Chebba weather in May

In May, Chebba sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 12 mm of rain across 2.8 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of May to 14 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Chebba's 4th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chebba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
6th warmest
Overnight low
17°
7th coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
2.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:16 AM – 7:07 PM
Cloud cover
35%
4th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
7 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.4
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical May day in Chebba reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Chebba

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Chebba weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 10°254.29.96.3
Feb17° / 10°20410.76.5
Mar19° / 12°305.111.77.1
Apr21° / 14°204.112.97.8
May25° / 17°122.813.88.4
Jun29° / 21°4114.37.6
Jul32° / 23°00.214.15.9
Aug32° / 24°60.913.35.4
Sep29° / 23°354.112.26.5
Oct26° / 19°335.711.17.7
Nov22° / 15°253.910.17.8
Dec18° / 11°254.39.77.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27822
37921
47921
57921
67921
77822
87822
97822
107723
117624
127624
137525
147426
157327
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Chebba gets around 12 mm of rain over 2.8 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 9% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
113
212
312
411
511
610
710
810
910
109
119
129
138
148
158
168
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258
268
278
288
298
308
318

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the comfortable band about 39% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13651130
23550150
33450160
43350170
53249190
63149200
73048210
82948230
92847240
102847250
112746270
122745280
132644300
142643310
152542330
162540351
172439371
182337391
192236411
202134432
212033442
221932463
231831484
241730494
251629505
261428526
271327537
281226548
291026559
309255610
318245612

Wind in May

Winds average 14 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
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3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of May to 14 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:31 AM to 5:08 AM, and sunset from 6:55 PM to 7:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:316:55
213.45:306:56
313.55:286:57
413.55:276:57
513.55:266:58
613.65:256:59
713.65:247:00
813.65:237:01
913.75:227:02
1013.75:217:02
1113.75:217:03
1213.75:207:04
1313.85:197:05
1413.85:187:06
1513.85:177:06
1613.85:167:07
1713.95:167:08
1813.95:157:09
1913.95:147:10
2013.95:137:10
2114.05:137:11
2214.05:127:12
2314.05:127:13
2414.05:117:13
2514.15:107:14
2614.15:107:15
2714.15:097:16
2814.15:097:16
2914.15:087:17
3014.25:087:18
3114.25:087:18

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.55 kWh/m² to a high of 7.61 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 7 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
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247.1Intense
257.1Intense
267.1Intense
277.1Intense
287.2Intense
297.2Intense
307.2Intense
317.2Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Chebba

In seasonPeak

In May, Chebba sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Chebba sees seasonal dust haze (April–June), heaviest in April.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Chebba?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

8.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Chebba for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Chebba in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Chebba sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 17°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Chebba in May

The nearest coast averages about 20°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 13 km away) is warmest in August at about 28°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 15 to Nov 23 — about 6.3 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Cool
Feb14Bracing
Mar15Cool
Apr17Cool
May20Refreshing
Jun23Refreshing
Jul27Warm
Aug28Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct24Warm
Nov21Refreshing
Dec17Cool

UV index in Chebba in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chebba peaks around July 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 10Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Chebba in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Chebba is worst in March — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (August, 10 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateMar 1322 µg/m³Aug 1311 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun12Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug10Good
Sep12Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Chebba?

Chebba sits at 35.2°N, 11.1°E, 3 m above sea level, in Tunisia. The nearest listed city is Ksour Essaf, 23 km away.

TeboulbaMoknineKsar Hellal

Topography around Chebba

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Chebba.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chebba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 241 m.

The land around Chebba is covered by grassland (29%), water (29%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, water (65%) within 16 km, and water (52%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
21 m
16 km
49 m
80 km
241 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Ksour Essaf 23 km · Zouila 30 km · Mahdia 30 km · El Jem 37 km · Bekalta 44 km · Teboulba 47 km · Moknine 48 km · Ksar Hellal 50 km

Tunisia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 29% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$4,657
2025
Happiness
4.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
65%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
4.7
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
16.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 498
Religion
Muslim 99%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Chebba (35.2372°, 11.115°, elevation 3 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).