Located in the Aurès Mountains (part of the Atlas Mountains), at 1,048 m (3,438 ft) above sea level, Batna has a semi-arid climate withMediterranean influences and an average annual precipitation of 357 mm (14.06 in). Summers are moderately hot (by Saharan standards) and dry and winters are chilly and wetter, with the possibility of snowfall. This climate is described by the Köppen climate classificationas BSk.
This city has the lowest recorded temperature in Algeria, of -20 °C (-4 °F), on January 4,
