Metlaoui weather in July

In July, Metlaoui sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 38°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 97% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of July to 13 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Metlaoui's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Metlaoui's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
1st warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
5:29 AM – 7:35 PM
Cloud cover
8%
1st clearest
Wind
13 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.3
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 38°C through the month.

A typical July day in Metlaoui reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 43°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13825
23825
33825
43825
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How July really feels in Metlaoui

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in July is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Metlaoui weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 132.6105.7
Feb17° / 102.310.76.9
Mar21° / 10°152.811.78.0
Apr25° / 14°132.412.88.4
May30° / 18°61.413.86.2
Jun35° / 23°20.714.23.2
Jul38° / 25°10.314.11.3
Aug38° / 25°41.313.31.7
Sep33° / 22°132.412.24.4
Oct28° / 17°112.611.17.6
Nov21° / 11°162.510.28.0
Dec16° / 112.29.76.4

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 97% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 1%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1973
2973
3973
4973
5973
6973
7982
8982
9982
10991
11991
12991
13991
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151000
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Metlaoui gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.3 wet days in July, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
12
21
31
41
51
61
71
81
91
101
111
121
131
141
151
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312

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 43% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1623350
2603550
3583660
4563770
5543880
6514090
7504191
84841101
94742111
104543111
114443121
124344131
134244140
144144140
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164045150
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213844170
223843180
233843190
243742201
253741211
263741221
273640231
283639241
293539241
303538252
313438262

Wind in July

Winds average 13 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of July to 13 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:22 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 7:38 PM to 7:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.35:227:38
214.35:227:38
314.35:237:38
414.25:237:38
514.25:237:38
614.25:247:37
714.25:247:37
814.25:257:37
914.25:257:37
1014.25:267:37
1114.25:267:36
1214.15:277:36
1314.15:287:36
1414.15:287:35
1514.15:297:35
1614.15:297:35
1714.15:307:34
1814.05:317:34
1914.05:317:33
2014.05:327:33
2114.05:337:32
2214.05:337:32
2313.95:347:31
2413.95:357:30
2513.95:357:30
2613.95:367:29
2713.95:377:28
2813.85:387:28
2913.85:387:27
3013.85:397:26
3113.85:407:25

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 7.77 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 — July's 7.77 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.9Intense
27.9Intense
37.9Intense
47.9Intense
57.9Intense
67.9Intense
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257.6Intense
267.6Intense
277.6Intense
287.6Intense
297.5Intense
307.5Intense
317.5Intense
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Metlaoui

In seasonPeak

In July, Metlaoui sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

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

Is July a good time to visit Metlaoui?

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

1.3
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Metlaoui.

What to pack for Metlaoui in July

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

In July, Metlaoui sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Metlaoui in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 21UV 10Dec 22UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr5High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Metlaoui in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 2131 µg/m³Dec 1722 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May30Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec22Moderate
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.

TozeurBir el AterNeftaFeriana

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
16 km
683 m
80 km
1,504 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
July 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
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 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).