Zeribet el Oued climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Zeribet el Oued?

Zeribet el Oued has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.3 °C and it receives 124 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zeribet el Oued?

The hottest day measured in Zeribet el Oued between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 2024, reaching 48.5 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Zeribet el Oued?

The coldest day measured in Zeribet el Oued between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1941, at -2.8 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Zeribet el Oued?

Almost never: Zeribet el Oued sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Zeribet el Oued warmed?

Yes: Zeribet el Oued warmed by +3.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Zeribet el Oued?

The wettest day measured in Zeribet el Oued between 1940 and 2025 was 7 October 1972, with 55 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Zeribet el Oued?

The windiest day measured in Zeribet el Oued between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1943, with winds reaching 59.8 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Zeribet el Oued?

The warmest month in Zeribet el Oued is July (33.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.1 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Zeribet el Oued?

Zeribet el Oued receives on average 124 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 26 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Zeribet el Oued?

Zeribet el Oued gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Zeribet el Oued (Algeria) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.3 °C and it receives 124 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 (10.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.

Zeribet el Oued averages 1 frost days, 141 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 26 rainy days per year.

Zeribet el Oued has warmed by +3.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.39 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 3 to 0 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 48.5 °C (on 10 July 2024) and the coldest -2.8 °C (on 4 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

Zeribet el OuedBiskra Province

coords: 34.68°, 6.51°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthMarchDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

21.3°C

Average daily high

26.4°C

Average daily low

16.0°C

Annual rainfall

124mm

Sunshine / day

11.0h

Mean relative humidity

44%

Average peak wind

15.6km/h

Seasonal range

23.1°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

1 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

141 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

26 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.4 cm

Average feels-like high

24.8 °C

Average feels-like low

13.8 °C

Average peak gust

30.4 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

134 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.7 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+3.3 °C

since 1940

+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.79 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

48.5 °C

10 July 2024

Coldest day

-2.8 °C

4 January 1941

Wettest day

55 mm

7 October 1972

Windiest day

59.8 km/h

11 February 1943

Strongest gust

85.0 km/h

20 January 2005

Hottest feels-like

48.0 °C

30 July 2023

Coldest feels-like

-7.2 °C

4 January 1941

Snowiest day

2.0 cm

16 January 1987

Sunniest day

13.5 h

24 June 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	46.1 °C22 July 2025	4.4 °C24 November 2025	23.0 °C	124 mm	159	0
2024	48.5 °C10 July 2024	3.8 °C8 January 2024	23.7 °C	65 mm	165	0
2023	47.1 °C29 July 2023	0.5 °C23 January 2023	23.1 °C	53 mm	163	0
2022	47.3 °C2 July 2022	1.4 °C21 January 2022	23.2 °C	91 mm	149	0
2021	47.1 °C4 July 2021	0.1 °C4 January 2021	23.5 °C	51 mm	163	0
2020	47.3 °C2 July 2020	1.8 °C2 January 2020	22.7 °C	81 mm	156	0
2019	46.4 °C8 August 2019	1.3 °C12 January 2019	22.3 °C	162 mm	149	0
2018	47.1 °C2 July 2018	1.4 °C8 February 2018	22.2 °C	111 mm	146	0
2017	47.6 °C13 July 2017	1.0 °C18 January 2017	22.4 °C	68 mm	158	0
2016	45.7 °C15 June 2016	3.0 °C18 January 2016	23.0 °C	94 mm	168	0
2015	45.6 °C3 August 2015	0.5 °C10 February 2015	22.3 °C	84 mm	161	0
2014	45.5 °C26 July 2014	1.6 °C31 December 2014	23.1 °C	81 mm	169	0
2013	44.7 °C21 July 2013	1.0 °C26 February 2013	22.4 °C	109 mm	168	0
2012	46.8 °C12 July 2012	-0.8 °C6 February 2012	22.6 °C	130 mm	167	2
2011	47.2 °C8 August 2011	1.5 °C22 January 2011	22.0 °C	185 mm	142	0
2010	47.5 °C23 July 2010	0.8 °C17 December 2010	22.3 °C	103 mm	149	0
2009	45.3 °C29 July 2009	3.0 °C17 February 2009	21.7 °C	205 mm	136	0
2008	46.7 °C8 July 2008	2.2 °C10 February 2008	22.2 °C	133 mm	152	0
2007	45.9 °C19 June 2007	-0.2 °C17 December 2007	22.2 °C	118 mm	149	1
2006	46.7 °C4 July 2006	0.5 °C18 January 2006	22.2 °C	203 mm	157	0
2005	46.7 °C26 July 2005	-1.3 °C27 January 2005	22.1 °C	94 mm	162	1
2004	45.0 °C11 August 2004	1.8 °C28 December 2004	21.8 °C	223 mm	140	0
2003	45.9 °C18 July 2003	2.3 °C7 February 2003	22.4 °C	188 mm	158	0
2002	44.5 °C10 July 2002	0.9 °C7 January 2002	22.3 °C	103 mm	150	0
2001	45.2 °C29 July 2001	2.8 °C13 December 2001	22.9 °C	65 mm	173	0
2000	45.6 °C28 July 2000	2.4 °C10 January 2000	22.1 °C	38 mm	151	0
1999	45.2 °C6 August 1999	0.2 °C2 February 1999	23.1 °C	124 mm	172	0
1998	44.2 °C14 July 1998	2.6 °C23 January 1998	21.9 °C	70 mm	146	0
1997	47.0 °C14 June 1997	4.3 °C5 January 1997	22.3 °C	111 mm	145	0
1996	45.3 °C7 July 1996	2.4 °C23 February 1996	21.1 °C	180 mm	130	0
1995	44.2 °C10 August 1995	1.8 °C6 January 1995	21.8 °C	125 mm	130	0
1994	43.7 °C6 July 1994	2.9 °C31 January 1994	22.5 °C	93 mm	137	0
1993	46.1 °C6 July 1993	1.8 °C5 January 1993	21.7 °C	77 mm	151	0
1992	40.3 °C24 August 1992	1.5 °C5 January 1992	20.9 °C	138 mm	144	0
1991	43.7 °C25 July 1991	1.4 °C15 January 1991	20.9 °C	97 mm	131	0
1990	41.8 °C20 June 1990	2.9 °C1 December 1990	21.8 °C	208 mm	144	0
1989	43.4 °C8 August 1989	3.2 °C2 January 1989	22.1 °C	62 mm	136	0
1988	45.0 °C5 July 1988	1.6 °C28 December 1988	22.3 °C	87 mm	149	0
1987	45.6 °C16 August 1987	1.6 °C16 January 1987	22.0 °C	125 mm	153	0
1986	42.5 °C15 August 1986	1.9 °C13 February 1986	21.4 °C	139 mm	140	0
1985	43.9 °C17 June 1985	0.7 °C10 January 1985	21.7 °C	106 mm	137	0
1984	42.7 °C30 June 1984	2.5 °C17 February 1984	20.7 °C	115 mm	128	0
1983	42.9 °C8 August 1983	1.1 °C22 January 1983	21.6 °C	39 mm	151	0
1982	44.8 °C22 July 1982	2.7 °C24 December 1982	21.5 °C	165 mm	138	0
1981	45.6 °C3 July 1981	1.1 °C14 January 1981	21.7 °C	55 mm	164	0
1980	42.8 °C9 July 1980	0.4 °C11 December 1980	20.5 °C	171 mm	125	0
1979	45.4 °C7 August 1979	2.9 °C1 February 1979	20.8 °C	134 mm	125	0
1978	44.9 °C16 July 1978	0.7 °C14 January 1978	20.6 °C	112 mm	121	0
1977	43.9 °C14 July 1977	3.2 °C16 February 1977	21.6 °C	141 mm	130	0
1976	41.7 °C12 July 1976	1.5 °C28 January 1976	19.9 °C	178 mm	123	0
1975	44.5 °C11 July 1975	0.5 °C7 January 1975	20.6 °C	151 mm	130	0
1974	43.1 °C29 June 1974	2.5 °C24 December 1974	20.5 °C	95 mm	131	0
1973	44.4 °C18 July 1973	1.2 °C20 February 1973	21.1 °C	193 mm	160	0
1972	43.1 °C8 July 1972	2.1 °C22 January 1972	20.1 °C	266 mm	120	0
1971	44.0 °C19 July 1971	-1.3 °C3 January 1971	20.4 °C	192 mm	130	1
1970	45.1 °C23 July 1970	1.4 °C28 February 1970	20.9 °C	132 mm	135	0
1969	42.0 °C15 August 1969	0.8 °C7 February 1969	20.3 °C	291 mm	123	0
1968	44.2 °C2 August 1968	1.9 °C6 February 1968	21.0 °C	117 mm	124	0
1967	42.6 °C8 July 1967	1.4 °C18 January 1967	21.0 °C	136 mm	129	0
1966	43.8 °C12 July 1966	3.3 °C6 December 1966	21.1 °C	83 mm	126	0
1965	44.0 °C26 July 1965	0.7 °C11 February 1965	20.6 °C	120 mm	118	0
1964	42.5 °C18 August 1964	1.6 °C12 January 1964	20.3 °C	232 mm	145	0
1963	42.0 °C3 July 1963	-0.6 °C30 January 1963	20.1 °C	152 mm	111	1
1962	44.3 °C13 July 1962	0.0 °C1 February 1962	20.4 °C	93 mm	133	0
1961	42.5 °C2 August 1961	2.8 °C28 January 1961	20.9 °C	88 mm	137	0
1960	43.8 °C18 August 1960	-1.0 °C18 January 1960	21.0 °C	110 mm	133	3
1959	43.3 °C26 July 1959	2.2 °C18 January 1959	20.6 °C	103 mm	128	0
1958	42.7 °C8 July 1958	2.0 °C25 January 1958	20.8 °C	171 mm	140	0
1957	40.6 °C23 June 1957	-1.3 °C19 January 1957	19.9 °C	261 mm	119	2
1956	42.7 °C21 July 1956	-1.4 °C4 February 1956	19.2 °C	122 mm	125	5
1955	42.5 °C4 July 1955	2.1 °C1 March 1955	20.9 °C	102 mm	130	0
1954	42.1 °C30 June 1954	-1.2 °C7 January 1954	19.6 °C	80 mm	123	5
1953	40.8 °C17 July 1953	-0.9 °C18 January 1953	19.8 °C	103 mm	138	7
1952	43.4 °C17 June 1952	-1.6 °C24 January 1952	21.0 °C	80 mm	135	1
1951	42.5 °C17 August 1951	0.1 °C7 February 1951	20.0 °C	140 mm	124	0
1950	43.3 °C9 July 1950	-0.4 °C20 January 1950	20.4 °C	76 mm	137	1
1949	42.0 °C15 July 1949	-1.8 °C4 February 1949	20.0 °C	168 mm	137	3
1948	41.2 °C4 August 1948	0.6 °C22 January 1948	20.1 °C	77 mm	125	0
1947	42.6 °C9 July 1947	0.2 °C18 December 1947	20.9 °C	135 mm	140	0
1946	42.3 °C11 August 1946	0.8 °C23 December 1946	20.9 °C	40 mm	145	0
1945	44.0 °C8 August 1945	-1.4 °C2 January 1945	20.4 °C	61 mm	145	7
1944	42.3 °C23 July 1944	-0.6 °C13 February 1944	19.6 °C	75 mm	135	1
1943	41.4 °C27 July 1943	1.8 °C31 December 1943	19.5 °C	293 mm	125	0
1942	43.2 °C13 July 1942	-1.9 °C18 February 1942	20.1 °C	128 mm	137	13
1941	43.4 °C16 July 1941	-2.8 °C4 January 1941	19.5 °C	92 mm	120	13
1940	43.9 °C16 July 1940	-2.2 °C31 December 1940	19.2 °C	102 mm	120	10

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

28.2 °C

+1.8 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

159 d/yr

+18

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

-1

Annual rainfall

124 mm

-0 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	17.9 °C	+2.9 °C	3 mm	-10 mm
Feb	19.2 °C	+1.8 °C	2 mm	-8 mm
Mar	24.2 °C	+3.0 °C	4 mm	-11 mm
Apr	26.5 °C	+1.2 °C	26 mm	+12 mm
May	32.0 °C	+1.5 °C	10 mm	+1 mm
Jun	38.0 °C	+2.1 °C	2 mm	-2 mm
Jul	40.2 °C	+1.5 °C	3 mm	+1 mm
Aug	38.8 °C	+1.0 °C	3 mm	-1 mm
Sep	34.2 °C	+1.4 °C	9 mm	-3 mm
Oct	28.4 °C	+1.8 °C	6 mm	-9 mm
Nov	21.5 °C	+1.3 °C	1 mm	-12 mm
Dec	16.4 °C	+0.7 °C	57 mm	+42 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

46.1 °C

22 Jul 2025

Coldest day

4.4 °C

24 Nov 2025

Wettest day

25.9 mm

15 Dec 2025

Windiest day

34.4 km/h

5 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

60.1 km/h

14 May 2025

Hottest feels-like

45.5 °C

22 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

0.4 °C

24 Nov 2025

Sunniest day

13.4 h

24 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Zeribet el Oued?

Zeribet el Oued has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.3 °C and it receives 124 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zeribet el Oued?

The hottest day measured in Zeribet el Oued between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 2024, reaching 48.5 °C.

What is the coldest day in Zeribet el Oued?

The coldest day measured in Zeribet el Oued between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1941, at -2.8 °C.

Does it snow in Zeribet el Oued?

Almost never: Zeribet el Oued sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Zeribet el Oued warmed?

Yes: Zeribet el Oued warmed by +3.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Zeribet el Oued?

The wettest day measured in Zeribet el Oued between 1940 and 2025 was 7 October 1972, with 55 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Zeribet el Oued?

The windiest day measured in Zeribet el Oued between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1943, with winds reaching 59.8 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Zeribet el Oued?

The warmest month in Zeribet el Oued is July (33.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.1 °C).

How much does it rain in Zeribet el Oued?

Zeribet el Oued receives on average 124 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 26 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Zeribet el Oued?

Zeribet el Oued gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Zeribet el Oued?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Zeribet el Oued between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1987, with 2.0 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Zeribet el Oued?

Yes: Zeribet el Oued has on average 134 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zeribet el Oued?

In Zeribet el Oued, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.0 °C on 30 July 2023, and the lowest was -7.2 °C on 4 January 1941.

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