Climate
Oran features a semi-arid climate with mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers. Oran’s climate does show influences of a Mediterranean climate; however the combination of the city’s relatively high average annual temperature and relatively low annual precipitation precludes it from falling under that climate category. Oran averages 326 mm (13 in) of precipitation annually, the bulk of which falls between December and May. Summers are hot and dry with average high temperatures in the warmest month (August) approaching 32 degrees Celsius. Winters are mild in Oran, with high temperatures in the coolest month (January) at around 17 degrees Celsius.
| Climate data for Oran | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 16.6 (61.9) |
17.7 (63.9) |
19.7 (67.5) |
21.5 (70.7) |
23.9 (75.0) |
27.7 (81.9) |
30.5 (86.9) |
31.6 (88.9) |
29.0 (84.2) |
25.2 (77.4) |
20.6 (69.1) |
17.7 (63.9) |
23.48 (74.26) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.9 (51.6) |
12.1 (53.8) |
13.9 (57.0) |
15.8 (60.4) |
18.6 (65.5) |
22.3 (72.1) |
25.0 (77.0) |
25.9 (78.6) |
23.4 (74.1) |
19.6 (67.3) |
15.1 (59.2) |
12.2 (54.0) |
17.90 (64.22) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 5.1 (41.2) |
6.5 (43.7) |
8.1 (46.6) |
10.0 (50.0) |
13.2 (55.8) |
16.9 (62.4) |
19.4 (66.9) |
20.1 (68.2) |
17.7 (63.9) |
14.0 (57.2) |
9.5 (49.1) |
6.7 (44.1) |
12.27 (54.09) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 43.6 (1.717) |
44.4 (1.748) |
35.0 (1.378) |
29.6 (1.165) |
27.2 (1.071) |
3.80 (0.1496) |
1.80 (0.0709) |
2.70 (0.1063) |
13.2 (0.52) |
24.8 (0.976) |
55.5 (2.185) |
45.2 (1.78) |
326.8 (12.866) |
| Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.7 | 8.5 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 6.6 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 70.9 |
| Source: World Meteorological Organization (UN) | |||||||||||||
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