Content
SEND FEEDBACK

Algeria

CHERIA, ALGERIA


Home > Africa > Algeria
Elevation: 3583 feet     Latitude: 35 16N     Longitude: 007 45E
Köppen Classification: Tropical and Subtropical Steppe Climate

WEATHER
 
SHARE

PRINT THIS DATA

This climate type occurs primarily on the periphery of the true deserts in low-latitude semiarid steppe regions. It is transitional to the tropical wet-dry climate on the equatorward side and to the mediterranean climate on its poleward margin, with a cooler, wetter winter resulting from the higher latitude and mid-latitude frontal cyclone activity. Annual precipitation totals are greater than in tropical and subtropical desert climates. Yearly variations in amount are not as extreme as in the true deserts but are nevertheless large.

The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "BSk". (Tropical and Subtropical Steppe Climate).

The average temperature for the year in Cheria is 57.0°F (13.9°C). The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of 76.6°F (24.8°C). The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of 40.5°F (4.7°C).

The average amount of precipitation for the year in Cheria is 17.1" (434.3 mm). The month with the most precipitation on average is March with 2.0" (50.8 mm) of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is July with an average of 0.5" (12.7 mm). There are an average of 79.0 days of precipitation, with the most precipitation occurring in March with 9.1 days and the least precipitation occurring in July with 3.1 days.



Koppen Chart


STORIES FROM OUR PARTNERS