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Monthly climate in Kairouan, Tunisia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kairouan features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 12 °C (53 °F) and 30 °C (87 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 0 °C (33 °F) or can rise to as high as 47 °C (117 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 248 mm (9.8 inches) and receives 38 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kairouan enjoys an average of 3908 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 46 minutes to 14 hours 31 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Kairouan, Tunisia §

The warmest months in Kairouan are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 30 °C (81 - 87 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 12 to 13 °C (53 - 56 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kairouan experiences 167 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Kairouan, Tunisia.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 46°C
(115°F)		 47°C
(117°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Mean maximum 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Average high 17°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Daily mean 12°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 13°C
(56°F)
Average low 7°C
(44°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 8°C
(47°F)
Mean minimum 2°C
(36°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 4°C
(39°F)
Minimum 0°C
(33°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 2°C
(36°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Kairouan, Tunisia §

Kairouan usually has the most precipitation in March, September and October, with an average of 5 rainy days and 41 mm (1.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kairouan are January, June and July. On average, 5 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Kairouan, Tunisia.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 7 (0.3) 18 (0.7) 47 (1.8) 25 (1.0) 12 (0.5) 6 (0.2) 2 (0.1) 25 (1.0) 40 (1.6) 37 (1.5) 17 (0.7) 11 (0.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 2 3 7 5 4 1 0 2 4 4 3 3

Monthly sunshine hours in Kairouan, Tunisia §

The sunniest months in Kairouan are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 48 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kairouan: January, February and November receive an average of 8 hours 33 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kairouan, Tunisia.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 226 271 325 340 386 384 406 377 328 315 272 273
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 2m 10h 53m 11h 58m 13h 6m 14h 3m 14h 31m 14h 16m 13h 26m 12h 21m 11h 14m 10h 16m 9h 46m

Solar UV radiation in Kairouan, Tunisia §

Kairouan experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / Extreme category of sun exposure.January, February and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Kairouan UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kairouan, Tunisia.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 3 5 7 9 10 11 11 10 9 7 5 3