El Jem weather in January

In January, El Jem sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 24 mm of rain across 4.1 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 42 min at the start of January to 10 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is El Jem's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Jem's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
24 mm
4.1 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
7:31 AM – 5:22 PM
Cloud cover
43%
10th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
2.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month.

A typical January day in El Jem reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

10°15°20°25°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1179
2179
3179
4179
5179
6179
7179
8179
9178
10178
11178
12178
13178
14178
15178
16178
17179
18179
19179
20179
21179
22179
23179
24179
25179
26179
27179
28179
29179
30179
31178

How January really feels in El Jem

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January 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

January 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 January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 244.19.96.3
Feb18° / 203.810.76.7
Mar20° / 11°315.211.77.3
Apr23° / 13°214.512.98.0
May27° / 17°143.113.88.0
Jun31° / 20°61.314.36.0
Jul34° / 23°10.214.14.2
Aug34° / 24°81.313.34.0
Sep30° / 22°364.812.25.7
Oct26° / 18°325.811.17.5
Nov22° / 13°233.710.17.9
Dec18° / 10°233.89.77.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27624
37624
47624
57624
67624
77426
87426
97327
107327
117129
127129
137030
146931
156832
166832
176733
186733
196733
206634
216634
226634
236634
246634
256634
266733
276733
286733
296832
306832
316832

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

El Jem gets around 24 mm of rain over 4.1 wet days in January. 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.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
111
210
310
410
511
611
711
811
911
1011
1112
1212
1313
1413
1514
1614
1715
1815
1915
2015
2116
2216
2316
2416
2516
2616
2716
2816
2916
3016
3116

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in January

Winds average 13 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 min at the start of January to 10 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:31 AM to 7:24 AM, and sunset from 5:10 PM to 5:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.77:315:10
29.77:315:11
39.77:315:11
49.77:315:12
59.77:315:13
69.77:315:14
79.77:315:15
89.77:315:15
99.77:315:16
109.87:315:17
119.87:315:18
129.87:315:19
139.87:315:20
149.87:315:20
159.87:315:21
169.97:315:22
179.97:305:23
189.97:305:24
199.97:305:25
209.97:295:26
2110.07:295:27
2210.07:295:28
2310.07:285:29
2410.07:285:30
2510.17:275:31
2610.17:275:32
2710.17:265:33
2810.17:265:34
2910.27:255:35
3010.27:255:36
3110.27:245:37

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.95 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 — January's 2.95 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.7Moderate
22.7Moderate
32.7Moderate
42.7Moderate
52.8Moderate
62.8Moderate
72.8Moderate
82.8Moderate
92.8Moderate
102.8Moderate
112.8Moderate
122.9Moderate
132.9Moderate
142.9Moderate
152.9Moderate
162.9Moderate
172.9Moderate
183.0Moderate
193.0Moderate
203.0Moderate
213.0Moderate
223.0Moderate
233.1Moderate
243.1Moderate
253.1Moderate
263.2Moderate
273.2Moderate
283.2Moderate
293.3Moderate
303.3Moderate
313.3Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for El Jem

In seasonPeak

None of El Jem's seasonal hazards are active in January. 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 January a good time to visit El Jem?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
1.4
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for El Jem in January

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

In January, El Jem sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near El Jem in January

The nearest coast averages about 16°C in January — 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.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb15Bracing
Mar15Cool
Apr17Cool
May19Cool
Jun23Refreshing
Jul26Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct24Warm
Nov21Refreshing
Dec18Cool

UV index in El Jem in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 2. 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 10Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr5High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in El Jem in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January 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).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJan 1332 µg/m³Jul 1916 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb31Moderate
Mar30Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov30Moderate
Dec31Moderate
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
16 km
133 m
80 km
641 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January 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
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 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).