Zemoura climate — normals and trends
Zemoura (Algeria) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.4 °C and it receives 383 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 (28.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Zemoura averages 2 frost days, 117 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 68 rainy days per year.
Zemoura has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °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 46.0 °C (on 11 July 2023) and the coldest -5.5 °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
ZemouraRelizane Province
- coords
- 35.72°, 0.76°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.4°C
Average daily high
24.7°C
Average daily low
12.7°C
Annual rainfall
383mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
14.2km/h
Seasonal range
18.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
2 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
117 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
68 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.7 cm
Average feels-like high
24.0 °C
Average feels-like low
12.0 °C
Average peak gust
31.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
61 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.52 · 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
46.0 °C
11 July 2023
Coldest day
-5.5 °C
27 January 2005
Wettest day
61 mm
26 January 1955
Windiest day
48.6 km/h
5 March 2009
Strongest gust
106.9 km/h
5 March 2009
Hottest feels-like
47.6 °C
20 July 2003
Coldest feels-like
-9.4 °C
27 January 2005
Snowiest day
11.5 cm
11 December 1967
Sunniest day
14.0 h
23 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 41 mm | -12 mm |
| Feb | 19.0 °C | +2.6 °C | 33 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 21.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 47 mm | +1 mm |
| Apr | 25.9 °C | +3.7 °C | 41 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 28.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 42 mm | +11 mm |
| Jun | 38.1 °C | +6.2 °C | 3 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 37.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 3 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 38.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 33.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 9 mm | -8 mm |
| Oct | 29.2 °C | +3.4 °C | 7 mm | -26 mm |
| Nov | 21.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 14 mm | -32 mm |
| Dec | 16.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 71 mm | +19 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zemoura?
Zemoura has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.4 °C and it receives 383 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zemoura?
The hottest day measured in Zemoura between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 2023, reaching 46.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zemoura?
The coldest day measured in Zemoura between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 2005, at -5.5 °C.
Does it snow in Zemoura?
Almost never: Zemoura sees virtually no snow, with about 2 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Zemoura warmed?
Yes: Zemoura warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zemoura?
The wettest day measured in Zemoura between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1955, with 61 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zemoura?
The windiest day measured in Zemoura between 1940 and 2025 was 5 March 2009, with winds reaching 48.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zemoura?
The warmest month in Zemoura is July (28.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Zemoura?
Zemoura receives on average 383 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 68 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zemoura?
Zemoura 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 Zemoura?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Zemoura between 1940 and 2025 was 11 December 1967, with 11.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Zemoura?
Yes: Zemoura has on average 61 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zemoura?
In Zemoura, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.6 °C on 20 July 2003, and the lowest was -9.4 °C on 27 January 2005.
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