Metlaoui weather in January

In January, Metlaoui sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 13 mm of rain across 2.6 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-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 65% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 42 min at the start of January to 10 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Metlaoui's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Metlaoui's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 15°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 6°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 13 mm; 2.6 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 54 min; 7:37 AM – 5:34 PM
Cloud cover: 34%; 9th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 3.33 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.7; out of 10

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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 Metlaoui reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 10°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 about 2°C cooler than February.

	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)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16
Avg low (°C)	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

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

How January really feels in Metlaoui

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Metlaoui weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	15° / 6°	13	2.6	10	5.7
Feb	17° / 7°	10	2.3	10.7	6.9
Mar	21° / 10°	15	2.8	11.7	8.0
Apr	25° / 14°	13	2.4	12.8	8.4
May	30° / 18°	6	1.4	13.8	6.2
Jun	35° / 23°	2	0.7	14.2	3.2
Jul	38° / 25°	1	0.3	14.1	1.3
Aug	38° / 25°	4	1.3	13.3	1.7
Sep	33° / 22°	13	2.4	12.2	4.4
Oct	28° / 17°	11	2.6	11.1	7.6
Nov	21° / 11°	16	2.5	10.2	8.0
Dec	16° / 7°	11	2.2	9.7	6.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%.

	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 (%)	81	81	81	81	80	80	80	79	78	77	77	76	76	74	74	74	73	73	73	73	74	74	74	75	76	77	77	77	79	79	79
Cloudier (%)	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	21	22	23	23	24	24	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	25	24	23	23	23	21	21	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	81	19
5	80	20
6	80	20
7	80	20
8	79	21
9	78	22
10	77	23
11	77	23
12	76	24
13	76	24
14	74	26
15	74	26
16	74	26
17	73	27
18	73	27
19	73	27
20	73	27
21	74	26
22	74	26
23	74	26
24	75	25
25	76	24
26	77	23
27	77	23
28	77	23
29	79	21
30	79	21
31	79	21

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Metlaoui gets around 13 mm of rain over 2.6 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 9% and peaks near 11% 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 (%)	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	8	8	9	9	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9

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

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 100% 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 (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

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

Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
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	9	calm
2	9	calm
3	9	calm
4	9	calm
5	9	calm
6	9	calm
7	9	calm
8	9	calm
9	9	calm
10	9	calm
11	9	calm
12	9	calm
13	9	calm
14	9	calm
15	9	calm
16	9	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm
31	10	calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 min at the start of January to 10 h 18 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 7:37 AM to 7:31 AM, and sunset from 5:22 PM to 5:48 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	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3
Sunrise (AM)	7:37	7:37	7:38	7:38	7:38	7:38	7:38	7:38	7:38	7:38	7:38	7:38	7:38	7:38	7:38	7:37	7:37	7:37	7:37	7:36	7:36	7:36	7:35	7:35	7:34	7:34	7:34	7:33	7:32	7:32	7:31
Sunset (PM)	5:22	5:23	5:23	5:24	5:25	5:26	5:26	5:27	5:28	5:29	5:30	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:48

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.7	7:37	5:22
2	9.8	7:37	5:23
3	9.8	7:38	5:23
4	9.8	7:38	5:24
5	9.8	7:38	5:25
6	9.8	7:38	5:26
7	9.8	7:38	5:26
8	9.8	7:38	5:27
9	9.8	7:38	5:28
10	9.8	7:38	5:29
11	9.9	7:38	5:30
12	9.9	7:38	5:30
13	9.9	7:38	5:31
14	9.9	7:38	5:32
15	9.9	7:38	5:33
16	9.9	7:37	5:34
17	10.0	7:37	5:35
18	10.0	7:37	5:36
19	10.0	7:37	5:37
20	10.0	7:36	5:38
21	10.0	7:36	5:39
22	10.1	7:36	5:39
23	10.1	7:35	5:40
24	10.1	7:35	5:41
25	10.1	7:34	5:42
26	10.2	7:34	5:43
27	10.2	7:34	5:44
28	10.2	7:33	5:45
29	10.2	7:32	5:46
30	10.3	7:32	5:47
31	10.3	7:31	5:48

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.97 kWh/m² to a high of 7.8 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.33 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)	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8
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	3.1	Moderate
2	3.1	Moderate
3	3.1	Moderate
4	3.1	Moderate
5	3.1	Moderate
6	3.1	Moderate
7	3.2	Moderate
8	3.2	Moderate
9	3.2	Moderate
10	3.2	Moderate
11	3.2	Moderate
12	3.2	Moderate
13	3.3	Moderate
14	3.3	Moderate
15	3.3	Moderate
16	3.3	Moderate
17	3.3	Moderate
18	3.3	Moderate
19	3.4	Moderate
20	3.4	Moderate
21	3.4	Moderate
22	3.5	Moderate
23	3.5	Moderate
24	3.5	Moderate
25	3.6	Moderate
26	3.6	Moderate
27	3.6	Moderate
28	3.7	Moderate
29	3.7	Moderate
30	3.8	Moderate
31	3.8	Moderate

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Metlaoui

In seasonPeak

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

Metlaoui sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in June.

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is January a good time to visit Metlaoui?

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

5.7

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

0.1

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Metlaoui for sightseeing.

What to pack for Metlaoui in January

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

In January, Metlaoui sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in Metlaoui in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Metlaoui peaks around June 21 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 3 (moderate).

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)	3	5	6	5	8	10	9	9	8	6	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	5	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Metlaoui 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 Metlaoui is worst in April — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	24	22	26	32	30	31	27	27	27	27	24	22
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	24	Moderate
Feb	22	Moderate
Mar	26	Moderate
Apr	32	Moderate
May	30	Moderate
Jun	31	Moderate
Jul	27	Moderate
Aug	27	Moderate
Sep	27	Moderate
Oct	27	Moderate
Nov	24	Moderate
Dec	22	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Metlaoui?

Metlaoui sits at 34.3°N, 8.4°E, 223 m above sea level, in Tunisia. The nearest listed city is Moularès, 22 km away.

Topography around Metlaoui

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Metlaoui has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 178 m around an average of 226 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 683 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,504 m.

The land around Metlaoui is covered by bare terrain (68%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, bare terrain (97%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (81%) within 80 km.

3 km

178 m

bare terrain 68%

16 km

683 m

bare terrain 97%

80 km

1,504 m

bare terrain 81%

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← December Metlaoui year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Moularès 22 km · Ar Rudayyif 24 km · Gafsa 37 km · El Ksar 38 km · Tozeur 51 km · Bir el Ater 57 km · Nefta 69 km · Feriana 71 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 Metlaoui (34.3208°, 8.4016°, elevation 223 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	15	6
2	15	6
3	15	5
4	15	5
5	15	5
6	15	5
7	15	5
8	15	5
9	15	5
10	15	5
11	15	5
12	15	5
13	15	5
14	15	5
15	15	5
16	15	6
17	15	6
18	15	6
19	15	6
20	15	6
21	15	6
22	15	6
23	15	6
24	15	6
25	15	6
26	15	6
27	15	6
28	15	6
29	16	6
30	16	6
31	16	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	81	19
5	80	20
6	80	20
7	80	20
8	79	21
9	78	22
10	77	23
11	77	23
12	76	24
13	76	24
14	74	26
15	74	26
16	74	26
17	73	27
18	73	27
19	73	27
20	73	27
21	74	26
22	74	26
23	74	26
24	75	25
25	76	24
26	77	23
27	77	23
28	77	23
29	79	21
30	79	21
31	79	21

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

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	81	19
5	80	20
6	80	20
7	80	20
8	79	21
9	78	22
10	77	23
11	77	23
12	76	24
13	76	24
14	74	26
15	74	26
16	74	26
17	73	27
18	73	27
19	73	27
20	73	27
21	74	26
22	74	26
23	74	26
24	75	25
25	76	24
26	77	23
27	77	23
28	77	23
29	79	21
30	79	21
31	79	21

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

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	81	19
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	81	19
5	80	20
6	80	20
7	80	20
8	79	21
9	78	22
10	77	23
11	77	23
12	76	24
13	76	24
14	74	26
15	74	26
16	74	26
17	73	27
18	73	27
19	73	27
20	73	27
21	74	26
22	74	26
23	74	26
24	75	25
25	76	24
26	77	23
27	77	23
28	77	23
29	79	21
30	79	21
31	79	21

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

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