Medjez el Bab weather in May

In May, Medjez el Bab sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 30 mm of rain across 6 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Medjez el Bab's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Medjez el Bab's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
5th warmest
Overnight low
15°
7th coldest
Rainfall
30 mm
6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:19 AM – 7:16 PM
Cloud cover
41%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical May day in Medjez el Bab reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12313
22413
32413
42413
52413
62413
72514
82514
92514
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112514
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212715
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302816
312817

How May really feels in Medjez el Bab

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May 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 May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 479.49.84.7
Feb15° / 499.110.64.8
Mar18° / 498.811.76.1
Apr21° / 11°468.312.96.9
May26° / 15°30613.97.6
Jun31° / 19°133.114.55.6
Jul34° / 21°30.714.24.0
Aug34° / 22°11313.43.8
Sep30° / 19°376.712.25.6
Oct26° / 16°387.211.17.3
Nov20° / 11°428.3106.7
Dec16° / 448.69.55.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26733
36733
46832
56931
66931
77030
87030
97030
107030
117030
127030
137129
147030
157030
167030
177030
187030
196931
207030
217030
227030
237030
247129
257030
267030
277030
287129
297129
307129
317228

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Medjez el Bab gets around 30 mm of rain over 6 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 19% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
125
225
324
424
523
623
722
821
920
1020
1119
1218
1318
1417
1517
1617
1717
1817
1917
2017
2117
2217
2318
2418
2518
2618
2718
2817
2917
3017
3116

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 58% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1712630
2712630
3702640
4692740
5692740
6692740
7672850
8662950
9653050
10653050
11643150
12623260
13623260
14613360
15603370
16593470
17583480
18573580
19563680
20543790
21533890
22523990
235040100
244941100
254742110
264643110
274544110
284445110
294246120
304146121
313947131

Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
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1211calm
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2810calm
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3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of May to 14 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:34 AM to 5:10 AM, and sunset from 7:03 PM to 7:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:347:03
213.55:337:04
313.55:327:05
413.65:317:06
513.65:307:07
613.65:297:08
713.75:287:08
813.75:277:09
913.75:267:10
1013.85:257:11
1113.85:247:12
1213.85:237:13
1313.95:227:14
1413.95:217:15
1513.95:207:15
1613.95:197:16
1714.05:197:17
1814.05:187:18
1914.05:177:19
2014.15:167:20
2114.15:167:20
2214.15:157:21
2314.15:147:22
2414.25:147:23
2514.25:137:23
2614.25:127:24
2714.25:127:25
2814.25:117:26
2914.35:117:26
3014.35:107:27
3114.35:107:28

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.65 kWh/m².

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 — May's 6.65 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.5Intense
86.5Intense
96.5Intense
106.5Intense
116.6Intense
126.6Intense
136.6Intense
146.6Intense
156.6Intense
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206.7Intense
216.7Intense
226.8Intense
236.8Intense
246.8Intense
256.8Intense
266.8Intense
276.9Intense
286.9Intense
296.9Intense
306.9Intense
317.0Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Medjez el Bab

In seasonPeak

None of Medjez el Bab's seasonal hazards are active in May. 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 May a good time to visit Medjez el Bab?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Medjez el Bab for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Medjez el Bab in May

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

In May, Medjez el Bab sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Medjez el Bab 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 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighHighVery 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 Medjez el Bab 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 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).

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 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.

Oued Lill

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
16 km
621 m
80 km
1,329 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May 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
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 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).