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Monthly climate in Sfax, Tunisia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Sfax features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 13 °C (55 °F) and 29 °C (85 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 6 °C (42 °F) or can rise to as high as 42 °C (107 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 163 mm (6.4 inches) and receives 32 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Sfax enjoys an average of 3980 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 51 minutes to 14 hours 25 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Sfax, Tunisia §

The warmest months in Sfax are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 29 °C (81 - 85 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 13 to 14 °C (55 - 58 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Sfax experiences 131 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 Sfax, 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 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Mean maximum 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Average high 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Daily mean 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 14°C
(58°F)
Average low 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 11°C
(53°F)
Mean minimum 7°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 8°C
(46°F)
Minimum 6°C
(42°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 7°C
(45°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Sfax, Tunisia §

Sfax usually has the most precipitation in March, October and November, with an average of 5 rainy days and 26 mm (1.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Sfax are May, June and July. On average, 2 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Sfax, 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) 9 (0.3) 17 (0.7) 22 (0.9) 14 (0.6) 5 (0.2) 1 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 10 (0.4) 21 (0.8) 27 (1.1) 27 (1.1) 9 (0.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 2 3 5 3 1 0 0 1 4 6 5 2

Monthly sunshine hours in Sfax, Tunisia §

The sunniest months in Sfax are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 52 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Sfax: January, February and November receive an average of 8 hours 44 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Sfax, 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 230 278 338 349 388 390 406 381 336 321 277 279
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 6m 10h 55m 11h 58m 13h 4m 13h 58m 14h 25m 14h 11m 13h 23m 12h 21m 11h 16m 10h 19m 9h 51m

Solar UV radiation in Sfax, Tunisia §

Sfax 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 Sfax UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Sfax, 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) 4 5 7 8 10 11 11 10 8 7 5 3