Tajerouine weather in January

In January, Tajerouine sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 37 mm of precipitation across 6.9 wet days and about 9.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-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 35% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 36 min at the start of January to 10 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Tajerouine's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tajerouine's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
37 mm
6.9 wet days
Daylight
9 h 48 min
7:41 AM – 5:30 PM
Cloud cover
52%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
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 Tajerouine reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°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 19°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)
1145
2145
3144
4144
5144
6144
7144
8144
9144
10144
11144
12144
13144
14144
15144
16144
17144
18144
19144
20144
21144
22144
23144
24144
25144
26144
27144
28144
29144
30144
31144

How January really feels in Tajerouine

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.

Tajerouine weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 376.99.84.5
Feb15° / 306.410.64.9
Mar18° / 397.611.76.3
Apr22° / 387.212.97.2
May27° / 14°286.213.97.1
Jun33° / 18°163.314.44.5
Jul36° / 21°61.814.22.7
Aug35° / 21°123.713.42.8
Sep31° / 18°275.812.25.4
Oct26° / 13°27511.17.7
Nov19° / 315.110.17.0
Dec15° / 3169.65.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25743
35743
45743
55743
65743
75743
85743
95842
105743
115743
125644
135743
145743
155644
165644
175644
185545
195545
205545
215545
225545
235446
245545
255545
265545
275545
285545
295545
305545
315545

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Tajerouine gets around 37 mm of rain and snow over 6.9 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 23% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
120
219
319
419
519
619
719
819
919
1020
1120
1221
1321
1422
1523
1623
1724
1824
1925
2025
2126
2226
2326
2426
2525
2625
2725
2825
2925
3025
3125

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 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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
269calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 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 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:41 AM to 7:34 AM, and sunset from 5:17 PM to 5:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.67:415:17
29.67:415:18
39.67:415:18
49.67:415:19
59.67:415:20
69.77:425:21
79.77:425:22
89.77:425:22
99.77:425:23
109.77:425:24
119.77:415:25
129.77:415:26
139.87:415:27
149.87:415:28
159.87:415:29
169.87:415:30
179.87:405:30
189.97:405:31
199.97:405:32
209.97:395:33
219.97:395:34
229.97:395:35
2310.07:385:36
2410.07:385:37
2510.07:375:38
2610.07:375:39
2710.17:365:40
2810.17:365:41
2910.17:355:42
3010.17:345:43
3110.27:345:44

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.37 kWh/m² to a high of 7.54 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.69 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.5Moderate
22.5Moderate
32.5Moderate
42.5Moderate
52.5Moderate
62.5Moderate
72.5Moderate
82.6Moderate
92.6Moderate
102.6Moderate
112.6Moderate
122.6Moderate
132.6Moderate
142.6Moderate
152.6Moderate
162.7Moderate
172.7Moderate
182.7Moderate
192.7Moderate
202.7Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.8Moderate
232.8Moderate
242.8Moderate
252.9Moderate
262.9Moderate
272.9Moderate
283.0Moderate
293.0Moderate
303.0Moderate
313.1Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Tajerouine

In seasonPeak

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

Tajerouine sees seasonal dust haze (June), heaviest in June.

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

Is January a good time to visit Tajerouine?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Tajerouine for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tajerouine in January

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

In January, Tajerouine sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Tajerouine 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 Tajerouine peaks around July 17 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 17UV 10Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Tajerouine 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 Tajerouine is worst in August — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 17 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateAug 1827 µg/m³Dec 2017 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tajerouine?

Tajerouine sits at 35.9°N, 8.6°E, 660 m above sea level, in Tunisia. The nearest listed city is Dahmani, 25 km away.

El AouinetGhardimaouTébessaM’Daourouch

Topography around Tajerouine

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tajerouine has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 380 m around an average of 664 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 688 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,581 m.

The land around Tajerouine is covered by cropland (51%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, cropland (58%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
380 m
16 km
688 m
80 km
1,581 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
January weather nearby: Dahmani 25 km · El Kef 34 km · Thala 37 km · Ouenza 39 km · El Aouinet 60 km · Ghardimaou 63 km · Tébessa 67 km · M’Daourouch 69 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 Tajerouine (35.8917°, 8.5528°, elevation 660 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).