Medjez el Bab weather in December

In December, Medjez el Bab sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 44 mm of rain across 8.6 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 42 min at the start of December to 9 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Medjez el Bab's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Medjez el Bab's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 16°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 8°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 44 mm; 8.6 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 30 min; 7:33 AM – 5:03 PM
Cloud cover: 54%; 11th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 2.14 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.5; out of 10

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical December day in Medjez el Bab reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15
Avg low (°C)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	9
2	18	9
3	17	9
4	17	9
5	17	9
6	17	9
7	17	9
8	17	9
9	17	9
10	17	9
11	17	9
12	17	9
13	16	8
14	16	8
15	16	8
16	16	8
17	16	8
18	16	8
19	16	8
20	16	8
21	16	8
22	16	8
23	16	8
24	16	8
25	16	8
26	16	8
27	16	8
28	16	8
29	16	8
30	16	7
31	15	7

How December really feels in Medjez el Bab

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Medjez el Bab weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	15° / 7°	47	9.4	9.8	4.7
Feb	15° / 7°	49	9.1	10.6	4.8
Mar	18° / 8°	49	8.8	11.7	6.1
Apr	21° / 11°	46	8.3	12.9	6.9
May	26° / 15°	30	6	13.9	7.6
Jun	31° / 19°	13	3.1	14.5	5.6
Jul	34° / 21°	3	0.7	14.2	4.0
Aug	34° / 22°	11	3	13.4	3.8
Sep	30° / 19°	37	6.7	12.2	5.6
Oct	26° / 16°	38	7.2	11.1	7.3
Nov	20° / 11°	42	8.3	10	6.7
Dec	16° / 8°	44	8.6	9.5	5.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 29% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	59	59	60	60	60	61	61	61	61	61	61	60	59	59	59	59	59	58	58	58	58	58	58	57	57	57	58	58	58	58	58
Cloudier (%)	41	41	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	42	42	42	42	42

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	60	40
4	60	40
5	60	40
6	61	39
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	60	40
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	59	41
16	59	41
17	59	41
18	58	42
19	58	42
20	58	42
21	58	42
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	57	43
27	58	42
28	58	42
29	58	42
30	58	42
31	58	42

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Medjez el Bab gets around 44 mm of rain over 8.6 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 27% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	29	29	29	28	28	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	26	26

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	29
3	29
4	28
5	28
6	27
7	27
8	26
9	26
10	26
11	26
12	26
13	26
14	26
15	26
16	26
17	26
18	26
19	26
20	27
21	27
22	28
23	28
24	28
25	28
26	28
27	28
28	27
29	27
30	26
31	26

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	95	95	96	96	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100
Comfortable (%)	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	96	4
4	96	4
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	100	0

Wind in December

Winds average 11 km/h in December.

Across December, 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	11
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	11	calm
11	11	calm
12	11	calm
13	11	calm
14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	11	calm
18	11	calm
19	11	calm
20	11	calm
21	11	calm
22	11	calm
23	11	calm
24	11	calm
25	11	calm
26	12	calm
27	12	calm
28	12	calm
29	12	calm
30	12	calm
31	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 min at the start of December to 9 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:21 AM to 7:39 AM, and sunset from 5:02 PM to 5:10 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	9.7	9.7	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5
Sunrise (AM)	7:21	7:22	7:23	7:24	7:24	7:25	7:26	7:27	7:28	7:28	7:29	7:30	7:31	7:31	7:32	7:33	7:33	7:34	7:34	7:35	7:35	7:36	7:36	7:37	7:37	7:37	7:38	7:38	7:38	7:39	7:39
Sunset (PM)	5:02	5:01	5:01	5:01	5:01	5:01	5:01	5:01	5:01	5:02	5:02	5:02	5:02	5:02	5:03	5:03	5:03	5:04	5:04	5:04	5:05	5:05	5:06	5:06	5:07	5:07	5:08	5:09	5:09	5:10	5:10

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.7	7:21	5:02
2	9.7	7:22	5:01
3	9.6	7:23	5:01
4	9.6	7:24	5:01
5	9.6	7:24	5:01
6	9.6	7:25	5:01
7	9.6	7:26	5:01
8	9.6	7:27	5:01
9	9.6	7:28	5:01
10	9.6	7:28	5:02
11	9.5	7:29	5:02
12	9.5	7:30	5:02
13	9.5	7:31	5:02
14	9.5	7:31	5:02
15	9.5	7:32	5:03
16	9.5	7:33	5:03
17	9.5	7:33	5:03
18	9.5	7:34	5:04
19	9.5	7:34	5:04
20	9.5	7:35	5:04
21	9.5	7:35	5:05
22	9.5	7:36	5:05
23	9.5	7:36	5:06
24	9.5	7:37	5:06
25	9.5	7:37	5:07
26	9.5	7:37	5:07
27	9.5	7:38	5:08
28	9.5	7:38	5:09
29	9.5	7:38	5:09
30	9.5	7:39	5:10
31	9.5	7:39	5:10

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.14 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.14 kWh/m² to a high of 7.57 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 2.14 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.3	Moderate
2	2.3	Moderate
3	2.3	Moderate
4	2.2	Moderate
5	2.2	Moderate
6	2.2	Moderate
7	2.2	Moderate
8	2.2	Moderate
9	2.2	Moderate
10	2.1	Moderate
11	2.1	Moderate
12	2.1	Moderate
13	2.1	Moderate
14	2.1	Moderate
15	2.1	Moderate
16	2.1	Moderate
17	2.1	Moderate
18	2.1	Moderate
19	2.1	Moderate
20	2.1	Moderate
21	2.1	Moderate
22	2.1	Moderate
23	2.1	Moderate
24	2.1	Moderate
25	2.1	Moderate
26	2.1	Moderate
27	2.2	Moderate
28	2.2	Moderate
29	2.2	Moderate
30	2.2	Moderate
31	2.2	Moderate

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Medjez el Bab

In seasonPeak

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

Medjez el Bab sees seasonal dust haze (June), heaviest in June.

Dust

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Is December a good time to visit Medjez el Bab?

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

5.5

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

0.9

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Medjez el Bab for sightseeing.

What to pack for Medjez el Bab in December

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

In December, Medjez el Bab sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Medjez el Bab in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Medjez el Bab 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	4	6	4	7	8	10	8	7	5	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	4	Moderate
May	7	High
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	7	High
Oct	5	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Medjez el Bab in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Medjez el Bab 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	45	46	41	39	33	29	27	30	36	42	47	50
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	45	Poor
Feb	46	Poor
Mar	41	Poor
Apr	39	Poor
May	33	Moderate
Jun	29	Moderate
Jul	27	Moderate
Aug	30	Moderate
Sep	36	Poor
Oct	42	Poor
Nov	47	Poor
Dec	50	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Medjez el Bab?

Medjez el Bab sits at 36.6°N, 9.6°E, 51 m above sea level, in Tunisia. The nearest listed city is Tebourba, 28 km away.

Topography around Medjez el Bab

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Medjez el Bab has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m around an average of 64 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 621 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,329 m.

The land around Medjez el Bab is covered by cropland (67%) within 3 km, cropland (65%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (46%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

118 m

cropland 67%

16 km

621 m

cropland 65%

80 km

1,329 m

cropland 46%

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← November Medjez el Bab year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December weather nearby: Tebourba 28 km · Jedeïda 34 km · La Mornaghia 38 km · Tabursuq 39 km · Béja 39 km · El Fahs 40 km · Oued Lill 43 km · Mateur 44 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

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 Medjez el Bab (36.6496°, 9.6123°, elevation 51 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. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	9
2	18	9
3	17	9
4	17	9
5	17	9
6	17	9
7	17	9
8	17	9
9	17	9
10	17	9
11	17	9
12	17	9
13	16	8
14	16	8
15	16	8
16	16	8
17	16	8
18	16	8
19	16	8
20	16	8
21	16	8
22	16	8
23	16	8
24	16	8
25	16	8
26	16	8
27	16	8
28	16	8
29	16	8
30	16	7
31	15	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	60	40
4	60	40
5	60	40
6	61	39
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	60	40
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	59	41
16	59	41
17	59	41
18	58	42
19	58	42
20	58	42
21	58	42
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	57	43
27	58	42
28	58	42
29	58	42
30	58	42
31	58	42

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	29
3	29
4	28
5	28
6	27
7	27
8	26
9	26
10	26
11	26
12	26
13	26
14	26
15	26
16	26
17	26
18	26
19	26
20	27
21	27
22	28
23	28
24	28
25	28
26	28
27	28
28	27
29	27
30	26
31	26

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	96	4
4	96	4
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	9
2	18	9
3	17	9
4	17	9
5	17	9
6	17	9
7	17	9
8	17	9
9	17	9
10	17	9
11	17	9
12	17	9
13	16	8
14	16	8
15	16	8
16	16	8
17	16	8
18	16	8
19	16	8
20	16	8
21	16	8
22	16	8
23	16	8
24	16	8
25	16	8
26	16	8
27	16	8
28	16	8
29	16	8
30	16	7
31	15	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	60	40
4	60	40
5	60	40
6	61	39
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	60	40
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	59	41
16	59	41
17	59	41
18	58	42
19	58	42
20	58	42
21	58	42
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	57	43
27	58	42
28	58	42
29	58	42
30	58	42
31	58	42

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	29
3	29
4	28
5	28
6	27
7	27
8	26
9	26
10	26
11	26
12	26
13	26
14	26
15	26
16	26
17	26
18	26
19	26
20	27
21	27
22	28
23	28
24	28
25	28
26	28
27	28
28	27
29	27
30	26
31	26

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	96	4
4	96	4
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	9
2	18	9
3	17	9
4	17	9
5	17	9
6	17	9
7	17	9
8	17	9
9	17	9
10	17	9
11	17	9
12	17	9
13	16	8
14	16	8
15	16	8
16	16	8
17	16	8
18	16	8
19	16	8
20	16	8
21	16	8
22	16	8
23	16	8
24	16	8
25	16	8
26	16	8
27	16	8
28	16	8
29	16	8
30	16	7
31	15	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	60	40
4	60	40
5	60	40
6	61	39
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	60	40
13	59	41
14	59	41
15	59	41
16	59	41
17	59	41
18	58	42
19	58	42
20	58	42
21	58	42
22	58	42
23	58	42
24	57	43
25	57	43
26	57	43
27	58	42
28	58	42
29	58	42
30	58	42
31	58	42

	Rain chance (%)
1	29
2	29
3	29
4	28
5	28
6	27
7	27
8	26
9	26
10	26
11	26
12	26
13	26
14	26
15	26
16	26
17	26
18	26
19	26
20	27
21	27
22	28
23	28
24	28
25	28
26	28
27	28
28	27
29	27
30	26
31	26

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	96	4
4	96	4
5	97	3
6	97	3
7	97	3
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	100	0