Climate and average weather in Kairouan
In Kairouan, the summers are sweltering, dry, and clear and the winters are mild and mostly clear.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Kairouan typically varies from 7°C to 36°C, and is rarely below 3°C or above 41°C. July is the hottest month of the year, while January is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best times of year to visit Kairouan for warm-weather activities are from late January to late May and early October to mid January.
- Hottest
- Jul
- 36°
- Coldest
- Jan
- 7°
- Wettest
- Oct
- 39 mm
- Driest
- Jul
- 2 mm
- Rain / yr
- 269 mm
- 44 wet days
- Daylight
- 9.6–14.4 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 65 m
- 35.7°N
- Clearest
- Jul
- 13% cloud
Kairouan weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around late January to late May.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Kairouan, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
The hot season lasts 3.3 months, from June 8 to September 15, with daily high temperatures above 32°C. The hottest month of the year in Kairouan is July, with an average high of 36°C and low of 23°C.
The cool season lasts 3.8 months, from November 23 to March 18, with daily high temperatures below 21°C. The coldest month of the year in Kairouan is January, with an average low of 7°C and high of 17°C.
Days typically run about 11°C warmer than nights, with the widest day–night swing (around 13°C) in July.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 17 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 33 | 36 | 36 | 32 | 27 | 22 | 18 |
| Avg low (°C) | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 8 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17 | 7 |
| Feb | 18 | 7 |
| Mar | 21 | 9 |
| Apr | 24 | 12 |
| May | 28 | 16 |
| Jun | 33 | 20 |
| Jul | 36 | 23 |
| Aug | 36 | 23 |
| Sep | 32 | 21 |
| Oct | 27 | 17 |
| Nov | 22 | 12 |
| Dec | 18 | 8 |
How hot and cold Kairouan really feels
The felt-temperature range through the year — heat index on the day's high (summer humidity), wind chill on the night's low (winter wind). The dashed lines are the plain thermometer; the gap is how much hotter or colder it really feels.
On the hottest afternoons, once humidity is folded in, Kairouan feels like about 37°C (around August 9). About 99 days a year carry some heat stress, peaking in August.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels-like high (°C) | 17 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 33 | 36 | 37 | 32 | 27 | 22 | 18 |
| Air high (°C) | 17 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 33 | 36 | 36 | 32 | 27 | 22 | 18 |
| Feels-like low (°C) | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 6 |
| Air low (°C) | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 8 |
| Feels-like high (°C) | Air high (°C) | Feels-like low (°C) | Air low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17 | 17 | 5 | 7 |
| Feb | 18 | 18 | 5 | 7 |
| Mar | 21 | 21 | 8 | 9 |
| Apr | 24 | 24 | 12 | 12 |
| May | 28 | 28 | 16 | 16 |
| Jun | 33 | 33 | 20 | 20 |
| Jul | 36 | 36 | 23 | 23 |
| Aug | 37 | 36 | 23 | 23 |
| Sep | 32 | 32 | 21 | 21 |
| Oct | 27 | 27 | 17 | 17 |
| Nov | 22 | 22 | 11 | 12 |
| Dec | 18 | 18 | 6 | 8 |
Average hourly temperature in Kairouan
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on July afternoons, near 36°C, and coldest before dawn in January, near 7°C.
Kairouan weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17° / 7° | 27 | 3.9 | 9.9 | 6.5 |
| Feb | 18° / 7° | 22 | 4.2 | 10.6 | 6.8 |
| Mar | 21° / 9° | 34 | 5.4 | 11.7 | 7.3 |
| Apr | 24° / 12° | 25 | 4.6 | 12.9 | 7.9 |
| May | 28° / 16° | 17 | 3.8 | 13.9 | 6.9 |
| Jun | 33° / 20° | 7 | 1.7 | 14.4 | 4.4 |
| Jul | 36° / 23° | 2 | 0.6 | 14.2 | 2.6 |
| Aug | 36° / 23° | 10 | 2.1 | 13.3 | 2.7 |
| Sep | 32° / 21° | 37 | 5.1 | 12.2 | 4.9 |
| Oct | 27° / 17° | 39 | 5.3 | 11.1 | 7.3 |
| Nov | 22° / 12° | 25 | 3.9 | 10.1 | 7.9 |
| Dec | 18° / 8° | 22 | 3.8 | 9.6 | 7.1 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Kairouan gets about 269 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is mostly dry, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 2.5 months, from around Aug 31 to Nov 14, peaking in October at about 18% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Jul 5.
October is the wettest month by volume, with 39 mm over about 5 wet days; July is the driest, with 2 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 13 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 12 |
| Rain days | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13 | 4 |
| Feb | 15 | 4 |
| Mar | 18 | 5 |
| Apr | 16 | 5 |
| May | 12 | 4 |
| Jun | 6 | 2 |
| Jul | 2 | 1 |
| Aug | 7 | 2 |
| Sep | 17 | 5 |
| Oct | 17 | 5 |
| Nov | 13 | 4 |
| Dec | 12 | 4 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Kairouan collects about 269 mm of rain across 44 wet days — roughly 22 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. October is the wettest month with 39 mm, while July is the driest at just 2 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 41% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 27 | 22 | 34 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 37 | 39 | 25 | 22 |
| Rain days | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27 | 4 |
| Feb | 22 | 4 |
| Mar | 34 | 5 |
| Apr | 25 | 5 |
| May | 17 | 4 |
| Jun | 7 | 2 |
| Jul | 2 | 1 |
| Aug | 10 | 2 |
| Sep | 37 | 5 |
| Oct | 39 | 5 |
| Nov | 25 | 4 |
| Dec | 22 | 4 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Kairouan, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around June 3 and lasts for 3.4 months, ending around September 14. The clearest month is July, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 98% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around September 15 and lasts for 8.6 months, ending around June 2. The cloudiest month is March, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 33% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 70 | 69 | 67 | 68 | 71 | 85 | 98 | 93 | 76 | 69 | 70 | 71 |
| Cloudier (%) | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 70 | 30 |
| Feb | 69 | 31 |
| Mar | 67 | 33 |
| Apr | 68 | 32 |
| May | 71 | 29 |
| Jun | 85 | 15 |
| Jul | 98 | 2 |
| Aug | 93 | 7 |
| Sep | 76 | 24 |
| Oct | 69 | 31 |
| Nov | 70 | 30 |
| Dec | 71 | 29 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around June 10, brings about 14 h 24 min of light; the shortest, around January 1, only 9 h 36 min — a swing of roughly 4 h 48 min.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.9 | 10.6 | 11.7 | 12.9 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.3 | 12.2 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 7:34 | 7:15 | 6:38 | 5:53 | 5:20 | 5:08 | 5:19 | 5:43 | 6:07 | 6:32 | 7:02 | 7:28 |
| Sunset (PM) | 5:24 | 5:54 | 6:21 | 6:47 | 7:12 | 7:32 | 7:31 | 7:05 | 6:21 | 5:37 | 5:07 | 5:04 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.9 | 7:34 | 5:24 |
| Feb | 10.6 | 7:15 | 5:54 |
| Mar | 11.7 | 6:38 | 6:21 |
| Apr | 12.9 | 5:53 | 6:47 |
| May | 13.9 | 5:20 | 7:12 |
| Jun | 14.4 | 5:08 | 7:32 |
| Jul | 14.2 | 5:19 | 7:31 |
| Aug | 13.3 | 5:43 | 7:05 |
| Sep | 12.2 | 6:07 | 6:21 |
| Oct | 11.1 | 6:32 | 5:37 |
| Nov | 10.1 | 7:02 | 5:07 |
| Dec | 9.6 | 7:28 | 5:04 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Kairouan averages about 18 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 14 and 28 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 3.4 months, from around Jun 2 to Sep 13. The sunniest month is July, with roughly 28 sunny days (brilliant).
The greyest month is March, down near 15 sunny days — about 47% fewer than the July peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 28 | 25 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
| Sky | Bright | Bright | Mixed | Mixed | Bright | Bright | Brilliant | Brilliant | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15 | Bright |
| Feb | 14 | Bright |
| Mar | 15 | Mixed |
| Apr | 14 | Mixed |
| May | 17 | Bright |
| Jun | 22 | Bright |
| Jul | 28 | Brilliant |
| Aug | 25 | Brilliant |
| Sep | 18 | Bright |
| Oct | 16 | Bright |
| Nov | 15 | Bright |
| Dec | 16 | Bright |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
In Kairouan, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.
The more humid part of the year lasts 4.5 months, from around June 15 to October 28. The muggiest month is August, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 70% of the time.
The most comfortable stretch runs from around October 29 to June 14, and March is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 100% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 100 | 100 | 99 | 90 | 68 | 37 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 82 | 98 |
| Comfortable (%) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 27 | 41 | 34 | 23 | 22 | 29 | 14 | 2 |
| Humid (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 28 | 4 | 0 |
| Muggy (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 33 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Oppressive (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar | 99 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr | 90 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 68 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun | 37 | 41 | 19 | 3 | 0 |
| Jul | 16 | 34 | 35 | 14 | 1 |
| Aug | 7 | 23 | 34 | 33 | 3 |
| Sep | 8 | 22 | 35 | 30 | 5 |
| Oct | 32 | 29 | 28 | 10 | 1 |
| Nov | 82 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec | 98 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Wind in Kairouan is steady company: average speeds sit near 10 km/h — calm — in every month of the year, with no meaningful windy or calm season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | calm |
| Feb | 11 | calm |
| Mar | 11 | calm |
| Apr | 11 | calm |
| May | 10 | calm |
| Jun | 10 | calm |
| Jul | 9 | calm |
| Aug | 9 | calm |
| Sep | 9 | calm |
| Oct | 9 | calm |
| Nov | 9 | calm |
| Dec | 10 | calm |
Hazard calendar for Kairouan
When the seasonal hazards worth planning around — the rainy season, tropical-cyclone risk and dust haze — are active through the year.
Kairouan sees seasonal dust haze (April–June), heaviest in June.
Best time to visit Kairouan
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Kairouan throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around mid February, Kairouan is still near the start of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds not yet at full swing.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Kairouan for general outdoor tourist activities run from late January to late May and again from early October to mid January, with a peak score in the third week of April.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 6.5 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 6.9 | 4.4 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 4.9 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 7.1 |
| Rating | good | good | good | ideal | good | fair | poor | poor | fair | good | ideal | good |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.5 | good |
| Feb | 6.8 | good |
| Mar | 7.3 | good |
| Apr | 7.9 | ideal |
| May | 6.9 | good |
| Jun | 4.4 | fair |
| Jul | 2.6 | poor |
| Aug | 2.7 | poor |
| Sep | 4.9 | fair |
| Oct | 7.3 | good |
| Nov | 7.9 | ideal |
| Dec | 7.1 | good |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Kairouan for hot-weather activities run from mid April to early July and again from late August to early November, with a peak score in the third week of May.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Kairouan, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
For a warm-season trip around July (highs near 36°C), the essentials are light clothes and sun protection. In the cold season around January (highs near 17°C), pack a warm layer.
In July, Kairouan sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.
Sea temperature near Kairouan
Average ocean temperature at the nearest coast, month by month, banded into swim-comfort zones — the other half of the beach question.
The sea at the nearest coast (about 52 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 29 to Nov 27 — about 6 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 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 18 |
| Comfort | Cool | Bracing | Bracing | Cool | Cool | Refreshing | Warm | Warm | Warm | Refreshing | Refreshing | Cool |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16 | Cool |
| Feb | 15 | Bracing |
| Mar | 15 | Bracing |
| Apr | 16 | Cool |
| May | 19 | Cool |
| Jun | 22 | Refreshing |
| Jul | 25 | Warm |
| Aug | 27 | Warm |
| Sep | 26 | Warm |
| Oct | 24 | Refreshing |
| Nov | 21 | Refreshing |
| Dec | 18 | Cool |
UV index (midday) in Kairouan by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kairouan peaks around July 17 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 | Moderate | Very high | Very high | Very high | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2 | Moderate |
| Feb | 5 | Moderate |
| Mar | 6 | High |
| Apr | 5 | Moderate |
| May | 7 | Very high |
| Jun | 9 | Very high |
| Jul | 10 | Very high |
| Aug | 9 | Very high |
| Sep | 8 | Very high |
| Oct | 6 | High |
| Nov | 3 | Moderate |
| Dec | 2 | Moderate |
Average hourly UV index in Kairouan
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in July the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8.5 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 5.5 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 8 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 7 | 5.5 | 2 | 0 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.5 | 5 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0 | 0 |
| Feb | 4 | 0 |
| Mar | 6 | 1 |
| Apr | 5.5 | 0 |
| May | 7.5 | 3.5 |
| Jun | 8 | 5 |
| Jul | 8.5 | 5.5 |
| Aug | 7.5 | 4.5 |
| Sep | 7 | 3.5 |
| Oct | 5.5 | 0 |
| Nov | 2 | 0 |
| Dec | 0 | 0 |
Air quality in Kairouan by month
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.
Air quality in Kairouan is worst in November — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27 | Moderate |
| Feb | 28 | Moderate |
| Mar | 28 | Moderate |
| Apr | 28 | Moderate |
| May | 24 | Moderate |
| Jun | 23 | Moderate |
| Jul | 21 | Moderate |
| Aug | 23 | Moderate |
| Sep | 26 | Moderate |
| Oct | 29 | Moderate |
| Nov | 29 | Moderate |
| Dec | 28 | Moderate |
Growing season
Kairouan is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 99 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 99 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Kairouan banks about 3,773 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around August.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 60 | 71 | 152 | 241 | 381 | 500 | 607 | 608 | 485 | 366 | 204 | 98 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 60 |
| Feb | 71 |
| Mar | 152 |
| Apr | 241 |
| May | 381 |
| Jun | 500 |
| Jul | 607 |
| Aug | 608 |
| Sep | 485 |
| Oct | 366 |
| Nov | 204 |
| Dec | 98 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Kairouan receives about 5.1 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 2.5 and 7.7 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.0 months, from around Mar 19 to Sep 18. The brightest month is July, averaging about 7.6 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is December, down near 2.5 kWh/m² — roughly 66% less than the July peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 2.8 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Bright | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Bright | Bright | Moderate | Moderate |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.8 | Moderate |
| Feb | 3.7 | Moderate |
| Mar | 5.0 | Bright |
| Apr | 6.1 | Intense |
| May | 6.9 | Intense |
| Jun | 7.5 | Intense |
| Jul | 7.6 | Intense |
| Aug | 6.7 | Intense |
| Sep | 5.2 | Bright |
| Oct | 4.0 | Bright |
| Nov | 3.0 | Moderate |
| Dec | 2.5 | Moderate |
Where is Kairouan?
Kairouan sits at 35.7°N, 10.1°E, 65 m above sea level, in Tunisia. The nearest listed city is Msaken, 44 km away.
Topography around Kairouan
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Kairouan.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Kairouan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 58 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 158 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,365 m.
The land around Kairouan is covered by artificial surfaces (52%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (53%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (38%) and grassland (34%) within 80 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 Kairouan (35.6781°, 10.0963°, elevation 65 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).