Sidi Bouzid weather in January

In January, Sidi Bouzid sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 21 mm of rain across 3.1 wet days and about 9.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Sidi Bouzid's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sidi Bouzid's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 16°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 6°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 21 mm; 3.1 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 54 min; 7:35 AM – 5:28 PM
Cloud cover: 41%; 8th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 3.03 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.9; out of 10

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month.

A typical January day in Sidi Bouzid reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

	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	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Avg low (°C)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	6
2	16	6
3	16	6
4	16	6
5	16	6
6	16	6
7	16	6
8	16	6
9	16	6
10	16	6
11	16	6
12	16	6
13	16	6
14	16	6
15	16	6
16	16	6
17	16	6
18	16	6
19	16	6
20	16	6
21	16	6
22	16	6
23	16	6
24	16	6
25	16	6
26	16	6
27	16	6
28	16	6
29	16	6
30	16	6
31	16	6

How January really feels in Sidi Bouzid

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Sidi Bouzid 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	16° / 6°	21	3.1	9.9	5.9
Feb	17° / 6°	18	3.9	10.7	6.5
Mar	20° / 9°	29	4.6	11.7	7.4
Apr	24° / 12°	24	4.2	12.9	8.0
May	28° / 16°	16	3.2	13.8	7.1
Jun	33° / 20°	8	2	14.3	4.2
Jul	37° / 23°	4	1.3	14.1	2.3
Aug	36° / 23°	12	3.1	13.3	2.6
Sep	31° / 20°	33	5.3	12.2	5.1
Oct	26° / 16°	28	4.6	11.1	7.7
Nov	21° / 11°	24	3.3	10.2	7.8
Dec	17° / 7°	16	3.2	9.7	6.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%.

	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	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	75	75	75	75	74	75	74	74	73	73	72	72	71	70	70	70	68	68	68	68	67	68	68	68	69	68	69	69	69	70	70
Cloudier (%)	25	25	25	25	26	25	26	26	27	27	28	28	29	30	30	30	32	32	32	32	33	32	32	32	31	32	31	31	31	30	30

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	75	25
2	75	25
3	75	25
4	75	25
5	74	26
6	75	25
7	74	26
8	74	26
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	72	28
12	72	28
13	71	29
14	70	30
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	68	32
18	68	32
19	68	32
20	68	32
21	67	33
22	68	32
23	68	32
24	68	32
25	69	31
26	68	32
27	69	31
28	69	31
29	69	31
30	70	30
31	70	30

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Sidi Bouzid gets around 21 mm of rain over 3.1 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 11% and peaks near 13% 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	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	9	10	10	11	11	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12

	Rain chance (%)
1	8
2	7
3	7
4	7
5	7
6	7
7	7
8	8
9	8
10	8
11	9
12	10
13	10
14	11
15	11
16	12
17	12
18	12
19	12
20	13
21	13
22	13
23	13
24	13
25	13
26	13
27	13
28	13
29	13
30	13
31	12

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.

	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	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	11	calm
20	11	calm
21	11	calm
22	11	calm
23	11	calm
24	11	calm
25	11	calm
26	11	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm
29	11	calm
30	11	calm
31	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 min at the start of January to 10 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:35 AM to 7:28 AM, and sunset from 5:16 PM to 5:42 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	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2
Sunrise (AM)	7:35	7:35	7:35	7:35	7:35	7:36	7:36	7:36	7:36	7:36	7:36	7:35	7:35	7:35	7:35	7:35	7:35	7:34	7:34	7:34	7:33	7:33	7:33	7:32	7:32	7:31	7:31	7:30	7:30	7:29	7:28
Sunset (PM)	5:16	5:16	5:17	5:18	5:19	5:19	5:20	5:21	5:22	5:23	5:23	5:24	5:25	5:26	5:27	5:28	5:29	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:42

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.7	7:35	5:16
2	9.7	7:35	5:16
3	9.7	7:35	5:17
4	9.7	7:35	5:18
5	9.7	7:35	5:19
6	9.7	7:36	5:19
7	9.7	7:36	5:20
8	9.8	7:36	5:21
9	9.8	7:36	5:22
10	9.8	7:36	5:23
11	9.8	7:36	5:23
12	9.8	7:35	5:24
13	9.8	7:35	5:25
14	9.8	7:35	5:26
15	9.9	7:35	5:27
16	9.9	7:35	5:28
17	9.9	7:35	5:29
18	9.9	7:34	5:30
19	9.9	7:34	5:31
20	10.0	7:34	5:32
21	10.0	7:33	5:33
22	10.0	7:33	5:34
23	10.0	7:33	5:34
24	10.1	7:32	5:35
25	10.1	7:32	5:36
26	10.1	7:31	5:37
27	10.1	7:31	5:38
28	10.2	7:30	5:39
29	10.2	7:30	5:40
30	10.2	7:29	5:41
31	10.2	7:28	5:42

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.03 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 — January's 3.03 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	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	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.5
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.8	Moderate
2	2.8	Moderate
3	2.8	Moderate
4	2.9	Moderate
5	2.9	Moderate
6	2.9	Moderate
7	2.9	Moderate
8	2.9	Moderate
9	2.9	Moderate
10	2.9	Moderate
11	2.9	Moderate
12	2.9	Moderate
13	3.0	Moderate
14	3.0	Moderate
15	3.0	Moderate
16	3.0	Moderate
17	3.0	Moderate
18	3.0	Moderate
19	3.0	Moderate
20	3.1	Moderate
21	3.1	Moderate
22	3.1	Moderate
23	3.2	Moderate
24	3.2	Moderate
25	3.2	Moderate
26	3.3	Moderate
27	3.3	Moderate
28	3.3	Moderate
29	3.4	Moderate
30	3.4	Moderate
31	3.5	Moderate

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Sidi Bouzid

In seasonPeak

None of Sidi Bouzid's seasonal hazards are active in January. 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 January a good time to visit Sidi Bouzid?

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

5.9

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

0.6

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Sidi Bouzid for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sidi Bouzid in January

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

In January, Sidi Bouzid sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 3 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Sidi Bouzid 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 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.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	24	24	26	25	22	21	18	19	22	25	25	23
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	24	Moderate
Feb	24	Moderate
Mar	26	Moderate
Apr	25	Moderate
May	22	Moderate
Jun	21	Moderate
Jul	18	Moderate
Aug	19	Moderate
Sep	22	Moderate
Oct	25	Moderate
Nov	25	Moderate
Dec	23	Moderate

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.

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

artificial surfaces 31%

16 km

481 m

cropland 53%

80 km

1,489 m

grassland 38%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

← December Sidi Bouzid year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January 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

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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	6
2	16	6
3	16	6
4	16	6
5	16	6
6	16	6
7	16	6
8	16	6
9	16	6
10	16	6
11	16	6
12	16	6
13	16	6
14	16	6
15	16	6
16	16	6
17	16	6
18	16	6
19	16	6
20	16	6
21	16	6
22	16	6
23	16	6
24	16	6
25	16	6
26	16	6
27	16	6
28	16	6
29	16	6
30	16	6
31	16	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	75	25
2	75	25
3	75	25
4	75	25
5	74	26
6	75	25
7	74	26
8	74	26
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	72	28
12	72	28
13	71	29
14	70	30
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	68	32
18	68	32
19	68	32
20	68	32
21	67	33
22	68	32
23	68	32
24	68	32
25	69	31
26	68	32
27	69	31
28	69	31
29	69	31
30	70	30
31	70	30

	Rain chance (%)
1	8
2	7
3	7
4	7
5	7
6	7
7	7
8	8
9	8
10	8
11	9
12	10
13	10
14	11
15	11
16	12
17	12
18	12
19	12
20	13
21	13
22	13
23	13
24	13
25	13
26	13
27	13
28	13
29	13
30	13
31	12

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	6
2	16	6
3	16	6
4	16	6
5	16	6
6	16	6
7	16	6
8	16	6
9	16	6
10	16	6
11	16	6
12	16	6
13	16	6
14	16	6
15	16	6
16	16	6
17	16	6
18	16	6
19	16	6
20	16	6
21	16	6
22	16	6
23	16	6
24	16	6
25	16	6
26	16	6
27	16	6
28	16	6
29	16	6
30	16	6
31	16	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	75	25
2	75	25
3	75	25
4	75	25
5	74	26
6	75	25
7	74	26
8	74	26
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	72	28
12	72	28
13	71	29
14	70	30
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	68	32
18	68	32
19	68	32
20	68	32
21	67	33
22	68	32
23	68	32
24	68	32
25	69	31
26	68	32
27	69	31
28	69	31
29	69	31
30	70	30
31	70	30

	Rain chance (%)
1	8
2	7
3	7
4	7
5	7
6	7
7	7
8	8
9	8
10	8
11	9
12	10
13	10
14	11
15	11
16	12
17	12
18	12
19	12
20	13
21	13
22	13
23	13
24	13
25	13
26	13
27	13
28	13
29	13
30	13
31	12

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	6
2	16	6
3	16	6
4	16	6
5	16	6
6	16	6
7	16	6
8	16	6
9	16	6
10	16	6
11	16	6
12	16	6
13	16	6
14	16	6
15	16	6
16	16	6
17	16	6
18	16	6
19	16	6
20	16	6
21	16	6
22	16	6
23	16	6
24	16	6
25	16	6
26	16	6
27	16	6
28	16	6
29	16	6
30	16	6
31	16	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	75	25
2	75	25
3	75	25
4	75	25
5	74	26
6	75	25
7	74	26
8	74	26
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	72	28
12	72	28
13	71	29
14	70	30
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	68	32
18	68	32
19	68	32
20	68	32
21	67	33
22	68	32
23	68	32
24	68	32
25	69	31
26	68	32
27	69	31
28	69	31
29	69	31
30	70	30
31	70	30

	Rain chance (%)
1	8
2	7
3	7
4	7
5	7
6	7
7	7
8	8
9	8
10	8
11	9
12	10
13	10
14	11
15	11
16	12
17	12
18	12
19	12
20	13
21	13
22	13
23	13
24	13
25	13
26	13
27	13
28	13
29	13
30	13
31	12

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100