Kasserine in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Kasserine sees average daytime highs around 13°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 60 mm of precipitation over about 11 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 45% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

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

Temperature in Kasserine 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 Kasserine reaches about 13°C and drops to 3°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

10°20°DecJanFeb

How winter really feels in Kasserine

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 47 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
47
wind chill below the day's low

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

Kasserine 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
Jan13° / 2349.94.0
Feb14° / 183.910.74.6
Mar17° / 325.911.76.2
Apr21° / 325.612.97.3
May26° / 12°265.613.87.6
Jun31° / 16°194.214.35.3
Jul35° / 19°103.714.13.3
Aug34° / 19°215.713.33.6
Sep29° / 16°407.712.26.1
Oct24° / 12°285.111.17.8
Nov18° / 254.210.26.6
Dec14° / 193.39.74.7

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Kasserine gets around 60 mm of rain and snow over 11 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 11 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 3.2 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Kasserine

In seasonPeak

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

Kasserine 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 Kasserine?

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 Kasserine for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kasserine in Winter

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

In winter, Kasserine sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Kasserine 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 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 14UV 10Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar7High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Kasserine 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 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).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1925 µg/m³Dec 2018 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec18Moderate
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.

ThalaSidi BouzidTébessaGafsaTajerouineBir el Ater

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
16 km
985 m
80 km
1,509 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
Winter 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
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 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.