Skanes weather in May

In May, Skanes sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 15 mm of rain across 3.2 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of May to 14 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Skanes's 4th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Skanes's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
6th warmest
Overnight low
17°
7th coldest
Rainfall
15 mm
3.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:17 AM – 7:10 PM
Cloud cover
37%
4th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

Skanes is Tunisian town.

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

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical May day in Skanes reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12415
22415
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42416
52416
62416
72416
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92516
102516
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212617
222618
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242618
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272718
282718
292718
302718
312719

How May really feels in Skanes

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May 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

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

Skanes weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 335.39.96.0
Feb17° / 10°275.310.66.3
Mar19° / 11°38611.77.0
Apr22° / 14°245.312.97.6
May25° / 17°153.213.98.3
Jun29° / 21°61.514.46.9
Jul32° / 23°10.314.25.3
Aug33° / 24°91.413.44.8
Sep30° / 22°475.412.26.0
Oct26° / 19°456.811.17.4
Nov22° / 14°335.210.17.5
Dec18° / 11°335.69.66.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27723
37723
47822
57822
67822
77822
87723
97723
107624
117624
127525
137525
147426
157327
167327
177228
187228
197228
207327
217327
227327
237426
247426
257426
267525
277624
287624
297822
307822
317921

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Skanes gets around 15 mm of rain over 3.2 wet days in May. 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 14% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
114
214
314
413
513
613
713
812
912
1012
1111
1211
1310
1410
1510
169
179
189
199
209
219
229
238
248
258
268
278
289
298
308
318

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the comfortable band about 45% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1574030
2564130
3554140
4544150
5544150
6524260
7524260
8504370
9494380
10484380
11474490
124644100
134544100
144444110
154445120
164245130
174145140
184045150
193846160
203746170
213547180
223347200
233247210
243047221
252847241
262648251
272448271
282248291
292048301
301848322
311747342

Wind in May

Winds average 14 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
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1914light breeze
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2114light breeze
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2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of May to 14 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:31 AM to 5:08 AM, and sunset from 6:57 PM to 7:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:316:57
213.55:306:58
313.55:296:59
413.55:287:00
513.65:277:00
613.65:267:01
713.65:257:02
813.75:247:03
913.75:237:04
1013.75:227:05
1113.75:217:05
1213.85:207:06
1313.85:197:07
1413.85:187:08
1513.95:177:09
1613.95:177:10
1713.95:167:10
1813.95:157:11
1914.05:147:12
2014.05:147:13
2114.05:137:14
2214.05:127:14
2314.15:127:15
2414.15:117:16
2514.15:107:17
2614.15:107:17
2714.15:097:18
2814.25:097:19
2914.25:087:20
3014.25:087:20
3114.25:087:21

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.47 kWh/m² to a high of 7.59 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 6.94 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.7Intense
36.7Intense
46.7Intense
56.8Intense
66.8Intense
76.8Intense
86.8Intense
96.8Intense
106.9Intense
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126.9Intense
136.9Intense
146.9Intense
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166.9Intense
176.9Intense
187.0Intense
197.0Intense
207.0Intense
217.0Intense
227.0Intense
237.0Intense
247.0Intense
257.0Intense
267.1Intense
277.1Intense
287.1Intense
297.1Intense
307.1Intense
317.2Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Skanes

In seasonPeak

In May, Skanes sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

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

Is May a good time to visit Skanes?

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

8.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Skanes for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Skanes in May

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

In May, Skanes sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 17°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 3 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Skanes in May

The nearest coast averages about 19°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 13 km away) is warmest in August at about 27°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 29 to Nov 27 — about 6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb15Bracing
Mar15Bracing
Apr16Cool
May19Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct24Refreshing
Nov21Refreshing
Dec18Cool

UV index in Skanes in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Skanes peaks around July 16 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 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 16UV 10Dec 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Skanes in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Skanes is worst in March — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1128 µg/m³Jul 2118 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan26Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar28Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Skanes?

Skanes sits at 35.8°N, 10.8°E, 29 m above sea level, in Tunisia. The nearest listed city is Monastir, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Skanes

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Skanes has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 714 m.

The land around Skanes is covered by water (53%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, water (63%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and water (39%), cropland (27%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
96 m
80 km
714 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
May weather nearby: Monastir 3.0 km · Sahline 8.0 km · Bembla et Mnara 8.0 km · Maatmeur 10 km · Ouardenine 13 km · Ouerdanine 14 km · Zaouiet Sousse 15 km · Sousse 15 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 Skanes (35.7749°, 10.7946°, elevation 29 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).