Matmata weather in August

In August, Matmata sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.6 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 94% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Matmata's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Matmata's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:47 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover
10%
2nd clearest
Wind
15 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical August day in Matmata reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°C warmer than September.

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

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.

Matmata weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan16° / 142.6106.0
Feb17° / 122.210.87.1
Mar21° / 11°172.411.78.0
Apr25° / 14°122.412.88.6
May29° / 18°51.213.77.1
Jun33° / 21°10.214.24.8
Jul36° / 24°00.1142.9
Aug36° / 24°20.613.23.0
Sep32° / 22°142.412.25.0
Oct27° / 18°172.711.27.7
Nov21° / 13°132.510.38.1
Dec17° / 1639.86.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 94% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 3%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11000
2991
3991
4991
5991
6982
7982
8982
9982
10982
11982
12982
13982
14982
15982
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27955
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Matmata gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.6 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 2% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
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31
41
52
62
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 30% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 35% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1182534213
2182434223
3172433223
4172333233
5172332244
6172331254
7172231255
8172230265
9172230266
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Wind in August

Winds average 15 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 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 54 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:36 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 7:17 PM to 6:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:367:17
213.75:367:16
313.65:377:15
413.65:387:14
513.65:397:13
613.55:397:12
713.55:407:11
813.55:417:10
913.55:417:09
1013.45:427:08
1113.45:437:07
1213.45:447:06
1313.35:447:05
1413.35:457:04
1513.35:467:03
1613.35:477:02
1713.25:477:01
1813.25:487:00
1913.25:496:58
2013.15:496:57
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2213.15:516:55
2313.05:526:54
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2513.05:536:51
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2712.95:546:48
2812.95:556:47
2912.85:566:46
3012.85:576:44
3112.85:576:43

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.96 kWh/m² to a high of 7.77 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.96 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
27.4Intense
37.4Intense
47.4Intense
57.3Intense
67.3Intense
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236.7Intense
246.7Intense
256.6Intense
266.6Intense
276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Matmata

In seasonPeak

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

Matmata sees seasonal dust haze (March–July), heaviest in April.

Dust
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Apr
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Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Matmata?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Matmata. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Matmata in August

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

In August, Matmata sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Matmata in August

The nearest coast averages about 29°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 39 km away) is warmest in August at about 29°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 7 to Nov 24 — about 6.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb14Bracing
Mar15Cool
Apr18Cool
May21Refreshing
Jun24Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug29Tropical
Sep28Warm
Oct25Warm
Nov21Refreshing
Dec17Cool

UV index in Matmata 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 Matmata peaks around June 20 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 20UV 10Dec 23UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar7High
Apr6High
May7High
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Matmata 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 Matmata is worst in April — around 59 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (August, 31 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorApr 1558 µg/m³Aug 1731 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan55Unhealthy
Feb46Poor
Mar51Poor
Apr59Unhealthy
May49Poor
Jun45Poor
Jul33Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct34Moderate
Nov44Poor
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Matmata?

Matmata sits at 33.5°N, 10.0°E, 0 m above sea level, in Tunisia. The nearest listed city is Mareth, 30 km away.

RhennouchMétouiaMedenine

Topography around Matmata

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Matmata has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 303 m around an average of 362 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 502 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 682 m.

The land around Matmata is covered by grassland (65%) and bare terrain (28%) within 3 km, bare terrain (55%) and grassland (40%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
303 m
16 km
502 m
80 km
682 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Mareth 30 km · Teboulbou 36 km · Chenini Nahal 37 km · Gabes 39 km · El Hamma 42 km · Rhennouch 45 km · Métouia 46 km · Medenine 54 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 Matmata (33.5444°, 9.9716°, elevation 0 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).