Menzel Bourguiba weather in January

In January, Menzel Bourguiba sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 67 mm of rain across 10.5 wet days and about 9.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 30 min at the start of January to 10 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Menzel Bourguiba's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Menzel Bourguiba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
11th warmest
Overnight low
11°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
67 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
9 h 42 min
7:39 AM – 5:21 PM
Cloud cover
54%
12th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
2.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month.

A typical January day in Menzel Bourguiba reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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51511
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How January really feels in Menzel Bourguiba

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January 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

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

Menzel Bourguiba weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 11°6710.59.74.6
Feb15° / 10°601010.64.5
Mar17° / 11°518.411.75.7
Apr19° / 13°488.112.96.6
May22° / 16°304.9147.9
Jun26° / 20°91.614.58.5
Jul29° / 23°20.314.37.4
Aug30° / 23°101.913.46.7
Sep27° / 22°466.512.37.2
Oct24° / 19°527.8117.5
Nov20° / 15°6410.5106.3
Dec16° / 12°6710.79.55.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in January, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
35941
45941
55941
65941
76040
86040
96040
106040
115941
125941
135941
145941
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305743
315743

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Menzel Bourguiba gets around 67 mm of rain over 10.5 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 34% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
130
230
330
430
530
630
730
830
930
1030
1131
1231
1332
1433
1534
1635
1735
1836
1937
2037
2137
2237
2338
2438
2538
2638
2738
2838
2938
3038
3138

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1973
2973
3973
4973
5982
6982
7982
8982
9982
10982
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in January

Winds average 17 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
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3018light breeze
3118light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 30 min at the start of January to 10 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:39 AM to 7:32 AM, and sunset from 5:09 PM to 5:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.57:395:09
29.57:405:09
39.57:405:10
49.57:405:11
59.57:405:12
69.57:405:12
79.67:405:13
89.67:405:14
99.67:405:15
109.67:405:16
119.67:405:17
129.67:405:18
139.77:405:19
149.77:395:19
159.77:395:20
169.77:395:21
179.77:395:22
189.87:385:23
199.87:385:24
209.87:385:25
219.87:375:26
229.87:375:27
239.97:365:28
249.97:365:29
259.97:355:30
269.97:355:32
2710.07:345:33
2810.07:345:34
2910.07:335:35
3010.17:325:36
3110.17:325:37

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.13 kWh/m² to a high of 7.53 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.43 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.2Moderate
22.2Moderate
32.3Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.3Moderate
62.3Moderate
72.3Moderate
82.3Moderate
92.3Moderate
102.3Moderate
112.4Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.4Moderate
142.4Moderate
152.4Moderate
162.4Moderate
172.4Moderate
182.4Moderate
192.5Moderate
202.5Moderate
212.5Moderate
222.5Moderate
232.5Moderate
242.6Moderate
252.6Moderate
262.6Moderate
272.7Moderate
282.7Moderate
292.7Moderate
302.8Moderate
312.8Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Menzel Bourguiba

In seasonPeak

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

Menzel Bourguiba sees seasonal dust haze (June), heaviest in June.

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

Is January a good time to visit Menzel Bourguiba?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Menzel Bourguiba for sightseeing.

What to pack for Menzel Bourguiba in January

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

In January, Menzel Bourguiba sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Menzel Bourguiba in January

The nearest coast averages about 16°C in January — 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 5 to Nov 14 — about 5.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb15Bracing
Mar15Bracing
Apr16Cool
May18Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul24Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep25Warm
Oct23Refreshing
Nov20Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Menzel Bourguiba in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Menzel Bourguiba peaks around July 17 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 highHighModerateJul 17UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Menzel Bourguiba in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Menzel Bourguiba is worst in September — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1919 µg/m³Jul 1715 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Menzel Bourguiba?

Menzel Bourguiba sits at 37.2°N, 9.8°E, 9 m above sea level, in Tunisia. The nearest listed city is Tinja, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Menzel Bourguiba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Menzel Bourguiba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m around an average of 16 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 498 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 725 m.

The land around Menzel Bourguiba is covered by artificial surfaces (31%), cropland (24%) and water (20%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and water (24%) within 16 km, and water (45%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
106 m
16 km
498 m
80 km
725 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Tinja 2.0 km · Douar Tindja 3.0 km · Menzel Abderhaman 12 km · Menzel Jemil 15 km · Bizerte 16 km · Mateur 17 km · El Alia 22 km · Rass el Djebel 31 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 Menzel Bourguiba (37.1537°, 9.7859°, elevation 9 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).