Khenchela

Khenchela خنشلة
City
City of Khenchela
North view of the town.
Location of Khenchela within Khenchela Province
Khenchela Location of Khenchela within Algeria
Coordinates:
Country	Algeria
Province	Khenchela (seat)
District	Khenchela (coextensive)
Government
• PMA Seats	33
Elevation	1,200 m (3,900 ft)
Population (2008 census)
• Total	114,472
Time zone	CET (UTC+01)
Postal code	40000
ONS code	4001

Khenchela ancient Mascula (in Arabic خنشلة; Tifinagh: ) is the capital city of the administrative Khenchela Province (Wilaya), number 40, in the north east of Algeria. Situated in the Aures Mountains, 1200 m above sea level. The city is mainly populated by Berber Chaouis.

Geography

Climate

Located in the Aurès Mountains (part of the Atlas Mountains), at 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) above sea level, Khenchela has a cool Mediterranean climate, with an average annual precipitation of 446 millimetres (17.6 in). Summers are warm and dry and winters are chilly and wetter, with the possibility of snowfall. This climate is described by the Köppen climate classification as Csb.

This is one of the coldest cities in Algeria.

Climate data for Khenchela
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	9.0 (48.2)	10.6 (51.1)	13.9 (57)	17.6 (63.7)	21.2 (70.2)	26.6 (79.9)	30.1 (86.2)	29.4 (84.9)	25.7 (78.3)	19.7 (67.5)	14.5 (58.1)	10.2 (50.4)	19.04 (66.29)
Average low °C (°F)	−0.5 (31.1)	0.4 (32.7)	2.0 (35.6)	4.1 (39.4)	7.0 (44.6)	11.1 (52)	13.1 (55.6)	13.1 (55.6)	11.7 (53.1)	7.8 (46)	4.1 (39.4)	0.7 (33.3)	6.22 (43.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	43 (1.69)	44 (1.73)	63 (2.48)	40 (1.57)	49 (1.93)	25 (0.98)	12 (0.47)	17 (0.67)	32 (1.26)	37 (1.46)	46 (1.81)	38 (1.5)	446 (17.55)
Source: Climate-data.org