El Jem weather in February

In February, El Jem sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 20 mm of rain across 3.8 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 12 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is El Jem's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Jem's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 18°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 20 mm; 3.8 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 42 min; 7:11 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover: 44%; 12th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 3.85 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.7; 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 19°C by the end.

A typical February day in El Jem reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and about 2°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	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19
Avg low (°C)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10

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

How February really feels in El Jem

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 Jem weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-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° / 9°	24	4.1	9.9	6.3
Feb	18° / 9°	20	3.8	10.7	6.7
Mar	20° / 11°	31	5.2	11.7	7.3
Apr	23° / 13°	21	4.5	12.9	8.0
May	27° / 17°	14	3.1	13.8	8.0
Jun	31° / 20°	6	1.3	14.3	6.0
Jul	34° / 23°	1	0.2	14.1	4.2
Aug	34° / 24°	8	1.3	13.3	4.0
Sep	30° / 22°	36	4.8	12.2	5.7
Oct	26° / 18°	32	5.8	11.1	7.5
Nov	22° / 13°	23	3.7	10.1	7.9
Dec	18° / 10°	23	3.8	9.7	7.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in February, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%.

	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 (%)	69	69	70	71	71	71	72	72	72	72	71	71	71	70	70	70	69	69	69	69	68	69	69	69	69	69	69	68
Cloudier (%)	31	31	30	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	32

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	69	31
3	70	30
4	71	29
5	71	29
6	71	29
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	72	28
11	71	29
12	71	29
13	71	29
14	70	30
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	69	31
21	68	32
22	69	31
23	69	31
24	69	31
25	69	31
26	69	31
27	69	31
28	68	32

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

El Jem gets around 20 mm of rain over 3.8 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 14% and peaks near 16% 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 (%)	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	14	14	14

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

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	99	99
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	99	1
28	99	1

Wind in February

Winds average 13 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 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)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14
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	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	13	light breeze
23	13	light breeze
24	13	light breeze
25	14	light breeze
26	14	light breeze
27	14	light breeze
28	14	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 12 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 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 7:23 AM to 6:57 AM, and sunset from 5:38 PM to 6:04 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)	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1
Sunrise (AM)	7:23	7:23	7:22	7:21	7:20	7:20	7:19	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	7:02	7:00	6:59	6:58	6:57
Sunset (PM)	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:43	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	6:01	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.2	7:23	5:38
2	10.3	7:23	5:39
3	10.3	7:22	5:40
4	10.3	7:21	5:41
5	10.4	7:20	5:42
6	10.4	7:20	5:43
7	10.4	7:19	5:44
8	10.5	7:18	5:45
9	10.5	7:17	5:46
10	10.5	7:16	5:47
11	10.5	7:15	5:48
12	10.6	7:14	5:49
13	10.6	7:13	5:50
14	10.6	7:12	5:51
15	10.7	7:11	5:52
16	10.7	7:10	5:53
17	10.7	7:09	5:54
18	10.8	7:08	5:55
19	10.8	7:07	5:56
20	10.8	7:06	5:57
21	10.9	7:05	5:58
22	10.9	7:04	5:59
23	10.9	7:03	6:00
24	11.0	7:02	6:01
25	11.0	7:00	6:02
26	11.1	6:59	6:03
27	11.1	6:58	6:03
28	11.1	6:57	6:04

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.6 kWh/m² to a high of 7.67 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 3.85 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)	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.4	Moderate
2	3.4	Moderate
3	3.4	Moderate
4	3.5	Moderate
5	3.5	Moderate
6	3.5	Moderate
7	3.6	Moderate
8	3.6	Moderate
9	3.7	Moderate
10	3.7	Moderate
11	3.7	Moderate
12	3.8	Moderate
13	3.8	Moderate
14	3.8	Moderate
15	3.9	Moderate
16	3.9	Moderate
17	3.9	Moderate
18	4.0	Moderate
19	4.0	Bright
20	4.1	Bright
21	4.1	Bright
22	4.1	Bright
23	4.2	Bright
24	4.2	Bright
25	4.3	Bright
26	4.3	Bright
27	4.4	Bright
28	4.4	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for El Jem

In seasonPeak

None of El Jem'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 Jem sees seasonal dust haze (April–June), heaviest in April.

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit El Jem?

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

6.7

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

1.9

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit El Jem for sightseeing.

What to pack for El Jem in February

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

In February, El Jem sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 9°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 4 days see rain.

Sea temperature near El Jem in February

The nearest coast averages about 15°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 38 km away) is warmest in August at about 27°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 22 to Nov 25 — about 6.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	16	15	15	17	19	23	26	27	26	24	21	18
Comfort	Cool	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	16	Cool
Feb	15	Bracing
Mar	15	Cool
Apr	17	Cool
May	19	Cool
Jun	23	Refreshing
Jul	26	Warm
Aug	27	Warm
Sep	26	Warm
Oct	24	Warm
Nov	21	Refreshing
Dec	18	Cool

UV index in El Jem 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 Jem peaks around July 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (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)	2	5	6	5	7	9	10	9	8	6	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	High	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	5	High
May	7	High
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Air quality in El Jem 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 Jem is worst in January — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (July, 16 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)	32	31	30	26	22	18	16	17	20	26	30	31
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	32	Moderate
Feb	31	Moderate
Mar	30	Moderate
Apr	26	Moderate
May	22	Moderate
Jun	18	Moderate
Jul	16	Moderate
Aug	17	Moderate
Sep	20	Moderate
Oct	26	Moderate
Nov	30	Moderate
Dec	31	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is El Jem?

El Jem sits at 35.3°N, 10.7°E, 112 m above sea level, in Tunisia. The nearest listed city is Ksour Essaf, 28 km away.

Topography around El Jem

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Jem has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m around an average of 112 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 133 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 641 m.

The land around El Jem is covered by grassland (37%), cropland (37%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and grassland (39%) within 16 km, and water (35%) and cropland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km

40 m

grassland 37%

16 km

133 m

cropland 51%

80 km

641 m

water 35%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

February weather nearby: Ksour Essaf 28 km · Zeramedine 31 km · Djemmal 36 km · Chebba 37 km · Zouila 38 km · Mahdia 39 km · Moknine 41 km · Ksar Hellal 42 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 Jem (35.3°, 10.7167°, elevation 112 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	17	8
7	17	8
8	17	8
9	17	9
10	17	9
11	17	9
12	17	9
13	17	9
14	17	9
15	17	9
16	18	9
17	18	9
18	18	9
19	18	9
20	18	9
21	18	9
22	18	9
23	18	9
24	18	9
25	18	9
26	19	9
27	19	10
28	19	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	69	31
3	70	30
4	71	29
5	71	29
6	71	29
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	72	28
11	71	29
12	71	29
13	71	29
14	70	30
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	69	31
21	68	32
22	69	31
23	69	31
24	69	31
25	69	31
26	69	31
27	69	31
28	68	32

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	99	1
28	99	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	69	31
3	70	30
4	71	29
5	71	29
6	71	29
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	72	28
11	71	29
12	71	29
13	71	29
14	70	30
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	69	31
21	68	32
22	69	31
23	69	31
24	69	31
25	69	31
26	69	31
27	69	31
28	68	32

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	99	1
28	99	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	69	31
3	70	30
4	71	29
5	71	29
6	71	29
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	72	28
11	71	29
12	71	29
13	71	29
14	70	30
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	69	31
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	69	31
21	68	32
22	69	31
23	69	31
24	69	31
25	69	31
26	69	31
27	69	31
28	68	32

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	99	1
28	99	1