Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Bir el Hafey features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 10 °C (50 °F) and 30 °C (86 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -1 °C (30 °F) or can rise to as high as 45 °C (114 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 225 mm (8.9 inches) and receives 40 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Bir el Hafey enjoys an average of 3911 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 50 minutes to 14 hours 26 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Bir el Hafey are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 30 °C (80 - 86 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 10 to 12 °C (50 - 53 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Bir el Hafey experiences 153 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 1 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 27°C (80°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 43°C (110°F) | 45°C (114°F) | 44°C (112°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 24°C (75°F) |
Mean maximum | 22°C (72°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 44°C (111°F) | 42°C (107°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 22°C (72°F) |
Average high | 15°C (60°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 17°C (62°F) |
Daily mean | 10°C (50°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 13°C (57°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 11°C (52°F) |
Average low | 5°C (41°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 7°C (44°F) |
Mean minimum | 0°C (33°F) | 1°C (33°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 3°C (37°F) |
Minimum | -1°C (30°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 1°C (34°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Bir el Hafey, Sīdī Bū Zayd, Tunisia with other places around the world.
Bir el Hafey usually has the most precipitation in March, September and October, with an average of 5 rainy days and 31 mm (1.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Bir el Hafey are January, July and December. On average, 6 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6 (0.2) | 17 (0.7) | 34 (1.3) | 27 (1.1) | 18 (0.7) | 13 (0.5) | 5 (0.2) | 17 (0.7) | 30 (1.2) | 29 (1.2) | 21 (0.8) | 7 (0.3) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
The sunniest months in Bir el Hafey are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 42 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Bir el Hafey: January, February and November receive an average of 8 hours 37 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 227 | 274 | 328 | 342 | 383 | 383 | 401 | 373 | 330 | 314 | 274 | 277 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 5m | 10h 55m | 11h 59m | 13h 4m | 13h 59m | 14h 26m | 14h 12m | 13h 24m | 12h 21m | 11h 15m | 10h 19m | 9h 50m |
Bir el Hafey experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 12, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November 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 Bir el Hafey UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 |