Kasserine weather in January

In January, Kasserine sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 23 mm of precipitation across 4 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 13°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% 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 Kasserine's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kasserine's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 13°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 3°; 1st coldest
Precipitation: 23 mm; 4 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 54 min; 7:38 AM – 5:30 PM
Cloud cover: 46%; 11th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 2.96 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.0; out of 10

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 13°C through the month.

A typical January day in Kasserine reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

	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	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13
Avg low (°C)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	3
2	13	3
3	13	3
4	13	3
5	13	3
6	13	3
7	13	3
8	13	3
9	13	3
10	13	3
11	13	3
12	13	2
13	13	2
14	13	2
15	12	2
16	12	2
17	12	2
18	12	2
19	12	3
20	12	3
21	12	3
22	12	3
23	12	3
24	12	3
25	12	3
26	12	3
27	12	3
28	13	3
29	13	3
30	13	3
31	13	3

How January really feels in Kasserine

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 30 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

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

Kasserine weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	13° / 3°	23	4	9.9	4.0
Feb	14° / 3°	18	3.9	10.7	4.6
Mar	17° / 5°	32	5.9	11.7	6.2
Apr	21° / 8°	32	5.6	12.9	7.3
May	26° / 12°	26	5.6	13.8	7.6
Jun	31° / 16°	19	4.2	14.3	5.3
Jul	35° / 19°	10	3.7	14.1	3.3
Aug	34° / 19°	21	5.7	13.3	3.6
Sep	29° / 16°	40	7.7	12.2	6.1
Oct	24° / 12°	28	5.1	11.1	7.8
Nov	18° / 7°	25	4.2	10.2	6.6
Dec	14° / 4°	19	3.3	9.7	4.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%.

	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	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	68	68	68	68	68	66	66	66	65	64	64	63	63	62	62	61	61	60	59	59	59	59	60	60	60	61	61	62	62	62	64
Cloudier (%)	32	32	32	32	32	34	34	34	35	36	36	37	37	38	38	39	39	40	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	39	39	38	38	38	36

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	68	32
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	65	35
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	63	37
13	63	37
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	60	40
19	59	41
20	59	41
21	59	41
22	59	41
23	60	40
24	60	40
25	60	40
26	61	39
27	61	39
28	62	38
29	62	38
30	62	38
31	64	36

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kasserine gets around 23 mm of rain and snow over 4 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 13% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	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	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	12	13	13	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15

	Rain chance (%)
1	9
2	9
3	9
4	9
5	9
6	9
7	10
8	10
9	10
10	11
11	11
12	12
13	13
14	13
15	14
16	14
17	15
18	15
19	15
20	15
21	15
22	16
23	16
24	16
25	16
26	16
27	15
28	15
29	15
30	15
31	15

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 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	29	30	31
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	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
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	11	calm
20	11	calm
21	11	calm
22	11	calm
23	11	calm
24	11	calm
25	11	calm
26	11	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm
29	11	calm
30	11	calm
31	11	calm

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 7:38 AM to 7:31 AM, and sunset from 5:18 PM to 5:45 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	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2
Sunrise (AM)	7:38	7:38	7:38	7:38	7:38	7:38	7:39	7:39	7:39	7:39	7:38	7:38	7:38	7:38	7:38	7:38	7:37	7:37	7:37	7:37	7:36	7:36	7:35	7:35	7:35	7:34	7:34	7:33	7:32	7:32	7:31
Sunset (PM)	5:18	5:19	5:19	5:20	5:21	5:22	5:22	5:23	5:24	5:25	5:26	5:27	5:27	5:28	5:29	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:45

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.7	7:38	5:18
2	9.7	7:38	5:19
3	9.7	7:38	5:19
4	9.7	7:38	5:20
5	9.7	7:38	5:21
6	9.7	7:38	5:22
7	9.7	7:39	5:22
8	9.7	7:39	5:23
9	9.8	7:39	5:24
10	9.8	7:39	5:25
11	9.8	7:38	5:26
12	9.8	7:38	5:27
13	9.8	7:38	5:27
14	9.8	7:38	5:28
15	9.9	7:38	5:29
16	9.9	7:38	5:30
17	9.9	7:37	5:31
18	9.9	7:37	5:32
19	9.9	7:37	5:33
20	10.0	7:37	5:34
21	10.0	7:36	5:35
22	10.0	7:36	5:36
23	10.0	7:35	5:37
24	10.0	7:35	5:38
25	10.1	7:35	5:39
26	10.1	7:34	5:40
27	10.1	7:34	5:41
28	10.1	7:33	5:42
29	10.2	7:32	5:43
30	10.2	7:32	5:44
31	10.2	7:31	5:45

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.63 kWh/m² to a high of 7.51 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.96 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	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	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.4
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.7	Moderate
2	2.7	Moderate
3	2.8	Moderate
4	2.8	Moderate
5	2.8	Moderate
6	2.8	Moderate
7	2.8	Moderate
8	2.8	Moderate
9	2.8	Moderate
10	2.8	Moderate
11	2.9	Moderate
12	2.9	Moderate
13	2.9	Moderate
14	2.9	Moderate
15	2.9	Moderate
16	2.9	Moderate
17	2.9	Moderate
18	3.0	Moderate
19	3.0	Moderate
20	3.0	Moderate
21	3.0	Moderate
22	3.0	Moderate
23	3.1	Moderate
24	3.1	Moderate
25	3.1	Moderate
26	3.2	Moderate
27	3.2	Moderate
28	3.2	Moderate
29	3.3	Moderate
30	3.3	Moderate
31	3.4	Moderate

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Kasserine

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is January a good time to visit Kasserine?

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

4.0

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Kasserine for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kasserine in January

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

In January, Kasserine sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Kasserine in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kasserine peaks around July 14 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)	3	5	7	6	8	9	10	9	8	6	4	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	7	High
Apr	6	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Air quality in Kasserine 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 Kasserine is worst in April — around 26 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)	19	20	23	26	24	24	22	23	24	24	21	18
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	19	Moderate
Feb	20	Moderate
Mar	23	Moderate
Apr	26	Moderate
May	24	Moderate
Jun	24	Moderate
Jul	22	Moderate
Aug	23	Moderate
Sep	24	Moderate
Oct	24	Moderate
Nov	21	Moderate
Dec	18	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Kasserine?

Kasserine sits at 35.2°N, 8.8°E, 674 m above sea level, in Tunisia. The nearest listed city is Sufetula, 27 km away.

Topography around Kasserine

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kasserine has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 123 m around an average of 680 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 985 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,509 m.

The land around Kasserine is covered by artificial surfaces (33%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, grassland (70%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km

123 m

artificial surfaces 33%

16 km

985 m

grassland 70%

80 km

1,509 m

grassland 47%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

← December Kasserine year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Sufetula 27 km · Feriana 35 km · Thala 47 km · Sidi Bouzid 61 km · Tébessa 70 km · Gafsa 83 km · Tajerouine 85 km · Bir el Ater 85 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 Kasserine (35.1676°, 8.8365°, elevation 674 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. 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	13	3
2	13	3
3	13	3
4	13	3
5	13	3
6	13	3
7	13	3
8	13	3
9	13	3
10	13	3
11	13	3
12	13	2
13	13	2
14	13	2
15	12	2
16	12	2
17	12	2
18	12	2
19	12	3
20	12	3
21	12	3
22	12	3
23	12	3
24	12	3
25	12	3
26	12	3
27	12	3
28	13	3
29	13	3
30	13	3
31	13	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	68	32
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	65	35
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	63	37
13	63	37
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	60	40
19	59	41
20	59	41
21	59	41
22	59	41
23	60	40
24	60	40
25	60	40
26	61	39
27	61	39
28	62	38
29	62	38
30	62	38
31	64	36

	Rain chance (%)
1	9
2	9
3	9
4	9
5	9
6	9
7	10
8	10
9	10
10	11
11	11
12	12
13	13
14	13
15	14
16	14
17	15
18	15
19	15
20	15
21	15
22	16
23	16
24	16
25	16
26	16
27	15
28	15
29	15
30	15
31	15

	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
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	3
2	13	3
3	13	3
4	13	3
5	13	3
6	13	3
7	13	3
8	13	3
9	13	3
10	13	3
11	13	3
12	13	2
13	13	2
14	13	2
15	12	2
16	12	2
17	12	2
18	12	2
19	12	3
20	12	3
21	12	3
22	12	3
23	12	3
24	12	3
25	12	3
26	12	3
27	12	3
28	13	3
29	13	3
30	13	3
31	13	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	68	32
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	65	35
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	63	37
13	63	37
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	60	40
19	59	41
20	59	41
21	59	41
22	59	41
23	60	40
24	60	40
25	60	40
26	61	39
27	61	39
28	62	38
29	62	38
30	62	38
31	64	36

	Rain chance (%)
1	9
2	9
3	9
4	9
5	9
6	9
7	10
8	10
9	10
10	11
11	11
12	12
13	13
14	13
15	14
16	14
17	15
18	15
19	15
20	15
21	15
22	16
23	16
24	16
25	16
26	16
27	15
28	15
29	15
30	15
31	15

	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
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	13	3
2	13	3
3	13	3
4	13	3
5	13	3
6	13	3
7	13	3
8	13	3
9	13	3
10	13	3
11	13	3
12	13	2
13	13	2
14	13	2
15	12	2
16	12	2
17	12	2
18	12	2
19	12	3
20	12	3
21	12	3
22	12	3
23	12	3
24	12	3
25	12	3
26	12	3
27	12	3
28	13	3
29	13	3
30	13	3
31	13	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	68	32
4	68	32
5	68	32
6	66	34
7	66	34
8	66	34
9	65	35
10	64	36
11	64	36
12	63	37
13	63	37
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	60	40
19	59	41
20	59	41
21	59	41
22	59	41
23	60	40
24	60	40
25	60	40
26	61	39
27	61	39
28	62	38
29	62	38
30	62	38
31	64	36

	Rain chance (%)
1	9
2	9
3	9
4	9
5	9
6	9
7	10
8	10
9	10
10	11
11	11
12	12
13	13
14	13
15	14
16	14
17	15
18	15
19	15
20	15
21	15
22	16
23	16
24	16
25	16
26	16
27	15
28	15
29	15
30	15
31	15

	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
29	100
30	100
31	100