Tunis weather by month & the best time to visit
🇹🇳 Tunisia · major coastal city · Mediterranean climate
The best time to visit Tunis is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 91/100), with May and April close behind. Tunis averages about 2,725 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 20 mm of rain in June.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,725
- Sunniest month
- June
- Peak score
- 91/100
- Rain / year
- 563 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 8 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 30°C / 86°F
- Population
- 2.4M
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Tunis?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Tunis is June, then May and April. The dullest month is January (49/100, 64 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Tunis?
Tunis gets a lot of sun: around 2,725 hours a year. June (91/100) is noticeably better than January (49). It ranks #8 of 9 destinations in Tunisia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,177 hours. The year's 563 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 | 49 | 15° / 59°F | 8° / 46°F | 64 mm | 2 | 14° / 57°F |
| February | 50 | 15° / 59°F | 8° / 46°F | 50 mm | 3 | 15° / 59°F |
| March | 70 | 18° / 64°F | 9° / 48°F | 63 mm | 4 | 16° / 61°F |
| April | 85 | 21° / 70°F | 11° / 52°F | 54 mm | 5 | 19° / 66°F |
| May | 89 | 25° / 77°F | 14° / 57°F | 35 mm | 7 | 22° / 72°F |
| June | 91 | 31° / 88°F | 19° / 66°F | 20 mm | 8 | 26° / 79°F |
| July | 75 | 34° / 93°F | 22° / 72°F | 7 mm | 8 | 28° / 82°F |
| August | 73 | 34° / 93°F | 22° / 72°F | 21 mm | 7 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 83 | 29° / 84°F | 20° / 68°F | 65 mm | 6 | 27° / 81°F |
| October | 84 | 26° / 79°F | 17° / 63°F | 61 mm | 4 | 24° / 75°F |
| November | 85 | 20° / 68°F | 13° / 55°F | 57 mm | 2 | 21° / 70°F |
| December | 55 | 16° / 61°F | 9° / 48°F | 66 mm | 2 | 16° / 61°F |
Sea temperature in Tunis by month
The sea off Tunis is warmest in August at around 30°C / 86°F, and coolest in January at 14°C / 57°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 7 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 · 88 km · best in Jul · 2,724 h sun/yr
- Monastir Tunisia · 130 km · best in Jul · 3,177 h sun/yr
- Annaba Algeria · 215 km · best in Jul · 2,786 h sun/yr
- Trapani (TP) Italy · 232 km · best in Jul · 2,928 h sun/yr
- Lampedusa Italy · 262 km · best in Jul · 3,136 h sun/yr
- Cagliari Italy · 286 km · best in Jun · 2,787 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Tabarka Tunisia · 121 km · 2,830 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Pantelleria (TP) Italy · 155 km · 2,930 h sun/yr · best in Jul
Head-to-head
How Tunis compares month by month: Tunis vs Annaba · Tunis vs Hammamet (Enfidha) · Tunis vs Monastir · Tunis vs Trapani (TP) · all comparisons
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