Douz weather in August

In August, Douz sees average daytime highs of 39°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 39°C in the first days to 38°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 95% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Douz's 2nd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Douz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:50 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover
8%
2nd clearest
Wind
16 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
7.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.8
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 39°C in the first days to 38°C by the end.

A typical August day in Douz reaches about 39°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 43°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Douz

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 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
31
20 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Douz weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 112.2106.8
Feb19° / 61.710.87.8
Mar23° / 11°122.211.78.5
Apr27° / 15°81.712.88.1
May32° / 19°3113.75.3
Jun36° / 23°10.114.22.5
Jul39° / 26°00.1140.6
Aug39° / 26°20.513.20.8
Sep35° / 23°71.312.23.4
Oct29° / 18°81.611.26.8
Nov23° / 12°91.910.38.5
Dec18° / 1029.87.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 95% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 2%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11000
21000
31000
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9982
10982
11982
12982
13982
14982
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30964
31964

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Douz gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.5 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
10
21
31
41
51
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91
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 32% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 20% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1263528111
2263428111
3263428121
4253328131
5253229131
6253129141
7253029151
8242929161
9242930161
10232830172
11232731182
12222631182
13222632192
14212532192
15212533202
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Wind in August

Winds average 16 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
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516light breeze
616light breeze
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916light breeze
1016light breeze
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3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:40 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 7:20 PM to 6:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:407:20
213.75:407:19
313.65:417:19
413.65:427:18
513.65:437:17
613.55:437:16
713.55:447:15
813.55:457:14
913.55:457:13
1013.45:467:12
1113.45:477:11
1213.45:487:10
1313.35:487:09
1413.35:497:08
1513.35:507:07
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1713.25:517:04
1813.25:527:03
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2013.15:537:01
2113.15:547:00
2213.15:556:58
2313.05:556:57
2413.05:566:56
2513.05:576:55
2612.95:586:53
2712.95:586:52
2812.95:596:51
2912.86:006:50
3012.86:006:48
3112.86:016:47

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.02 kWh/m² to a high of 7.87 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.08 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
27.5Intense
37.5Intense
47.5Intense
57.4Intense
67.4Intense
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177.0Intense
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266.7Intense
276.7Intense
286.7Intense
296.6Intense
306.6Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Douz

In seasonPeak

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

Douz sees seasonal dust haze (March–September), heaviest in April.

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

Is August a good time to visit Douz?

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

0.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Douz.

What to pack for Douz in August

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

In August, Douz sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Douz in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Douz peaks around June 18 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJun 18UV 10Dec 23UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5High
Mar7High
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Douz in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Douz is worst in April — around 69 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (October, 37 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorApr 1868 µg/m³Oct 1637 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan48Poor
Feb43Poor
Mar54Poor
Apr69Unhealthy
May61Unhealthy
Jun58Unhealthy
Jul43Poor
Aug40Poor
Sep40Poor
Oct37Poor
Nov41Poor
Dec39Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Douz?

Douz sits at 33.5°N, 9.0°E, 62 m above sea level, in Tunisia. The nearest listed city is Kebili, 27 km away.

El HammaMatmataTozeurMétouiaEl KsarChenini NahalGafsa

Topography around Douz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Douz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 60 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 838 m.

The land around Douz is covered by bare terrain (47%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, bare terrain (84%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (98%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
91 m
80 km
838 m
treesshrubsartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Kebili 27 km · El Hamma 86 km · Matmata 89 km · Tozeur 96 km · Métouia 106 km · El Ksar 106 km · Chenini Nahal 106 km · Gafsa 109 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 Douz (33.4663°, 9.0203°, elevation 62 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. 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).