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Monthly climate in Sousse, Tunisia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Sousse 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 4 °C (39 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (110 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 311 mm (12.3 inches) and receives 54 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Sousse enjoys an average of 3972 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 Sousse, Tunisia §

The warmest months in Sousse are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 29 °C (80 - 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, Sousse experiences 141 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 Sousse, 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 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Mean maximum 22°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 40°C
(103°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Average high 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Daily mean 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 14°C
(58°F)
Average low 9°C
(49°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(52°F)
Mean minimum 5°C
(42°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 6°C
(44°F)
Minimum 4°C
(39°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 5°C
(42°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Sousse, Tunisia §

Sousse usually has the most precipitation in March, September and October, with an average of 7 rainy days and 50 mm (2.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Sousse are May, June and July. On average, 6 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Sousse, 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) 15 (0.6) 27 (1.1) 45 (1.8) 25 (1.0) 11 (0.4) 6 (0.3) 1 (0.0) 18 (0.7) 51 (2.0) 53 (2.1) 41 (1.6) 19 (0.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 3 5 8 6 3 1 0 3 6 8 6 5

Monthly sunshine hours in Sousse, Tunisia §

The sunniest months in Sousse are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 58 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Sousse: January, November and December receive an average of 8 hours 28 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Sousse, 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 227 277 336 349 390 392 409 382 334 319 274 277
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 Sousse, Tunisia §

Sousse 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, November and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Sousse UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Sousse, 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 8 9 11 11 10 8 7 4 3