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Sétif, Algeria climate
BSk Cold semi-arid
Sétif has a seasonal mild-temperate climate (Cold semi-arid, Köppen BSk). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 34°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 1°C at night. Around 419 mm of precipitation falls each year, peaking in April (50 mm) and easing off in July (14 mm).
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsSétif climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 11 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 24 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 27 | 22 | 15 | 11 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 6 |
| Avg low (°C) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 45 | 37 | 39 | 50 | 43 | 22 | 14 | 25 | 37 | 31 | 35 | 41 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 11 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 24 | 30 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 22 |
| Avg low (°C) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 45 | 37 | 39 | 50 | 43 | 22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 34 | 33 | 27 | 22 | 15 | 11 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 26 | 26 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 6 |
| Avg low (°C) | 18 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 14 | 25 | 37 | 31 | 35 | 41 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 0.3 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0.1 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 19 | 17 | 4 | 0.3 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 60 | 59 | 55 | 54 | 48 | 34 | 25 | 29 | 44 | 48 | 55 | 59 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 14 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 80 | 76 | 70 | 65 | 60 | 54 | 47 | 48 | 62 | 68 | 76 | 82 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 9.7 | 9.9 | 10.2 | 10.0 | 9.3 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 9.8 | 9.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 60 | 59 | 55 | 54 | 48 | 34 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 16 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 4 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 80 | 76 | 70 | 65 | 60 | 54 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 9.7 | 9.9 | 10.2 | 10.0 | 9.3 | 8.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 25 | 29 | 44 | 48 | 55 | 59 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 21 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 14 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 47 | 48 | 62 | 68 | 76 | 82 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 9.8 | 9.9 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 26 years of daily observations at Setif Ain Arnat, a weather station, about 8 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.