Monastir weather by month & the best time to visit
🇹🇳 Tunisia · beach resort · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Monastir is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 97/100), with June and May close behind. Monastir averages about 3,177 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 6 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,177
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 97/100
- Rain / year
- 402 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 29°C / 84°F
- Population
- 93k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Monastir?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Monastir is July, then June and May. The dullest month is January (61/100, 37 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Monastir?
Monastir is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,177 hours of sunshine a year. July (97/100) is noticeably better than January (61). It ranks #5 of 9 destinations in Tunisia for annual sunshine, right at the national median of 3,177 hours. The year's 402 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61 | 16° / 61°F | 10° / 50°F | 37 mm | 2 | 17° / 63°F |
| February | 62 | 16° / 61°F | 9° / 48°F | 28 mm | 3 | 16° / 61°F |
| March | 75 | 18° / 64°F | 11° / 52°F | 44 mm | 5 | 16° / 61°F |
| April | 92 | 20° / 68°F | 13° / 55°F | 30 mm | 6 | 18° / 64°F |
| May | 94 | 24° / 75°F | 16° / 61°F | 22 mm | 8 | 20° / 68°F |
| June | 95 | 28° / 82°F | 20° / 68°F | 14 mm | 9 | 24° / 75°F |
| July | 97 | 31° / 88°F | 24° / 75°F | 6 mm | 10 | 27° / 81°F |
| August | 94 | 32° / 90°F | 24° / 75°F | 20 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| September | 87 | 29° / 84°F | 22° / 72°F | 61 mm | 7 | 27° / 81°F |
| October | 88 | 25° / 77°F | 19° / 66°F | 56 mm | 5 | 25° / 77°F |
| November | 91 | 21° / 70°F | 15° / 59°F | 37 mm | 3 | 23° / 73°F |
| December | 67 | 17° / 63°F | 11° / 52°F | 47 mm | 2 | 19° / 66°F |
Sea temperature in Monastir by month
The sea off Monastir is warmest in August at around 29°C / 84°F, and coolest in February at 16°C / 61°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 6 months a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Hammamet (Enfidha) Tunisia · 45 km · best in Jul · 2,724 h sun/yr
- Tunis Tunisia · 130 km · best in Jun · 2,725 h sun/yr
- Lampedusa Italy · 171 km · best in Jul · 3,136 h sun/yr
- Zarzis Tunisia · 210 km · best in Jul · 3,296 h sun/yr
- Trapani (TP) Italy · 285 km · best in Jul · 2,928 h sun/yr
- Annaba Algeria · 289 km · best in Jul · 2,786 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Sfax Tunisia · 116 km · 3,145 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Pantelleria (TP) Italy · 160 km · 2,930 h sun/yr · best in Jul
Head-to-head
How Monastir compares month by month: Monastir vs Tunis · Monastir vs Zarzis · Monastir vs Hammamet (Enfidha) · Monastir vs Lampedusa · all comparisons
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