Bordj Bou Arreridj climate
Bordj Bou Arreridj is warmest in July, with average highs of 34 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 1.0 °C. April is the wettest month (42 mm) and July the driest (7.7 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Bordj Bou Arreridj averages 360 mm of rain, 131 days above 25 °C and 29 days below freezing.
Algeria · population 158,812 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month July 34 °C
- Coldest month January 1.0 °C
- Driest month July 8 mm
- Wettest month April 42 mm
- Least cloud July 19 % cloud
- Hottest on record July 42 °C
- Coldest on record January -9.9 °C
What to expectBordj Bou Arreridj through the year
Bordj Bou Arreridj has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 10 °C in January to 34 °C in July, a swing of 21 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 131 days a year reach 25 °C, 81 of them reach 30 °C, 29 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 42 °C, in July.
Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 8 mm in July to 42 mm in April. There is no dry season to aim for.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.2 °C | 35 mm | 52 % |
| February | 11.5 °C | 29 mm | 49 % |
| March | 15.2 °C | 41 mm | 48 % |
| April | 18.7 °C | 42 mm | 47 % |
| May | 24.0 °C | 38 mm | 43 % |
| June | 29.7 °C | 18 mm | 30 % |
| July | 34.2 °C | 8 mm | 19 % |
| August | 33.4 °C | 15 mm | 24 % |
| September | 27.2 °C | 37 mm | 41 % |
| October | 21.7 °C | 33 mm | 45 % |
| November | 14.8 °C | 35 mm | 50 % |
| December | 10.9 °C | 29 mm | 53 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.2 °C | 1.0 °C | 5.2 °C | 19.7 °C | -9.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| February | 11.5 °C | 1.3 °C | 6.0 °C | 23.7 °C | -8.1 °C | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| March | 15.2 °C | 3.8 °C | 9.3 °C | 28.0 °C | -9.1 °C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| April | 18.7 °C | 6.6 °C | 12.5 °C | 30.2 °C | -1.9 °C | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 24.0 °C | 10.5 °C | 17.1 °C | 38.8 °C | 0.5 °C | 14 | 4 | 0 |
| June | 29.7 °C | 15.0 °C | 22.3 °C | 39.2 °C | 5.0 °C | 25 | 15 | 0 |
| July | 34.2 °C | 18.4 °C | 26.3 °C | 41.7 °C | 9.1 °C | 31 | 27 | 0 |
| August | 33.4 °C | 18.6 °C | 25.8 °C | 40.3 °C | 11.7 °C | 31 | 26 | 0 |
| September | 27.2 °C | 14.9 °C | 20.7 °C | 37.5 °C | 6.2 °C | 21 | 8 | 0 |
| October | 21.7 °C | 10.8 °C | 15.9 °C | 32.5 °C | 1.9 °C | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| November | 14.8 °C | 5.6 °C | 9.8 °C | 24.4 °C | -3.8 °C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| December | 10.9 °C | 2.3 °C | 6.2 °C | 20.8 °C | -7.7 °C | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35 mm | 7 | 10.0 h/day | 52 % | 78 % | 13 km/h |
| February | 29 mm | 7 | 11 h/day | 49 % | 74 % | 14 km/h |
| March | 41 mm | 7 | 12 h/day | 48 % | 69 % | 15 km/h |
| April | 42 mm | 8 | 13 h/day | 47 % | 65 % | 16 km/h |
| May | 38 mm | 6 | 14 h/day | 43 % | 59 % | 15 km/h |
| June | 18 mm | 4 | 15 h/day | 30 % | 52 % | 15 km/h |
| July | 8 mm | 2 | 14 h/day | 19 % | 43 % | 14 km/h |
| August | 15 mm | 4 | 14 h/day | 24 % | 47 % | 14 km/h |
| September | 37 mm | 7 | 12 h/day | 41 % | 61 % | 13 km/h |
| October | 33 mm | 6 | 11 h/day | 45 % | 67 % | 13 km/h |
| November | 35 mm | 6 | 10 h/day | 50 % | 74 % | 13 km/h |
| December | 29 mm | 6 | 9.7 h/day | 53 % | 79 % | 12 km/h |
How Bordj Bou Arreridj compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bordj Bou Arreridj | 34 °C | 1.0 °C | 360 mm | 131 |
| El Achir · Algeria | 34 °C | 0.8 °C | 364 mm | 126 |
| Sétif · Algeria | 31 °C | 0.7 °C | 523 mm | 110 |
| Béjaïa · Algeria | 30 °C | 7.6 °C | 717 mm | 110 |
Where Bordj Bou Arreridj ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The coolest places in Africa in March | 6th of 50 | 15 °C |
| The coolest places in Africa in November | 6th of 50 | 15 °C |
| The coolest places in Africa in April | 7th of 50 | 19 °C |
| The coolest places in Africa in December | 7th of 50 | 11 °C |
| Places with the best weather in Africa in October | 8th of 50 | 95/100 |
| The coolest places in Africa in February | 8th of 50 | 11 °C |
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QuestionsCommon questions about Bordj Bou Arreridj’s climate
When is the best time to visit Bordj Bou Arreridj?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. May, June, September sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and July the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Bordj Bou Arreridj get?
In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 34 °C. About 81 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 42 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 1.0 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 29 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Bordj Bou Arreridj?
April, averaging 42 mm over 8 days with rain. The driest month is July with 8 mm. The year as a whole averages 360 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Bordj Bou Arreridj rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Data point
- 36.074°, 4.761° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.