Métouia in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Métouia sees average daytime highs around 23°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 35 mm of rain over about 6 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 19°C in early March to 28°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high: 23°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 15°C
Rainfall: 35 mm; 6 wet days
Avg wind: 17 km/h
Travel score: 8.3; best season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Métouia in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 19°C in early March to 28°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Métouia reaches about 23°C and drops to 15°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Métouia

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.

Métouia 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	16° / 9°	15	2.8	10	6.3
Feb	17° / 10°	12	2.6	10.7	7.1
Mar	20° / 12°	17	2.7	11.7	7.8
Apr	23° / 15°	12	2.1	12.8	8.6
May	26° / 19°	6	1.1	13.7	8.5
Jun	30° / 22°	1	0.3	14.2	6.8
Jul	33° / 25°	0	0	14	5.1
Aug	33° / 26°	2	0.4	13.3	4.6
Sep	31° / 24°	18	2.2	12.2	5.9
Oct	27° / 20°	19	3.2	11.1	7.7
Nov	22° / 14°	15	2.7	10.2	8.2
Dec	17° / 10°	15	3.1	9.8	7.0

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Métouia gets around 35 mm of rain over 6 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 17 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min in early March to 14 h 06 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 6.5 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Métouia

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In spring, Métouia overlaps its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Métouia sees seasonal dust haze (March–July), heaviest in April.

Dust

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Is spring a good time to visit Métouia?

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.

8.3

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

6.3

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is one of the better times to visit Métouia for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Métouia in Spring

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

In spring, Métouia sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 15°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Métouia in Spring

The nearest coast averages about 18°C across spring — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 15 km away) is warmest in August at about 29°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 7 to Nov 24 — about 6.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	14	14	15	18	21	24	27	29	28	25	21	17
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	14	Bracing
Feb	14	Bracing
Mar	15	Cool
Apr	18	Cool
May	21	Refreshing
Jun	24	Warm
Jul	27	Warm
Aug	29	Tropical
Sep	28	Warm
Oct	25	Warm
Nov	21	Refreshing
Dec	17	Cool

UV index in Métouia 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 Métouia peaks around June 22 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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	7	6	7	10	10	9	8	6	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	7	High
Apr	6	High
May	7	High
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Métouia 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 Métouia is worst in April — around 59 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (August, 31 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)	55	46	51	59	49	45	33	31	32	34	44	44
Level	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	55	Unhealthy
Feb	46	Poor
Mar	51	Poor
Apr	59	Unhealthy
May	49	Poor
Jun	45	Poor
Jul	33	Moderate
Aug	31	Moderate
Sep	32	Moderate
Oct	34	Moderate
Nov	44	Poor
Dec	44	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Métouia?

Métouia sits at 34.0°N, 10.0°E, 27 m above sea level, in Tunisia. The nearest listed city is Rhennouch, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Métouia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Métouia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 35 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 239 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 819 m.

The land around Métouia is covered by bare terrain (60%) within 3 km, bare terrain (55%) and water (23%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (60%) and water (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

82 m

bare terrain 60%

16 km

239 m

bare terrain 55%

80 km

819 m

bare terrain 60%

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Spring weather nearby: Rhennouch 7.0 km · Chenini Nahal 11 km · Gabes 13 km · Teboulbou 17 km · El Hamma 20 km · Matmata 46 km · Mareth 46 km · Ajim 75 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 Métouia (33.9592°, 9.9962°, elevation 27 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.