Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Nefta features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 12 °C (53 °F) and 35 °C (95 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 1 °C (33 °F) or can rise to as high as 49 °C (121 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 69 mm (2.7 inches) and receives 9 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Nefta enjoys an average of 3956 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 55 minutes to 14 hours 21 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Nefta are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 32 to 35 °C (90 - 95 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 12 to 14 °C (53 - 58 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Nefta experiences 197 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 29°C (84°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 44°C (111°F) | 48°C (118°F) | 49°C (121°F) | 48°C (119°F) | 44°C (111°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 24°C (76°F) |
Mean maximum | 23°C (73°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 41°C (107°F) | 45°C (114°F) | 48°C (118°F) | 46°C (115°F) | 43°C (110°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 23°C (74°F) |
Average high | 18°C (64°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 42°C (108°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 19°C (66°F) |
Daily mean | 12°C (53°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 13°C (56°F) |
Average low | 6°C (44°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 8°C (46°F) |
Mean minimum | 2°C (36°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 3°C (38°F) |
Minimum | 1°C (33°F) | 2°C (37°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 2°C (35°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Nefta, Tawzar, Tunisia with other places around the world.
Nefta usually has the most precipitation in March, April and November, with an average of 1 rainy days and 13 mm (0.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Nefta are June, July and August. On average, 1 mm (0.0 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) | 2 (0.1) | 7 (0.3) | 9 (0.3) | 10 (0.4) | 5 (0.2) | 1 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 5 (0.2) | 5 (0.2) | 21 (0.8) | 3 (0.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Nefta are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 31 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Nefta: January, February and November receive an average of 8 hours 53 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 234 | 279 | 334 | 348 | 377 | 380 | 392 | 376 | 337 | 320 | 286 | 286 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 10m | 10h 57m | 11h 59m | 13h 2m | 13h 55m | 14h 21m | 14h 7m | 13h 20m | 12h 20m | 11h 18m | 10h 23m | 9h 55m |
Nefta experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 11, 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 Nefta 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 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 |