Medjez el Bab in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Medjez el Bab sees average daytime highs around 22°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 125 mm of rain over about 23 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 17°C in early March to 28°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Medjez el Bab's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Medjez el Bab's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 22°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 11°C
Rainfall: 125 mm; 23 wet days
Avg wind: 11 km/h
Travel score: 6.9; best season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Medjez el Bab in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 17°C in early March to 28°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Medjez el Bab reaches about 22°C and drops to 11°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Medjez el Bab

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

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

spring 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 the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

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 Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Medjez el Bab gets around 125 mm of rain over 23 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 11 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min in early March to 14 h 18 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.7 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Medjez el Bab

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

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

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Is spring a good time to visit Medjez el Bab?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

6.9

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

4.5

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Medjez el Bab in Spring

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

In spring, Medjez el Bab sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 23 days see rain.

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UV index in Medjez el Bab in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 6 — 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.

	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 Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring 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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Spring 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.