Kellabine weather in May

In May, Kellabine sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.3 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of May to 14 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kellabine's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kellabine's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
6th warmest
Overnight low
19°
7th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:17 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover
31%
5th clearest
Wind
21 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
7.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.2
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical May day in Kellabine reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 3°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.

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Kellabine weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 13°254.39.95.4
Feb15° / 13°21410.75.4
Mar16° / 14°203.811.76.1
Apr18° / 16°122.612.87.3
May21° / 19°61.313.88.2
Jun24° / 22°20.414.39.3
Jul27° / 25°0014.19.2
Aug28° / 26°20.513.38.8
Sep26° / 25°272.912.28.3
Oct24° / 22°304.811.18.1
Nov20° / 18°314.610.27.6
Dec17° / 15°335.19.76.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18020
28020
38020
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57921
67921
77921
87921
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kellabine gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.3 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 4% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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46
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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 43% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 7% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12555191
22455201
32354221
42253241
52152261
62051281
71950301
81948321
91847342
101746352
111744372
121643392
131641412
141540432
151438453
161437473
171335483
181333504
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201130545
211029547
221028548
23927559
248265511
257245712
266235714
276225616
285205718
294195621
304175623
313165526

Wind in May

Winds average 21 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
122breezy
222breezy
322breezy
422breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of May to 14 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:31 AM to 5:09 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 7:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:316:54
213.45:306:54
313.45:296:55
413.55:286:56
513.55:276:57
613.55:266:58
713.65:256:59
813.65:246:59
913.65:237:00
1013.65:227:01
1113.75:217:02
1213.75:207:03
1313.75:197:03
1413.85:197:04
1513.85:187:05
1613.85:177:06
1713.85:167:06
1813.95:167:07
1913.95:157:08
2013.95:147:09
2113.95:147:10
2214.05:137:10
2314.05:127:11
2414.05:127:12
2514.05:117:12
2614.05:117:13
2714.15:107:14
2814.15:107:15
2914.15:097:15
3014.15:097:16
3114.15:097:17

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.64 kWh/m² to a high of 7.57 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 7.04 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Kellabine

In seasonPeak

In May, Kellabine sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

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

Is May a good time to visit Kellabine?

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

8.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Kellabine for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Kellabine in May

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

In May, Kellabine sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 19°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker.

sun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Kellabine in May

The nearest coast averages about 20°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 28°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 15 to Nov 28 — about 6.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Cool
Feb15Bracing
Mar16Cool
Apr17Cool
May20Refreshing
Jun23Refreshing
Jul27Warm
Aug28Tropical
Sep27Warm
Oct25Warm
Nov22Refreshing
Dec18Cool

UV index in Kellabine in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kellabine peaks around July 14 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 14UV 10Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr5High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Kellabine in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Kellabine is worst in January — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (August, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateJan 1926 µg/m³Aug 109 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan26Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun12Good
Jul10Good
Aug9Good
Sep12Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kellabine?

Kellabine sits at 34.7°N, 11.2°E, 3 m above sea level, in Tunisia. The nearest listed city is Sakiet ed Daier, 39 km away.

Dar el Haj TaïebGremdaSidi AbidChebba

Topography around Kellabine

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kellabine has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 8 m around an average of 1 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 197 m.

The land around Kellabine is covered by water (42%), bare terrain (25%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, water (86%) within 16 km, and water (66%) within 80 km.

3 km
8 m
16 km
20 m
80 km
197 m
grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Sakiet ed Daier 39 km · El Ain 41 km · Sfax 42 km · Sakiet ez Zit 42 km · Dar el Haj Taïeb 44 km · Gremda 46 km · Sidi Abid 48 km · Chebba 59 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 Kellabine (34.7088°, 11.2147°, elevation 3 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).