Manouba in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Manouba sees average daytime highs around 17°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 115 mm of rain over about 23 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 17°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
17°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
8°C
Rainfall
115 mm
23 wet days
Avg wind
12 km/h
Travel score
5.7
3rd-best season
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Manouba in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 17°C.

A typical winter day in Manouba reaches about 17°C and drops to 8°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Manouba

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

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

winter sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Manouba 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
Jan16° / 377.59.85.4
Feb16° / 41810.65.5
Mar19° / 10°426.811.76.7
Apr22° / 12°397.312.97.3
May27° / 16°244.613.97.7
Jun31° / 20°102.114.55.6
Jul34° / 22°20.714.34.1
Aug34° / 23°92.613.43.8
Sep31° / 21°345.712.25.4
Oct26° / 17°386.4117.3
Nov21° / 13°366.6107.2
Dec17° / 387.19.56.2

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Manouba gets around 115 mm of rain over 23 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 12 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 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 2.7 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Manouba

In seasonPeak

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

Manouba sees seasonal dust haze (June), heaviest in June.

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

Is winter a good time to visit Manouba?

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.

5.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
1.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Manouba for sightseeing.

What to pack for Manouba in Winter

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

In winter, Manouba sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 23 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Manouba in Winter

The nearest coast averages about 16°C across winter — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 26 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 3 to Nov 19 — about 5.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb15Bracing
Mar15Bracing
Apr16Cool
May18Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct23Refreshing
Nov20Refreshing
Dec17Cool

UV index in Manouba in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Manouba peaks around July 17 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighModerateVery highVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 10Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr4Moderate
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Manouba 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 Manouba is worst in December — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.8× the cleanest month (July, 27 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorDec 1550 µg/m³Jul 1428 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan45Poor
Feb46Poor
Mar41Poor
Apr39Poor
May33Moderate
Jun29Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug30Moderate
Sep36Poor
Oct42Poor
Nov47Poor
Dec50Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Manouba?

Manouba sits at 36.8°N, 10.1°E, 27 m above sea level, in Tunisia. The nearest listed city is Den Den, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Manouba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Manouba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m around an average of 39 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 324 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,200 m.

The land around Manouba is covered by artificial surfaces (73%) within 3 km, cropland (37%), artificial surfaces (28%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (33%), water (30%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
79 m
16 km
324 m
80 km
1,200 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
Winter weather nearby: Den Den 1.0 km · Douar Hicher 2.0 km · Ettadhamen 3.0 km · Le Bardo 3.0 km · Mnihla 4.0 km · Oued Lill 6.0 km · Tunis 6.0 km · Sejoumi 6.0 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 Manouba (36.8101°, 10.0956°, elevation 27 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.