El Hamma weather in February

In February, El Hamma sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 10 mm of rain across 2.3 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 18 min at the start of February to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is El Hamma's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Hamma's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 18°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 8°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 10 mm; 2.3 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 42 min; 7:13 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover: 33%; 7th clearest
Wind: 15 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 4.3 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.5; out of 10

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical February day in El Hamma reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 3°C cooler than March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20
Avg low (°C)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	8
2	17	8
3	17	8
4	17	8
5	17	8
6	18	8
7	18	8
8	18	8
9	18	8
10	18	8
11	18	8
12	18	8
13	18	8
14	18	8
15	18	8
16	18	8
17	19	8
18	19	8
19	19	9
20	19	9
21	19	9
22	19	9
23	19	9
24	19	9
25	20	9
26	20	9
27	20	9
28	20	9

How February really feels in El Hamma

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

El Hamma weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	17° / 7°	14	2.7	10	6.6
Feb	18° / 8°	10	2.3	10.7	7.5
Mar	21° / 11°	15	2.5	11.7	8.2
Apr	25° / 14°	11	2.1	12.8	8.6
May	29° / 18°	5	1.1	13.7	7.3
Jun	33° / 22°	1	0.3	14.2	5.0
Jul	36° / 24°	0	0	14	3.1
Aug	36° / 25°	2	0.3	13.3	3.0
Sep	32° / 23°	13	1.9	12.2	4.8
Oct	28° / 19°	14	2.4	11.1	7.3
Nov	22° / 13°	13	2.3	10.2	8.3
Dec	18° / 9°	14	2.9	9.8	7.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	80	81	81	81	81	81	81	82	82	82	82	80	80	80	80	79	79	78	78	79	78	78	78	77	78	78	78	77
Cloudier (%)	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	20	20	20	20	21	21	22	22	21	22	22	22	23	22	22	22	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	81	19
5	81	19
6	81	19
7	81	19
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	82	18
11	82	18
12	80	20
13	80	20
14	80	20
15	80	20
16	79	21
17	79	21
18	78	22
19	78	22
20	79	21
21	78	22
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	77	23
25	78	22
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	77	23

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

El Hamma gets around 10 mm of rain over 2.3 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 8% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8

	Rain chance (%)
1	9
2	9
3	9
4	9
5	8
6	8
7	8
8	8
9	8
10	8
11	8
12	8
13	8
14	8
15	8
16	8
17	8
18	8
19	8
20	8
21	9
22	9
23	9
24	8
25	8
26	8
27	8
28	8

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

Wind in February

Winds average 15 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	15	light breeze
2	15	light breeze
3	15	light breeze
4	15	light breeze
5	15	light breeze
6	15	light breeze
7	15	light breeze
8	15	light breeze
9	15	light breeze
10	15	light breeze
11	15	light breeze
12	15	light breeze
13	15	light breeze
14	15	light breeze
15	15	light breeze
16	15	light breeze
17	15	light breeze
18	15	light breeze
19	15	light breeze
20	15	light breeze
21	15	light breeze
22	15	light breeze
23	15	light breeze
24	16	light breeze
25	16	light breeze
26	16	light breeze
27	16	light breeze
28	16	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 min at the start of February to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:24 AM to 6:59 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 6:09 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2
Sunrise (AM)	7:24	7:24	7:23	7:22	7:22	7:21	7:20	7:19	7:18	7:18	7:17	7:16	7:15	7:14	7:13	7:12	7:11	7:10	7:09	7:08	7:07	7:06	7:05	7:04	7:03	7:01	7:00	6:59
Sunset (PM)	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:57	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:09

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.3	7:24	5:44
2	10.4	7:24	5:45
3	10.4	7:23	5:46
4	10.4	7:22	5:47
5	10.4	7:22	5:48
6	10.5	7:21	5:49
7	10.5	7:20	5:50
8	10.5	7:19	5:51
9	10.6	7:18	5:52
10	10.6	7:18	5:53
11	10.6	7:17	5:54
12	10.7	7:16	5:55
13	10.7	7:15	5:56
14	10.7	7:14	5:57
15	10.7	7:13	5:58
16	10.8	7:12	5:59
17	10.8	7:11	6:00
18	10.8	7:10	6:00
19	10.9	7:09	6:01
20	10.9	7:08	6:02
21	10.9	7:07	6:03
22	11.0	7:06	6:04
23	11.0	7:05	6:05
24	11.0	7:04	6:06
25	11.1	7:03	6:07
26	11.1	7:01	6:08
27	11.1	7:00	6:09
28	11.2	6:59	6:09

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.91 kWh/m² to a high of 7.74 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 4.3 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.8	Moderate
2	3.8	Moderate
3	3.8	Moderate
4	3.9	Moderate
5	3.9	Moderate
6	4.0	Moderate
7	4.0	Bright
8	4.0	Bright
9	4.1	Bright
10	4.1	Bright
11	4.2	Bright
12	4.2	Bright
13	4.2	Bright
14	4.3	Bright
15	4.3	Bright
16	4.4	Bright
17	4.4	Bright
18	4.4	Bright
19	4.5	Bright
20	4.5	Bright
21	4.5	Bright
22	4.6	Bright
23	4.6	Bright
24	4.7	Bright
25	4.7	Bright
26	4.8	Bright
27	4.8	Bright
28	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for El Hamma

In seasonPeak

None of El Hamma's seasonal hazards are active in February. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

El Hamma sees seasonal dust haze (March–July), heaviest in April.

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit El Hamma?

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

7.5

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

2.8

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

February is one of the better times to visit El Hamma for general sightseeing.

What to pack for El Hamma in February

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

In February, El Hamma sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Little to plan around — just the basics.

Sea temperature near El Hamma in February

The nearest coast averages about 14°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 30 km away) is warmest in August at about 29°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 7 to Nov 24 — about 6.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	14	14	15	18	21	24	27	29	28	25	21	17
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	14	Bracing
Feb	14	Bracing
Mar	15	Cool
Apr	18	Cool
May	21	Refreshing
Jun	24	Warm
Jul	27	Warm
Aug	29	Tropical
Sep	28	Warm
Oct	25	Warm
Nov	21	Refreshing
Dec	17	Cool

UV index in El Hamma in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in El Hamma peaks around June 20 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 3 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	5	7	5	7	10	9	9	8	6	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	7	High
Apr	5	High
May	7	High
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in El Hamma in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in El Hamma is worst in April — around 59 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (August, 31 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	55	46	51	59	49	45	33	31	32	34	44	44
Level	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	55	Unhealthy
Feb	46	Poor
Mar	51	Poor
Apr	59	Unhealthy
May	49	Poor
Jun	45	Poor
Jul	33	Moderate
Aug	31	Moderate
Sep	32	Moderate
Oct	34	Moderate
Nov	44	Poor
Dec	44	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is El Hamma?

El Hamma sits at 33.9°N, 9.8°E, 64 m above sea level, in Tunisia. The nearest listed city is Métouia, 20 km away.

Topography around El Hamma

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Hamma has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 65 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 317 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,136 m.

The land around El Hamma is covered by bare terrain (52%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, bare terrain (90%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (70%) within 80 km.

3 km

88 m

bare terrain 52%

16 km

317 m

bare terrain 90%

80 km

1,136 m

bare terrain 70%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← January El Hamma year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Métouia 20 km · Chenini Nahal 24 km · Rhennouch 25 km · Gabes 28 km · Teboulbou 30 km · Matmata 42 km · Mareth 54 km · Kebili 79 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

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 El Hamma (33.8915°, 9.7963°, elevation 64 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	8
2	17	8
3	17	8
4	17	8
5	17	8
6	18	8
7	18	8
8	18	8
9	18	8
10	18	8
11	18	8
12	18	8
13	18	8
14	18	8
15	18	8
16	18	8
17	19	8
18	19	8
19	19	9
20	19	9
21	19	9
22	19	9
23	19	9
24	19	9
25	20	9
26	20	9
27	20	9
28	20	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	81	19
5	81	19
6	81	19
7	81	19
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	82	18
11	82	18
12	80	20
13	80	20
14	80	20
15	80	20
16	79	21
17	79	21
18	78	22
19	78	22
20	79	21
21	78	22
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	77	23
25	78	22
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	77	23

	Rain chance (%)
1	9
2	9
3	9
4	9
5	8
6	8
7	8
8	8
9	8
10	8
11	8
12	8
13	8
14	8
15	8
16	8
17	8
18	8
19	8
20	8
21	9
22	9
23	9
24	8
25	8
26	8
27	8
28	8

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	8
2	17	8
3	17	8
4	17	8
5	17	8
6	18	8
7	18	8
8	18	8
9	18	8
10	18	8
11	18	8
12	18	8
13	18	8
14	18	8
15	18	8
16	18	8
17	19	8
18	19	8
19	19	9
20	19	9
21	19	9
22	19	9
23	19	9
24	19	9
25	20	9
26	20	9
27	20	9
28	20	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	81	19
5	81	19
6	81	19
7	81	19
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	82	18
11	82	18
12	80	20
13	80	20
14	80	20
15	80	20
16	79	21
17	79	21
18	78	22
19	78	22
20	79	21
21	78	22
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	77	23
25	78	22
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	77	23

	Rain chance (%)
1	9
2	9
3	9
4	9
5	8
6	8
7	8
8	8
9	8
10	8
11	8
12	8
13	8
14	8
15	8
16	8
17	8
18	8
19	8
20	8
21	9
22	9
23	9
24	8
25	8
26	8
27	8
28	8

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	8
2	17	8
3	17	8
4	17	8
5	17	8
6	18	8
7	18	8
8	18	8
9	18	8
10	18	8
11	18	8
12	18	8
13	18	8
14	18	8
15	18	8
16	18	8
17	19	8
18	19	8
19	19	9
20	19	9
21	19	9
22	19	9
23	19	9
24	19	9
25	20	9
26	20	9
27	20	9
28	20	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	81	19
5	81	19
6	81	19
7	81	19
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	82	18
11	82	18
12	80	20
13	80	20
14	80	20
15	80	20
16	79	21
17	79	21
18	78	22
19	78	22
20	79	21
21	78	22
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	77	23
25	78	22
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	77	23

	Rain chance (%)
1	9
2	9
3	9
4	9
5	8
6	8
7	8
8	8
9	8
10	8
11	8
12	8
13	8
14	8
15	8
16	8
17	8
18	8
19	8
20	8
21	9
22	9
23	9
24	8
25	8
26	8
27	8
28	8

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100