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Monthly climate in Zaghouan, Tunisia

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Zaghouan features a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa).Temperatures typically range between 11 °C (53 °F) and 28 °C (83 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 1 °C (35 °F) or can rise to as high as 45 °C (113 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 375 mm (14.8 inches) and receives 59 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Zaghouan enjoys an average of 3944 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 42 minutes to 14 hours 35 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Zaghouan, Tunisia §

The warmest months in Zaghouan are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 28 °C (78 - 83 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 11 to 13 °C (53 - 55 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Zaghouan experiences 139 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 Zaghouan, 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 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Mean maximum 20°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Average high 16°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Daily mean 11°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Average low 7°C
(46°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(49°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 9°C
(48°F)
Mean minimum 3°C
(37°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 4°C
(40°F)
Minimum 1°C
(35°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 3°C
(37°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Zaghouan, Tunisia §

Zaghouan usually has the most precipitation in March, April and October, with an average of 7 rainy days and 57 mm (2.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Zaghouan are January, June and July. On average, 9 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Zaghouan, 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) 16 (0.6) 29 (1.1) 53 (2.1) 48 (1.9) 23 (0.9) 10 (0.4) 3 (0.1) 20 (0.8) 45 (1.8) 69 (2.7) 31 (1.2) 28 (1.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 5 6 7 8 4 1 0 4 5 7 6 6

Monthly sunshine hours in Zaghouan, Tunisia §

The sunniest months in Zaghouan are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 58 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Zaghouan: January, November and December receive an average of 8 hours 20 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Zaghouan, 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 223 274 331 346 389 391 412 383 331 316 271 272
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 58m 10h 51m 11h 58m 13h 8m 14h 6m 14h 35m 14h 20m 13h 28m 12h 22m 11h 13m 10h 13m 9h 42m

Solar UV radiation in Zaghouan, Tunisia §

Zaghouan 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 Zaghouan UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Zaghouan, 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 6 8 9 11 10 10 8 7 4 3