Climate of Sfax
Sfax has a desert climate. The daytime temperature is warm to hot, while it can also be cold at night. You won't have rain here anytime soon. The average annual temperature for Sfax is 44° degrees and there is about 31 inch of rain in a year. It is dry for 291 days a year with an average humidity of 61% and an UV-index of 6.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 16°C and 31°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 11°C and 26°C
- Sea temperature: the sea temperature is between 16°C and 29°C
- Rain: it rains 53 days and there is a total of approximately 79 mm rainfall
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3544 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between 16°C and 31°C |
Warmest month: | 31°C in August |
Coldest month: | 16°C in January |
Night temperature: | between 11°C and 26°C |
Sea temperature: | between 16°C and 29°C |
Dry days: | 312 days |
Days with rain: | 53 days |
Days with snow: | 0 days |
Total rain sum: | 79 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 3544 hours |
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Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Sfax.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Sfax.
Climate table of Sfax
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Sfax. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Sfax might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day temp. (°F) | 61 | 61 | 65 | 69 | 74 | 81 | 87 | 88 | 84 | 79 | 70 | 63 |
Night temp. (°F) | 53 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 65 | 72 | 77 | 79 | 76 | 71 | 63 | 56 |
Water temp. (°F) | 62 | 61 | 62 | 67 | 72 | 80 | 82 | 84 | 83 | 80 | 77 | 69 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (inch) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Days with rain | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Dry days | 26 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind force (Bft) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
UV-index | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Best time to visit Sfax
The best time to visit Sfax in Tunisia is from March through November. In this period you have a warm temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in Sfax is 88°F in August and the lowest is 61°F in January. The highest water temperature is 84°F and it does not get colder than 61°F.
Climate of Sfax by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Sfax? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.
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