Capital of Tunisia
Tunis
Photo: TAKOUTI hayfa · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Local time
- Africa/Tunis
- Country
- Tunisia
- Population
- 693,210
- Elevation
- 23 m
- Airports
- TUN
- 6.5 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 4,450 km
- 6 hrs · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Tunis, month by month
- Jan15°
- Feb15°
- Mar18°
- Apr21°
- May25°
- Jun30°
- Jul34°
- Aug34°
- Sept29°
- Oct26°
- Nov20°
- Dec16°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Good for going, on these averages: March to June and September to November.
Mean highs run from 15°C in January to 34°C in July, with about 563 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for TunisModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
Airports serving Tunis
Other airports within 150 km
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBTunis
4,450 km
6 hrs · Estimate
From AUHTunis
4,430 km
6 hrs · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
- Local time
- Africa/Tunis
- Country
- Tunisia
- Currency
- Tunisian Dinar TNDToday's indicative rate: TND 1 ≈ USD 0.333Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type C and E230 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 190ambulance193other services197police198fireAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +216 · On the right
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Places near Tunis
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