Ksour Essaf weather in August

In August, Ksour Essaf sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 89% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Ksour Essaf's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ksour Essaf's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:40 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover
14%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical August day in Ksour Essaf reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Ksour Essaf

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Ksour Essaf weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 10°2659.96.4
Feb18° / 10°224.510.76.6
Mar20° / 12°325.511.77.2
Apr22° / 14°214.812.97.8
May26° / 17°132.813.88.2
Jun30° / 21°51.214.36.7
Jul33° / 24°10.314.15.0
Aug33° / 24°6113.34.7
Sep30° / 23°384.612.25.9
Oct27° / 19°335.811.17.4
Nov22° / 15°264.310.17.8
Dec18° / 11°264.79.77.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 89% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 5%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1982
2982
3973
4973
5973
6973
7973
8973
9973
10973
11973
12973
13964
14964
15964
16964
17955
18955
19955
20955
21955
22955
23955
24946
25937
26937
27937
28937
29919
30919
319010

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ksour Essaf gets around 6 mm of rain over 1 wet days in August. 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 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
22
32
42
52
62
72
82
92
102
112
123
133
143
153
163
173
183
193
204
214
224
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266
276
287
297
308
318

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 83% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
132245300
232144320
322143331
422142341
522042351
622041361
721941371
821940382
911840392
1011740392
1111740402
1211640403
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1411440423
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2321240443
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2731338433
2831438433
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3141537413

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
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3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:28 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 7:16 PM to 6:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:287:16
213.85:297:15
313.75:297:14
413.75:307:14
513.75:317:13
613.75:327:12
713.65:337:11
813.65:337:10
913.65:347:08
1013.55:357:07
1113.55:367:06
1213.55:377:05
1313.45:377:04
1413.45:387:03
1513.45:397:02
1613.35:407:01
1713.35:406:59
1813.35:416:58
1913.25:426:57
2013.25:436:56
2113.25:446:54
2213.15:446:53
2313.15:456:52
2413.15:466:50
2513.05:476:49
2613.05:486:48
2713.05:486:46
2812.95:496:45
2912.95:506:43
3012.95:516:42
3112.85:516:41

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.5 kWh/m² to a high of 7.6 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.2Intense
37.2Intense
47.1Intense
57.1Intense
67.1Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
106.9Intense
116.9Intense
126.8Intense
136.8Intense
146.8Intense
156.7Intense
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186.6Intense
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206.6Intense
216.5Intense
226.5Intense
236.5Intense
246.4Intense
256.4Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.1Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Ksour Essaf

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
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Is August a good time to visit Ksour Essaf?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Ksour Essaf for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ksour Essaf in August

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

In August, Ksour Essaf sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Ksour Essaf in August

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 13 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 22 to Nov 25 — about 6.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb15Bracing
Mar15Cool
Apr17Cool
May19Cool
Jun23Refreshing
Jul26Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct24Warm
Nov21Refreshing
Dec18Cool

UV index in Ksour Essaf in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ksour Essaf peaks around July 16 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 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 16UV 10Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Ksour Essaf in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Ksour Essaf is worst in March — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (August, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateMar 1322 µg/m³Aug 1311 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun12Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug10Good
Sep12Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ksour Essaf?

Ksour Essaf sits at 35.4°N, 11.0°E, 9 m above sea level, in Tunisia. The nearest listed city is Zouila, 11 km away.

Topography around Ksour Essaf

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ksour Essaf has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 241 m.

The land around Ksour Essaf is covered by grassland (51%) and cropland (30%) within 3 km, grassland (36%), water (33%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and water (45%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
60 m
16 km
117 m
80 km
241 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Zouila 11 km · Mahdia 11 km · Bekalta 22 km · Chebba 23 km · Teboulba 25 km · Moknine 25 km · Ksar Hellal 27 km · El Jem 28 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 Ksour Essaf (35.4181°, 10.9947°, elevation 9 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).