Sidi Bouzid weather in August

In August, Sidi Bouzid sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 12 mm of rain across 3.1 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Sidi Bouzid's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sidi Bouzid's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
3.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:46 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover
21%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical August day in Sidi Bouzid reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 5°C warmer than September.

20°30°40°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13723
23723
33723
43723
53723
63723
73723
83723
93723
103723
113623
123623
133623
143623
153623
163623
173623
183623
193623
203623
213623
223623
233622
243522
253522
263522
273522
283522
293522
303422
313422

How August really feels in Sidi Bouzid

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August 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 August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Sidi Bouzid weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan16° / 213.19.95.9
Feb17° / 183.910.76.5
Mar20° / 294.611.77.4
Apr24° / 12°244.212.98.0
May28° / 16°163.213.87.1
Jun33° / 20°8214.34.2
Jul37° / 23°41.314.12.3
Aug36° / 23°123.113.32.6
Sep31° / 20°335.312.25.1
Oct26° / 16°284.611.17.7
Nov21° / 11°243.310.27.8
Dec17° / 163.29.76.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 5%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1982
2982
3973
4973
5973
6973
7964
8964
9964
10964
11964
12964
13946
14946
15946
16946
17946
18946
19946
20946
21946
22946
23946
24946
25946
26937
27937
28928
29919
30919
319010

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Sidi Bouzid gets around 12 mm of rain over 3.1 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 10% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
17
27
37
48
58
68
78
88
99
109
119
129
139
149
159
169
1710
1810
1910
2010
2111
2211
2312
2412
2513
2613
2713
2814
2914
3015
3115

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 14% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
129343160
229333160
328323270
428323271
528313381
627313381
726303491
8263034101
9252935101
10242935111
11232936121
12222936121
13212936131
14202937131
15192937141
16183037151
17173037151
18173037151
19173136161
20163136161
21163136161
22163136161
23163136161
24163136160
25153136170
26153137170
27153137170
28153037170
29153037180
30152938180
31142938191

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:35 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 7:22 PM to 6:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:357:22
213.85:357:21
313.75:367:20
413.75:377:19
513.75:387:18
613.65:397:17
713.65:397:16
813.65:407:15
913.55:417:14
1013.55:427:13
1113.55:427:12
1213.55:437:11
1313.45:447:09
1413.45:457:08
1513.45:467:07
1613.35:467:06
1713.35:477:05
1813.35:487:04
1913.25:497:02
2013.25:497:01
2113.25:507:00
2213.15:516:59
2313.15:526:57
2413.15:526:56
2513.05:536:55
2613.05:546:53
2713.05:556:52
2812.95:566:51
2912.95:566:49
3012.85:576:48
3112.85:586:46

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.71 kWh/m² to a high of 7.62 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.76 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.3Intense
37.2Intense
47.2Intense
57.1Intense
67.1Intense
77.1Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
116.9Intense
126.9Intense
136.8Intense
146.8Intense
156.8Intense
166.8Intense
176.7Intense
186.7Intense
196.6Intense
206.6Intense
216.6Intense
226.5Intense
236.5Intense
246.5Intense
256.4Intense
266.4Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Sidi Bouzid

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is August a good time to visit Sidi Bouzid?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sidi Bouzid. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Sidi Bouzid in August

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

In August, Sidi Bouzid sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Sidi Bouzid in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August 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 Sidi Bouzid peaks around July 13 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 13UV 10Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar7High
Apr5Moderate
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Sidi Bouzid in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Sidi Bouzid is worst in March — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2226 µg/m³Jul 2018 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sidi Bouzid?

Sidi Bouzid sits at 35.0°N, 9.5°E, 332 m above sea level, in Tunisia. The nearest listed city is Sufetula, 39 km away.

KasserineFerianaKairouanGafsaEl KsarThalaMahires

Topography around Sidi Bouzid

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sidi Bouzid has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m around an average of 334 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 481 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,489 m.

The land around Sidi Bouzid is covered by artificial surfaces (31%) and cropland (30%) within 3 km, cropland (53%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (38%), cropland (34%) and bare terrain (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
39 m
16 km
481 m
80 km
1,489 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Sufetula 39 km · Kasserine 61 km · Feriana 84 km · Kairouan 90 km · Gafsa 94 km · El Ksar 94 km · Thala 95 km · Mahires 109 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 Sidi Bouzid (35.0382°, 9.4849°, elevation 332 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).