Zarzis weather by month & the best time to visit
🇹🇳 Tunisia · beach resort · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Zarzis is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 99/100), with June and August close behind. Zarzis averages about 3,296 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 1 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,296
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 99/100
- Rain / year
- 211 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 30°C / 86°F
- Population
- 220k
- Elevation
- 5 m
When is the best time to visit Zarzis?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Zarzis is July, then June and August. The dullest month is January (56/100, 16 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Zarzis?
Zarzis is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,296 hours of sunshine a year. July (99/100) is noticeably better than January (56). It ranks #4 of 9 destinations in Tunisia for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,177 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around November, carries about 45% of the annual 211 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56 | 15° / 59°F | 11° / 52°F | 16 mm | 3 | 15° / 59°F |
| February | 64 | 16° / 61°F | 11° / 52°F | 17 mm | 4 | 16° / 61°F |
| March | 78 | 18° / 64°F | 13° / 55°F | 25 mm | 5 | 18° / 64°F |
| April | 96 | 20° / 68°F | 16° / 61°F | 14 mm | 7 | 20° / 68°F |
| May | 97 | 23° / 73°F | 19° / 66°F | 9 mm | 8 | 23° / 73°F |
| June | 98 | 27° / 81°F | 22° / 72°F | 4 mm | 9 | 26° / 79°F |
| July | 99 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 1 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| August | 98 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 4 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 94 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 26 mm | 7 | 29° / 84°F |
| October | 94 | 26° / 79°F | 22° / 72°F | 28 mm | 5 | 26° / 79°F |
| November | 93 | 21° / 70°F | 18° / 64°F | 33 mm | 3 | 22° / 72°F |
| December | 69 | 17° / 63°F | 13° / 55°F | 34 mm | 2 | 17° / 63°F |
Sea temperature in Zarzis by month
The sea off Zarzis is warmest in August at around 30°C / 86°F, and coolest in January at 15°C / 59°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
- Monastir Tunisia · 210 km · best in Jul · 3,177 h sun/yr
- Hammamet (Enfidha) Tunisia · 247 km · best in Jul · 2,724 h sun/yr
- Lampedusa Italy · 247 km · best in Jul · 3,136 h sun/yr
- Tripoli Libya · 257 km · best in Jul · 3,424 h sun/yr
- Tunis Tunisia · 335 km · best in Jun · 2,725 h sun/yr
- Guemar Algeria · 372 km · best in May · 3,618 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Gabès Tunisia · 81 km · 3,551 h sun/yr · best in May
- Sfax Tunisia · 94 km · 3,145 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Gafsa Tunisia · 190 km · 3,466 h sun/yr · best in May
- Tozeur Tunisia · 246 km · 3,455 h sun/yr · best in Oct
Head-to-head
How Zarzis compares month by month: Zarzis vs Tripoli · Zarzis vs Hammamet (Enfidha) · Zarzis vs Monastir · Zarzis vs Hassi Messaoud · all comparisons
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