Moularès in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Moularès sees average daytime highs around 15°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 38 mm of rain over about 8 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 15°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Moularès's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Moularès's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
15°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
5°C
Rainfall
38 mm
8 wet days
Avg wind
11 km/h
Travel score
5.5
3rd-best season
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Moularès in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 15°C.

A typical winter day in Moularès reaches about 15°C and drops to 5°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Moularès

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

winter 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 the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

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 Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Moularès gets around 38 mm of rain over 8 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 11 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 54 min in early December to 11 h 12 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 3.5 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Moularès

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
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Is winter a good time to visit Moularès?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

5.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Moularès for sightseeing.

What to pack for Moularès in Winter

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

In winter, Moularès sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Moularès in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. 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 Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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