Feriana in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Feriana sees average daytime highs around 13°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 49 mm of precipitation over about 10 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 13°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Feriana's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Feriana's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
13°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
4°C
Precipitation
49 mm
10 wet days
Avg wind
13 km/h
Travel score
4.4
3rd-best season
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Feriana in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 13°C.

A typical winter day in Feriana reaches about 13°C and drops to 4°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Feriana

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 30 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
30
wind chill below the day's low

The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Feriana weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 193.49.93.9
Feb14° / 153.310.74.7
Mar17° / 254.811.76.3
Apr21° / 26512.97.4
May26° / 14°214.713.87.8
Jun31° / 18°153.914.35.3
Jul35° / 21°114.214.13.3
Aug34° / 20°185.713.33.7
Sep29° / 17°357.112.26.4
Oct23° / 13°224.511.18.0
Nov17° / 223.810.26.6
Dec13° / 153.19.74.5

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Feriana gets around 49 mm of rain and snow over 10 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 13 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 48 min in early December to 11 h 06 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 3.3 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Feriana

In seasonPeak

None of Feriana's seasonal hazards peak in winter. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.

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

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

Is winter a good time to visit Feriana?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Feriana for sightseeing.

What to pack for Feriana in Winter

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

In winter, Feriana sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Feriana in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Feriana peaks around July 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 highHighModerateJul 15UV 10Dec 22UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar7High
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Feriana in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Feriana is worst in April — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 16 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 2126 µg/m³Dec 2016 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Feriana?

Feriana sits at 34.9°N, 8.6°E, 737 m above sea level, in Tunisia. The nearest listed city is Kasserine, 35 km away.

Bir el AterMoularèsSufetulaGafsaEl KsarTébessaThala

Topography around Feriana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Feriana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m around an average of 756 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 630 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,642 m.

The land around Feriana is covered by bare terrain (29%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, grassland (57%) and bare terrain (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (40%), bare terrain (32%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
139 m
16 km
630 m
80 km
1,642 m
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Winter weather nearby: Kasserine 35 km · Bir el Ater 51 km · Moularès 58 km · Sufetula 60 km · Gafsa 61 km · El Ksar 64 km · Tébessa 65 km · Thala 70 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 Feriana (34.9453°, 8.5679°, elevation 737 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.