Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Setif. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Setif, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
22.0 C (71.6 F)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
24.0 C (75.2 F)
-7.0 C (19.4 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
26.0 C (78.8 F)
-7.0 C (19.4 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
31.2 C (88.2 F)
-4.0 C (24.8 F)
n/a
n/a
May
37.0 C (98.6 F)
-2.0 C (28.4 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
39.2 C (102.6 F)
0.2 C (32.4 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
41.0 C (105.8 F)
6.0 C (42.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
42.0 C (107.6 F)
8.0 C (46.4 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
40.0 C (104.0 F)
3.2 C (37.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
33.0 C (91.4 F)
-4.0 C (24.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
27.0 C (80.6 F)
-8.0 C (17.6 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
20.0 C (68.0 F)
-9.0 C (15.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Setif still stand. 1893 holds the most, with 83.
Standing records at Setif by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1878
48
1879
56
1880
22
1881
55
1882
29
1886
20
1887
60
1888
34
1889
43
1890
40
1892
55
1893
83
1895
15
1909
9
1910
52
1911
36
1912
61
1913
53
1914
34
1915
61
1916
36
1917
40
1919
33
1920
33
1921
21
1922
24
1923
36
1924
32
1925
23
1926
58
1927
14
1928
24
1929
25
1930
34
1931
32
1932
20
1933
19
1934
14
1935
23
1936
27
1937
12
1938
18
Wettest Day of Each Month
Apr: 88.0 mm (3.5 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Setif. The most was 88.0 mm (3.5 in) on 6 April 1886.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Setif
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
72.8 mm (2.9 in)
4 January 1914
Feb
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
14 February 1938
Mar
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1 March 1913
Apr
88.0 mm (3.5 in)
6 April 1886
May
53.4 mm (2.1 in)
9 May 1919
Jun
43.5 mm (1.7 in)
19 June 1929
Jul
52.0 mm (2.0 in)
11 July 1885
Aug
28.8 mm (1.1 in)
18 August 1935
Sep
45.6 mm (1.8 in)
24 September 1937
Oct
67.0 mm (2.6 in)
30 October 1911
Nov
42.0 mm (1.7 in)
12 November 1917
Dec
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
9 December 1931
Period of Record Coverage
1878 to 1938
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
44 years of record at Setif, 1878 to 1938. 20 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1886, 1887, 1889, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1895, 1909 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 29 complete years at Setif, 1878 to 1935. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.0 C (57.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1923, at 12.7 C (54.8 F), and the warmest was 1913, at 15.0 C (58.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F).
Annual mean temperature at Setif as warming stripes, 1878 to 1935
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1878
15.0 C
+0.99 C
1879
13.9 C
-0.13 C
1880
14.4 C
+0.37 C
1881
14.6 C
+0.66 C
1882
13.9 C
-0.12 C
1888
13.8 C
-0.16 C
1893
13.3 C
-0.72 C
1910
13.9 C
-0.13 C
1911
14.4 C
+0.44 C
1912
14.2 C
+0.26 C
1913
15.0 C
+0.99 C
1914
14.3 C
+0.28 C
1915
14.1 C
+0.08 C
1916
14.3 C
+0.35 C
1919
13.3 C
-0.64 C
1920
14.8 C
+0.78 C
1921
13.2 C
-0.75 C
1922
13.6 C
-0.38 C
1923
12.7 C
-1.32 C
1924
14.1 C
+0.16 C
1925
13.0 C
-0.98 C
1926
14.5 C
+0.50 C
1927
14.5 C
+0.49 C
1928
14.3 C
+0.30 C
1929
13.5 C
-0.48 C
1932
14.0 C
+0.03 C
1933
13.9 C
-0.08 C
1934
13.6 C
-0.36 C
1935
13.5 C
-0.50 C
This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.
A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.
Extremes by Year
1878 to 1938
Yearly extremes at Setif: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
42.0 C (107.6 F)
1890
38.0 C (100.4 F)
44
Coldest night (TNn)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1887
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
43
Wettest day (Rx1day)
88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1886
35.0 mm (1.4 in)
47
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
124.8 mm (4.9 in)
1938
53.4 mm (2.1 in)
45
Longest dry spell (CDD)
79 days
1881
32 days
46
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Setif, 1878 to 1938. The record is 42.0 C (107.6 F) in 1890, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.0 C (100.4 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Setif by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1878
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1879
39.2 C (102.6 F)
1880
38.8 C (101.8 F)
1881
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1882
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1883
n/a
1884
n/a
1885
n/a
1886
38.0 C (100.4 F)
1887
38.0 C (100.4 F)
1888
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1889
41.0 C (105.8 F)
1890
42.0 C (107.6 F)
1891
16.0 C (60.8 F)
1892
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1893
38.0 C (100.4 F)
1895
38.0 C (100.4 F)
1909
20.0 C (68.0 F)
1910
41.0 C (105.8 F)
1911
39.0 C (102.2 F)
1912
41.0 C (105.8 F)
1913
41.0 C (105.8 F)
1914
38.0 C (100.4 F)
1915
39.0 C (102.2 F)
1916
38.0 C (100.4 F)
1917
37.0 C (98.6 F)
1918
10.0 C (50.0 F)
1919
38.0 C (100.4 F)
1920
38.0 C (100.4 F)
1921
37.0 C (98.6 F)
1922
37.0 C (98.6 F)
1923
37.0 C (98.6 F)
1924
39.0 C (102.2 F)
1925
38.0 C (100.4 F)
1926
38.0 C (100.4 F)
1927
39.0 C (102.2 F)
1928
37.0 C (98.6 F)
1929
38.0 C (100.4 F)
1930
38.0 C (100.4 F)
1931
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1932
36.0 C (96.8 F)
1933
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1934
38.0 C (100.4 F)
1935
38.0 C (100.4 F)
1936
36.0 C (96.8 F)
1937
37.0 C (98.6 F)
1938
37.0 C (98.6 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Setif, 1878 to 1938. The record is -10.0 C (14.0 F) in 1887, marked on the chart; the median year is -5.0 C (23.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Setif by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1878
-5.8 C (21.6 F)
1879
-6.9 C (19.6 F)
1880
-3.8 C (25.2 F)
1881
-4.0 C (24.8 F)
1882
-3.8 C (25.2 F)
1883
n/a
1884
n/a
1885
n/a
1886
-3.0 C (26.6 F)
1887
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1888
-9.0 C (15.8 F)
1889
-6.0 C (21.2 F)
1890
-6.0 C (21.2 F)
1891
n/a
1892
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1893
-9.0 C (15.8 F)
1895
-9.0 C (15.8 F)
1909
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1910
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1911
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1912
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1913
-4.0 C (24.8 F)
1914
-6.0 C (21.2 F)
1915
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1916
-4.0 C (24.8 F)
1917
-9.0 C (15.8 F)
1918
-2.0 C (28.4 F)
1919
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1920
-4.0 C (24.8 F)
1921
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1922
-6.0 C (21.2 F)
1923
-6.0 C (21.2 F)
1924
-6.0 C (21.2 F)
1925
-7.0 C (19.4 F)
1926
-4.0 C (24.8 F)
1927
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1928
-4.0 C (24.8 F)
1929
-4.0 C (24.8 F)
1930
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1931
-4.0 C (24.8 F)
1932
-4.0 C (24.8 F)
1933
-7.0 C (19.4 F)
1934
-6.0 C (21.2 F)
1935
-6.0 C (21.2 F)
1936
-3.0 C (26.6 F)
1937
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1938
-6.0 C (21.2 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Setif, 1878 to 1938. The record is 88.0 mm (3.5 in) in 1886, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 mm (1.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Setif by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1878
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1879
36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1880
23.5 mm (0.9 in)
1881
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1882
37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1883
31.6 mm (1.2 in)
1884
43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1885
52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1886
88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1887
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1888
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1889
38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1890
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1891
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1892
65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1893
26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1895
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1909
5.6 mm (0.22 in)
1910
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1911
67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1912
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1913
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1914
72.8 mm (2.9 in)
1915
35.7 mm (1.4 in)
1916
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1917
42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1918
8.7 mm (0.34 in)
1919
53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1920
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1921
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1922
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1923
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1924
26.8 mm (1.1 in)
1925
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1926
25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1927
32.1 mm (1.3 in)
1928
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1929
43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1930
35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1931
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1932
27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1933
37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1934
22.5 mm (0.9 in)
1935
35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1936
12.8 mm (0.5 in)
1937
45.6 mm (1.8 in)
1938
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Setif, 1878 to 1938. The record is 124.8 mm (4.9 in) in 1938, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.4 mm (2.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Setif by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1878
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1879
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1880
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1881
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1882
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1883
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1884
63.6 mm (2.5 in)
1885
52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1886
110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1887
60.8 mm (2.4 in)
1888
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1889
52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1890
55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1891
n/a
1892
85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1893
40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1895
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1909
8.8 mm (0.35 in)
1910
50.4 mm (2.0 in)
1911
103.2 mm (4.1 in)
1912
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1913
41.3 mm (1.6 in)
1914
118.7 mm (4.7 in)
1915
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1916
70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1917
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1918
n/a
1919
77.1 mm (3.0 in)
1920
41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1921
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1922
50.4 mm (2.0 in)
1923
46.4 mm (1.8 in)
1924
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1925
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1926
50.4 mm (2.0 in)
1927
50.2 mm (2.0 in)
1928
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1929
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1930
50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1931
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1932
52.2 mm (2.1 in)
1933
60.6 mm (2.4 in)
1934
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1935
53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1936
12.9 mm (0.5 in)
1937
45.6 mm (1.8 in)
1938
124.8 mm (4.9 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Setif, 1878 to 1938. The record is 79 days in 1881, marked on the chart; the median year is 32 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Setif by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1878
39 days
1879
69 days
1880
63 days
1881
79 days
1882
40 days
1883
63 days
1884
25 days
1885
28 days
1886
38 days
1887
22 days
1888
29 days
1889
12 days
1890
43 days
1891
1 day
1892
27 days
1893
36 days
1895
17 days
1909
19 days
1910
47 days
1911
50 days
1912
45 days
1913
58 days
1914
35 days
1915
50 days
1916
23 days
1917
33 days
1918
n/a
1919
41 days
1920
29 days
1921
17 days
1922
41 days
1923
33 days
1924
47 days
1925
34 days
1926
27 days
1927
31 days
1928
25 days
1929
18 days
1930
26 days
1931
37 days
1932
13 days
1933
21 days
1934
11 days
1935
10 days
1936
10 days
1937
6 days
1938
42 days
Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
28 years with a frost
Across 28 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Setif falls on 15 April and the median first autumn frost on 19 November, which leaves a median of 220 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -0.2 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Setif
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1878 to 1935)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
15 April
n/a
15 April
n/a
+0.7 days per decade
First autumn frost
19 November
n/a
19 November
n/a
+0.6 days per decade
Growing days
220 days
n/a
220 days
n/a
-0.2 days per decade
A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.
Rainfall Return Levels
34 years, 1878 to 1931
A day with at least 34.9 mm (1.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 107.9 mm (4.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Setif: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
34.9 mm (1.4 in)
5 years
47.1 mm (1.9 in)
10 years
57.5 mm (2.3 in)
25 years
74.1 mm (2.9 in)
50 years
89.5 mm (3.5 in)
Longer than the 34 years of record
100 years
107.9 mm (4.2 in)
Longer than the 34 years of record
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 34 years of values from 1878 to 1931.
A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.
The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 88.0 mm (3.5 in) in 1886; 72.8 mm (2.9 in) in 1914; 67.0 mm (2.6 in) in 1911.
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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.