Sufetula weather in May

In May, Sufetula sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 23 mm of rain across 4.9 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Sufetula's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sufetula's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
5th warmest
Overnight low
13°
8th coldest
Rainfall
23 mm
4.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:24 AM – 7:15 PM
Cloud cover
43%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical May day in Sufetula reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 5°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12411
22411
32511
42511
52511
62512
72512
82612
92612
102612
112612
122612
132612
142613
152713
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172713
182713
192713
202713
212713
222714
232814
242814
252814
262814
272814
282814
292915
302915
312915

How May really feels in Sufetula

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.

Sufetula weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 7th-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 May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26931
36931
46931
57030
67030
77030
87030
97129
107030
117030
127030
137030
146931
156931
166931
176832
186832
196832
206931
216931
226931
236931
246931
257030
266931
277030
287129
297129
307228
317228

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Sufetula gets around 23 mm of rain over 4.9 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 16% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
119
219
319
419
518
618
718
818
917
1017
1117
1217
1316
1416
1516
1616
1715
1815
1915
2015
2115
2214
2314
2414
2514
2614
2714
2814
2914
3014
3114

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29820
39820
49730
59730
69730
79640
89640
99640
109640
119550
129550
139550
149460
159460
169460
179370
189370
199370
209370
219280
229280
239190
249190
2590100
2690100
2789110
2888111
2988111
3087121
3187121

Wind in May

Winds average 9 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 5:39 AM to 5:16 AM, and sunset from 7:03 PM to 7:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:397:03
213.45:387:04
313.55:367:04
413.55:357:05
513.55:347:06
613.65:337:07
713.65:327:08
813.65:317:09
913.75:307:09
1013.75:297:10
1113.75:297:11
1213.75:287:12
1313.85:277:13
1413.85:267:14
1513.85:257:14
1613.85:247:15
1713.95:247:16
1813.95:237:17
1913.95:227:18
2013.95:217:18
2114.05:217:19
2214.05:207:20
2314.05:207:21
2414.05:197:21
2514.15:187:22
2614.15:187:23
2714.15:177:23
2814.15:177:24
2914.15:167:25
3014.25:167:26
3114.25:167:26

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.97 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 — May's 6.97 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.7Intense
36.8Intense
46.8Intense
56.8Intense
66.8Intense
76.9Intense
86.9Intense
96.9Intense
106.9Intense
116.9Intense
127.0Intense
137.0Intense
147.0Intense
157.0Intense
167.0Intense
177.0Intense
187.0Intense
197.0Intense
207.0Intense
217.0Intense
227.0Intense
237.0Intense
247.0Intense
257.0Intense
267.0Intense
277.1Intense
287.1Intense
297.1Intense
307.1Intense
317.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Sufetula

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is May a good time to visit Sufetula?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sufetula in May

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

In May, Sufetula sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Sufetula in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. 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 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 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
May 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).