 0.24°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.9°C
Average daily high
30.7°C
Average daily low
16.6°C
Annual rainfall
20mm
Sunshine / day
11.4h
Mean relative humidity
29%
Average peak wind
22.9km/h
Seasonal range
25.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
4 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
191 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
4 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
27.6 °C
Average feels-like low
12.7 °C
Average peak gust
36.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
150 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.1 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.77 · 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
48.9 °C
4 July 2018
Coldest day
-7.7 °C
21 December 1940
Wettest day
44 mm
15 April 2004
Windiest day
60.0 km/h
15 February 1959
Strongest gust
96.8 km/h
22 April 1971
Hottest feels-like
48.7 °C
9 July 2005
Coldest feels-like
-12.2 °C
21 December 1940
Sunniest day
13.9 h
12 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 21.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 27.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 32.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 36.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 2 mm | +1 mm |
| Jun | 41.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 44.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 43.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Sep | 39.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 34.2 °C | +3.1 °C | 3 mm | +1 mm |
| Nov | 26.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 18.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 10 mm | +7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Timimoun?
Timimoun has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.9 °C and it receives 20 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Timimoun?
The hottest day measured in Timimoun between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 2018, reaching 48.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Timimoun?
The coldest day measured in Timimoun between 1940 and 2025 was 21 December 1940, at -7.7 °C.
Does it snow in Timimoun?
Almost never: Timimoun sees virtually no snow, with about 4 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Timimoun warmed?
Yes: Timimoun warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Timimoun?
The wettest day measured in Timimoun between 1940 and 2025 was 15 April 2004, with 44 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Timimoun?
The windiest day measured in Timimoun between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1959, with winds reaching 60.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Timimoun?
The warmest month in Timimoun is July (36.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Timimoun?
Timimoun receives on average 20 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 4 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Timimoun?
Timimoun gets on average 11.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,161 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Timimoun?
Yes: Timimoun has on average 150 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Timimoun?
In Timimoun, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.7 °C on 9 July 2005, and the lowest was -12.2 °C on 21 December 1940.
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