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When to go to Tunis

Twelve months of averages for Tunis, and what they say about when to go.

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When to go

What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

On these averages, Tunis has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in March to June and September to November.

Of those months, it is also dry (under 50 mm of rain) and not humid in May and June.

Hot months (a mean high of 32°C or more): July and August.
Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): October.
The warmest month is July (34°C) and the coolest January (15°C). The wettest is December (66 mm) and the driest July (7 mm); about 563 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Tunis: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanCool
FebCool
MarMild–warm, mixed
AprMild–warm, mixed
MayMild–warm, dry
JunMild–warm, dry
JulHot
AugHot
SeptMild–warm, mixed
OctMild–warm, mixed
NovMild–warm, mixed
DecCool

Month by month

Every month in Tunis

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Tunis by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	15°C	8°C	64 mm	78%	53%	2.4	23°C	Cool
February	15°C	7°C	50 mm	77%	53%	3.2	24°C	Cool
March	18°C	9°C	63 mm	76%	49%	4.3	27°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
April	21°C	11°C	54 mm	73%	48%	5.3	31°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
May	25°C	14°C	35 mm	68%	39%	6.5	35°C	Mild to warm and dry
June	30°C	18°C	20 mm	61%	25%	7.2	37°C	Mild to warm and dry
July	34°C	22°C	7 mm	57%	15%	7.2	39°C	Hot
August	34°C	22°C	21 mm	58%	20%	6.4	39°C	Hot
September	29°C	20°C	65 mm	67%	37%	4.9	37°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
October	26°C	17°C	61 mm	72%	39%	3.8	34°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
November	20°C	12°C	57 mm	75%	47%	2.6	29°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
December	16°C	9°C	66 mm	78%	51%	2.2	25°C	Cool

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

15°C

8°C

64 mm

78%

53%

2.4

23°C

Cool

February

15°C

7°C

50 mm

77%

53%

3.2

24°C

Cool

March

18°C

9°C

63 mm

76%

49%

4.3

27°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

April

21°C

11°C

54 mm

73%

48%

5.3

31°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

May

25°C

14°C

35 mm

68%

39%

6.5

35°C

Mild to warm and dry

June

30°C

18°C

20 mm

61%

25%

7.2

37°C

Mild to warm and dry

July

34°C

22°C

7 mm

57%

15%

7.2

39°C

Hot

August

34°C

22°C

21 mm

58%

20%

6.4

39°C

Hot

September

29°C

20°C

65 mm

67%

37%

4.9

37°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

October

26°C

17°C

61 mm

72%

39%

3.8

34°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

November

20°C

12°C

57 mm

75%

47%

2.6

29°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

December

16°C

9°C

66 mm

78%

51%

2.2

25°C

Cool