Moularès weather in January

In January, Moularès sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 14 mm of precipitation across 2.9 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% 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 Moularès's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Moularès's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
14 mm
2.9 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
7:38 AM – 5:34 PM
Cloud cover
36%
9th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
3.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month.

A typical January day in Moularès reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1145
2145
3145
4145
5145
6145
7145
8145
9145
10145
11145
12145
13145
14145
15145
16145
17145
18145
19145
20145
21145
22145
23145
24145
25145
26145
27145
28145
29145
30145
31145

How January really feels in Moularès

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.

Moularès weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 142.9104.9
Feb15° / 122.410.76.0
Mar19° / 183.611.77.5
Apr23° / 12°173.212.88.3
May29° / 17°102.413.87.0
Jun34° / 22°41.214.34.0
Jul37° / 25°20.714.12.2
Aug36° / 24°71.913.32.6
Sep31° / 21°183.612.25.4
Oct26° / 16°163.111.18.1
Nov19° / 10°173.110.27.5
Dec15° / 122.69.75.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18020
27921
37921
47921
57822
67822
77822
87723
97723
107624
117525
127426
137426
147327
157327
167228
177228
187228
197228
207228
217228
227327
237327
247327
257426
267426
277525
287525
297624
307624
317723

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Moularès gets around 14 mm of rain and snow over 2.9 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 10% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
17
27
37
47
57
67
77
87
98
108
119
129
1310
1410
1511
1611
1711
1812
1912
2012
2112
2212
2312
2412
2511
2611
2711
2811
2911
3011
3110

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.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 11 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2312calm
2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm
3112calm

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 7:38 AM to 7:32 AM, and sunset from 5:22 PM to 5:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.77:385:22
29.77:385:23
39.77:395:23
49.87:395:24
59.87:395:25
69.87:395:26
79.87:395:26
89.87:395:27
99.87:395:28
109.87:395:29
119.87:395:30
129.97:395:31
139.97:395:31
149.97:395:32
159.97:395:33
169.97:385:34
179.97:385:35
1810.07:385:36
1910.07:385:37
2010.07:375:38
2110.07:375:39
2210.07:375:40
2310.17:365:41
2410.17:365:42
2510.17:355:43
2610.17:355:43
2710.27:345:44
2810.27:345:45
2910.27:335:46
3010.27:335:47
3110.37:325:48

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.93 kWh/m² to a high of 7.74 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.29 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.1Moderate
53.1Moderate
63.1Moderate
73.1Moderate
83.1Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.2Moderate
113.2Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.2Moderate
153.2Moderate
163.3Moderate
173.3Moderate
183.3Moderate
193.3Moderate
203.4Moderate
213.4Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.7Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Moularès

In seasonPeak

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

Moularès 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 Moularès?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Moularès for sightseeing.

What to pack for Moularès in January

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

In January, Moularès sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in Moularès 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 Moularès 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 Moularès 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 Moularès 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 Moularès?

Moularès sits at 34.5°N, 8.3°E, 460 m above sea level, in Tunisia. The nearest listed city is Ar Rudayyif, 16 km away.

GafsaEl KsarFerianaTozeurNefta

Topography around Moularès

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Moularès has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 168 m around an average of 459 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 701 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,504 m.

The land around Moularès is covered by bare terrain (81%) within 3 km, bare terrain (90%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (72%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
168 m
16 km
701 m
80 km
1,504 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Ar Rudayyif 16 km · Metlaoui 22 km · Bir el Ater 34 km · Gafsa 48 km · El Ksar 50 km · Feriana 58 km · Tozeur 64 km · Nefta 77 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 Moularès (34.4888°, 8.2687°, elevation 460 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).