{{Infobox settlement <!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions --> | name = Mécheria | official_name = Commune of Mécheria | native_name =بلدية المشرية | native_name_lang = ar<!-- ISO 639-2 code e.g. "fr" for French.--> | type = Municipality | image_skyline = Mecheria.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = | image_shield = | nickname = | image_map = DZ - 45 Mecheria.svg | mapsize = 100px | map_caption = Location of Mécheria within Naâma Province | pushpin_map = Algeria | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location of Mécheria within Algeria | coordinates = {{coord|33|33|N|0|17|W|region:DZ-45_type:adm3rd|display=inline,title}} | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Algeria}} | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Naâma | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Mécheria '''(seat)''' | established_title = <!-- Founded --> | established_date = | seat_type = District&nbsp;seat | seat = | government_footnotes = | leader_title = PMA Seats | leader_name = | leader_title1 = <!-- PMA&nbsp;president --> | leader_name1 = | leader_title2 = <!-- District&nbsp;chief --> | leader_name2 = | unit_pref = Metric<!-- or US or UK --> | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 1180 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 120,312 | population_as_of = Census 2020 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | timezone1 = CET | utc_offset1 = +01 | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 45100 | area_code_type = <!-- Area Code --> | area_code = <!-- +213 (0) --> | blank_name_sec1 = ONS code | blank_info_sec1 = 4502 | website = <!-- [http://www.example.com example.com] --> | footnotes = }}

'''Mécheria''' is a city situated in Naâma Province, Algeria in the Atlas Mountains, capital of Mécheria District, known for its cold winter and livestock life. As of 2020, it had a population of around 120,000, making it the most populous commune in the province.

It is the birthplace of the current President of Algeria, Abdelmadjid Tebboune.

== Transport == === Air === Mécheria Airport is a military airport in Mécheria.

=== Railway ===

Mecheria is served by a narrow gauge railway from Mohammadia, however, replacing it with a standard gauge line has been proposed.

==Climate== In Mecheria, there is a local steppe climate. Rainfall is higher in winter than in summer. The Köppen-Geiger climate classification is BWk. The average annual temperature in Mecheria is {{convert|15.4|°C|1}}. About {{convert|268|mm|2|abbr=on}} of precipitation falls annually.

On 28 January 2005, Mécheria recorded a temperature of {{convert|-13.8|C|F|abbr=on}}, which is the lowest temperature to have ever been recorded in Algeria.<ref name=AlgeriaCC>{{cite web |url=http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/natc/algnc2.pdf |title=Seconde Communication Nationale de L'Algerie Sur Les Changements Climatiques a la CCNUCC |publisher=Ministere de L'Amenagement du Territoire et de L'Environnement |year=2010 |language=fr |page=27 |access-date=23 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305013850/http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/natc/algnc2.pdf |archive-date=5 March 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>

{{Weather box |location = Mecheria (1991–2020) |metric first = Y |single line = Y

| Jan record high C = 23.5 | Feb record high C = 28.4 | Mar record high C = 31.3 | Apr record high C = 34.9 | May record high C = 37.8 | Jun record high C = 41.2 | Jul record high C = 43.5 | Aug record high C = 42.4 | Sep record high C = 39.4 | Oct record high C = 34.6 | Nov record high C = 28.2 | Dec record high C = 26.4

|Jan high C = 12.2 |Feb high C = 14.1 |Mar high C = 17.8 |Apr high C = 21.5 |May high C = 26.6 |Jun high C = 32.4 |Jul high C = 37.0 |Aug high C = 35.8 |Sep high C = 29.9 |Oct high C = 23.7 |Nov high C = 16.7 |Dec high C = 12.9 |year high C = 23.4

| Jan mean C = 7.0 | Feb mean C = 8.5 | Mar mean C = 11.8 | Apr mean C = 15.1 | May mean C = 19.7 | Jun mean C = 25.0 | Jul mean C = 29.3 | Aug mean C = 28.4 | Sep mean C = 23.1 | Oct mean C = 17.8 | Nov mean C = 11.5 | Dec mean C = 7.9 | year mean C = 17.1

|Jan low C = 1.8 |Feb low C = 3.0 |Mar low C = 5.8 |Apr low C = 8.7 |May low C = 12.9 |Jun low C = 17.6 |Jul low C = 21.6 |Aug low C = 20.9 |Sep low C = 16.4 |Oct low C = 11.8 |Nov low C = 6.2 |Dec low C = 2.9 |year low C = 10.8

| Jan record low C = -13.8 | Feb record low C = -7.0 | Mar record low C = -5.0 | Apr record low C = -1.2 | May record low C = 3.1 | Jun record low C = 6.5 | Jul record low C = 12.0 | Aug record low C = 12.4 | Sep record low C = 7.5 | Oct record low C = 1.7 | Nov record low C = -2.5 | Dec record low C = -6.2

|precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 16.6 |Feb precipitation mm = 17.5 |Mar precipitation mm = 26.6 |Apr precipitation mm = 24.7 |May precipitation mm = 17.5 |Jun precipitation mm = 8.4 |Jul precipitation mm = 5.6 |Aug precipitation mm = 13.4 |Sep precipitation mm = 26.4 |Oct precipitation mm = 33.1 |Nov precipitation mm = 27.8 |Dec precipitation mm = 16.2 |year precipitation mm= 233.8

| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm | Jan precipitation days = 4.0 | Feb precipitation days = 3.6 | Mar precipitation days = 3.9 | Apr precipitation days = 4.1 | May precipitation days = 3.0 | Jun precipitation days = 1.6 | Jul precipitation days = 1.7 | Aug precipitation days = 2.5 | Sep precipitation days = 3.9 | Oct precipitation days = 3.6 | Nov precipitation days = 3.6 | Dec precipitation days = 3.8 | year precipitation days = 39.3

| source 1 = NOAA<ref name=WMOCLINO>{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230927172603/https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-1-WMO-Normals-9120/Algeria/CSV/Mecheria_60549.csv | archive-date = 27 September 2023 | url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-1-WMO-Normals-9120/Algeria/CSV/Mecheria_60549.csv | title = Mecheria Climate Normals 1991–2020 | work = World Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals (1991–2020) | publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | access-date = 27 September 2023}}</ref> }}

== See also == {{Portal|Algeria}} * Railway stations in Algeria

==References== {{Reflist}}

{{Naâma Province}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mecheria}} Category:Communes of Naâma Province Category:Cities in Algeria

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