Sfax weather in February

In February, Sfax sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 16 mm of rain across 3.6 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 18 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Sfax's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sfax's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 17°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 10°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 16 mm; 3.6 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 42 min; 7:10 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover: 39%; 10th clearest
Wind: 19 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 3.99 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.4; out of 10

Air quality: High; PM10 87 µg/m³ · 2010

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month.

A typical February day in Sfax reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 2°C cooler than March.

	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
Avg high (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11

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

How February really feels in Sfax

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February 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

February sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Sfax weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	16° / 10°	20	3.7	9.9	6.1
Feb	17° / 10°	16	3.6	10.7	6.4
Mar	19° / 12°	22	4	11.7	7.2
Apr	21° / 15°	15	3.3	12.8	7.9
May	24° / 18°	8	1.8	13.8	8.7
Jun	28° / 22°	3	0.7	14.3	8.0
Jul	31° / 25°	0	0.1	14.1	6.3
Aug	31° / 26°	4	0.9	13.3	5.8
Sep	29° / 24°	26	3.1	12.2	6.9
Oct	26° / 20°	24	4.2	11.1	8.0
Nov	21° / 15°	20	3.4	10.2	7.9
Dec	18° / 12°	20	3.3	9.7	7.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%.

	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
Clearer (%)	76	77	78	78	78	78	78	79	79	79	78	77	77	76	76	74	74	74	74	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73
Cloudier (%)	24	23	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	22	23	23	24	24	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27

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

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Sfax gets around 16 mm of rain over 3.6 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 13% and peaks near 14% 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
Rain chance (%)	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12

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

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 99% 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
Dry (%)	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2

Wind in February

Winds average 19 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 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
Wind speed (km/h)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	19	light breeze
2	19	light breeze
3	19	light breeze
4	19	light breeze
5	19	light breeze
6	19	light breeze
7	19	light breeze
8	19	light breeze
9	19	light breeze
10	19	light breeze
11	19	light breeze
12	18	light breeze
13	18	light breeze
14	18	light breeze
15	18	light breeze
16	18	light breeze
17	18	light breeze
18	18	light breeze
19	18	light breeze
20	18	light breeze
21	19	light breeze
22	19	light breeze
23	19	light breeze
24	19	light breeze
25	19	light breeze
26	19	light breeze
27	19	light breeze
28	19	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:22 AM to 6:56 AM, and sunset from 5:39 PM to 6:05 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
Daylight (h)	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1
Sunrise (AM)	7:22	7:21	7:21	7:20	7:19	7:18	7:18	7:17	7:16	7:15	7:14	7:13	7:12	7:11	7:10	7:09	7:08	7:07	7:06	7:05	7:04	7:03	7:02	7:01	7:00	6:58	6:57	6:56
Sunset (PM)	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:03	6:04	6:05

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.3	7:22	5:39
2	10.3	7:21	5:40
3	10.3	7:21	5:41
4	10.4	7:20	5:42
5	10.4	7:19	5:43
6	10.4	7:18	5:44
7	10.5	7:18	5:45
8	10.5	7:17	5:46
9	10.5	7:16	5:47
10	10.5	7:15	5:48
11	10.6	7:14	5:49
12	10.6	7:13	5:50
13	10.6	7:12	5:51
14	10.7	7:11	5:52
15	10.7	7:10	5:53
16	10.7	7:09	5:54
17	10.8	7:08	5:55
18	10.8	7:07	5:56
19	10.8	7:06	5:56
20	10.9	7:05	5:57
21	10.9	7:04	5:58
22	10.9	7:03	5:59
23	11.0	7:02	6:00
24	11.0	7:01	6:01
25	11.0	7:00	6:02
26	11.1	6:58	6:03
27	11.1	6:57	6:04
28	11.1	6:56	6:05

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.68 kWh/m² to a high of 7.61 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 3.99 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.5	Moderate
2	3.5	Moderate
3	3.6	Moderate
4	3.6	Moderate
5	3.6	Moderate
6	3.7	Moderate
7	3.7	Moderate
8	3.8	Moderate
9	3.8	Moderate
10	3.8	Moderate
11	3.9	Moderate
12	3.9	Moderate
13	3.9	Moderate
14	4.0	Moderate
15	4.0	Bright
16	4.0	Bright
17	4.1	Bright
18	4.1	Bright
19	4.2	Bright
20	4.2	Bright
21	4.2	Bright
22	4.3	Bright
23	4.3	Bright
24	4.4	Bright
25	4.4	Bright
26	4.5	Bright
27	4.5	Bright
28	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Sfax

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Sfax?

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

6.4

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

1.3

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Sfax for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sfax in February

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

In February, Sfax sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Sfax in February

The nearest coast averages about 15°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 17 km away) is warmest in August at about 28°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 13 to Nov 28 — 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)	15	15	16	18	20	24	27	28	27	25	22	18
Comfort	Cool	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Warm	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	15	Cool
Feb	15	Bracing
Mar	16	Cool
Apr	18	Cool
May	20	Refreshing
Jun	24	Refreshing
Jul	27	Warm
Aug	28	Tropical
Sep	27	Warm
Oct	25	Warm
Nov	22	Refreshing
Dec	18	Cool

UV index in Sfax in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sfax peaks around July 14 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (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)	2	5	6	5	7	9	10	9	8	6	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	5	High
May	7	High
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Air quality in Sfax in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Sfax is worst in January — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (July, 13 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)	35	31	30	25	20	16	13	13	17	23	29	31
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	35	Moderate
Feb	31	Moderate
Mar	30	Moderate
Apr	25	Moderate
May	20	Moderate
Jun	16	Moderate
Jul	13	Moderate
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	23	Moderate
Nov	29	Moderate
Dec	31	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Sfax?

Sfax sits at 34.7°N, 10.8°E, 8 m above sea level, in Tunisia. The nearest listed city is Dar el Haj Taïeb, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Sfax

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sfax has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 121 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 269 m.

The land around Sfax is covered by artificial surfaces (66%) within 3 km, water (43%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 16 km, and water (49%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

21 m

artificial surfaces 66%

16 km

121 m

water 43%

80 km

269 m

water 49%

grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

← January Sfax year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Dar el Haj Taïeb 5.0 km · Gremda 7.0 km · Sakiet ez Zit 7.0 km · El Ain 7.0 km · Sakiet ed Daier 7.0 km · Sidi Abid 7.0 km · Mahires 34 km · Kellabine 42 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 Sfax (34.7406°, 10.7603°, elevation 8 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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	16	10
2	16	10
3	16	10
4	16	10
5	16	10
6	16	10
7	16	10
8	16	10
9	16	10
10	16	10
11	16	10
12	16	10
13	17	10
14	17	10
15	17	10
16	17	10
17	17	10
18	17	10
19	17	11
20	17	11
21	17	11
22	17	11
23	17	11
24	17	11
25	17	11
26	18	11
27	18	11
28	18	11

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

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2

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

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

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2

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

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

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2