Sufetula weather in January

In January, Sufetula sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 24 mm of precipitation across 3.7 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 14°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% 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 Sufetula's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sufetula's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
24 mm
3.7 wet days
Daylight
9 h 54 min
7:37 AM – 5:29 PM
Cloud cover
44%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month.

A typical January day in Sufetula reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1144
2144
3144
4144
5144
6143
7143
8143
9143
10143
11143
12143
13143
14143
15143
16143
17143
18143
19143
20143
21133
22143
23143
24143
25143
26143
27143
28143
29143
30143
31143

How January really feels in Sufetula

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Sufetula 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 243.79.94.7
Feb15° / 194.110.75.2
Mar18° / 345.311.76.7
Apr22° / 325.112.97.6
May27° / 13°234.913.87.5
Jun32° / 17°163.514.35.0
Jul35° / 20°92.914.12.9
Aug35° / 20°195.113.33.2
Sep30° / 17°437.512.25.8
Oct25° / 13°314.911.17.8
Nov19° / 264.110.17.1
Dec15° / 193.19.75.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% 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 33%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27228
37228
47129
57129
67129
77030
87030
96931
106931
116832
126832
136733
146733
156634
166634
176535
186535
196535
206436
216436
226436
236535
246535
256535
266634
276634
286634
296733
306733
316931

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Sufetula gets around 24 mm of rain and snow over 3.7 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 12% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
18
27
38
48
58
68
78
89
99
1010
1111
1211
1312
1413
1513
1614
1714
1814
1915
2015
2115
2215
2315
2415
2515
2615
2715
2815
2914
3014
3114

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.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

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 7:37 AM to 7:30 AM, and sunset from 5:17 PM to 5:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.77:375:17
29.77:375:17
39.77:375:18
49.77:375:19
59.77:375:19
69.77:375:20
79.77:385:21
89.77:385:22
99.87:385:23
109.87:385:24
119.87:375:24
129.87:375:25
139.87:375:26
149.87:375:27
159.87:375:28
169.97:375:29
179.97:375:30
189.97:365:31
199.97:365:32
209.97:365:33
2110.07:355:34
2210.07:355:35
2310.07:345:36
2410.07:345:36
2510.17:345:37
2610.17:335:38
2710.17:335:39
2810.17:325:40
2910.27:315:41
3010.27:315:42
3110.27:305:43

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.64 kWh/m² to a high of 7.53 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.97 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.7Moderate
22.8Moderate
32.8Moderate
42.8Moderate
52.8Moderate
62.8Moderate
72.8Moderate
82.8Moderate
92.9Moderate
102.9Moderate
112.9Moderate
122.9Moderate
132.9Moderate
142.9Moderate
152.9Moderate
162.9Moderate
173.0Moderate
183.0Moderate
193.0Moderate
203.0Moderate
213.0Moderate
223.1Moderate
233.1Moderate
243.1Moderate
253.1Moderate
263.2Moderate
273.2Moderate
283.3Moderate
293.3Moderate
303.3Moderate
313.4Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Sufetula

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is January a good time to visit Sufetula?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Sufetula for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sufetula in January

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

In January, Sufetula sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Sufetula 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 Sufetula 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
Apr5High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

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

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1925 µg/m³Dec 2018 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sufetula?

Sufetula sits at 35.2°N, 9.1°E, 530 m above sea level, in Tunisia. The nearest listed city is Kasserine, 27 km away.

ThalaFerianaDahmaniTajerouineTébessaGafsa

Topography around Sufetula

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sufetula has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m around an average of 542 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 714 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,424 m.

The land around Sufetula is covered by grassland (58%) within 3 km, grassland (62%) within 16 km, and grassland (46%) and cropland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
170 m
16 km
714 m
80 km
1,424 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Kasserine 27 km · Sidi Bouzid 39 km · Thala 56 km · Feriana 60 km · Dahmani 84 km · Tajerouine 90 km · Tébessa 93 km · Gafsa 95 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 Sufetula (35.2315°, 9.1232°, elevation 530 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).