Beja climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Beja?

Beja has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 500 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Beja?

The hottest day measured in Beja between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2023, reaching 45.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Beja?

The coldest day measured in Beja between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 1963, at -3.2 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Beja?

Almost never: Beja sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Beja warmed?

Yes: Beja warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Beja?

The wettest day measured in Beja between 1940 and 2025 was 1 October 1987, with 76 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Beja?

The windiest day measured in Beja between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 2000, with winds reaching 49.6 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Beja?

The warmest month in Beja is August (26.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.0 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Beja?

Beja receives on average 500 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 94 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Beja?

Beja gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Beja (Tunisia) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 500 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is August (26.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (10.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Beja averages 0 frost days, 75 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 94 rainy days per year.

Beja has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 45.9 °C (on 24 July 2023) and the coldest -3.2 °C (on 4 March 1963).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

BejaBéja Governorate

coords: 36.73°, 9.18°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CsaHot-summer MediterraneanWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthDecemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

17.5°C

Average daily high

22.6°C

Average daily low

13.0°C

Annual rainfall

500mm

Sunshine / day

10.3h

Mean relative humidity

72%

Average peak wind

16.5km/h

Seasonal range

16.4°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

75 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

94 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.2 cm

Average feels-like high

22.0 °C

Average feels-like low

12.2 °C

Average peak gust

36.9 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

53 d/yr

Solar radiation

17.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.6 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.71 · p = < 0.001

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

45.9 °C

24 July 2023

Coldest day

-3.2 °C

4 March 1963

Wettest day

76 mm

1 October 1987

Windiest day

49.6 km/h

31 December 2000

Strongest gust

114.1 km/h

31 December 2000

Hottest feels-like

46.9 °C

7 July 2023

Coldest feels-like

-6.6 °C

2 January 1942

Snowiest day

2.6 cm

31 January 1962

Sunniest day

14.0 h

28 June 2011

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	41.4 °C24 July 2025	4.4 °C28 February 2025	19.1 °C	483 mm	97	0
2024	41.2 °C21 July 2024	2.7 °C11 December 2024	19.5 °C	376 mm	99	0
2023	45.9 °C24 July 2023	-0.5 °C24 January 2023	19.3 °C	404 mm	102	1
2022	43.4 °C17 August 2022	0.3 °C27 January 2022	19.4 °C	312 mm	127	0
2021	45.2 °C10 August 2021	0.1 °C16 February 2021	19.0 °C	463 mm	104	0
2020	40.2 °C31 July 2020	1.4 °C8 February 2020	18.5 °C	491 mm	74	0
2019	41.4 °C1 August 2019	1.8 °C17 February 2019	18.3 °C	579 mm	90	0
2018	40.6 °C13 July 2018	2.2 °C28 December 2018	18.3 °C	488 mm	73	0
2017	41.7 °C11 July 2017	2.2 °C20 January 2017	18.3 °C	438 mm	90	0
2016	40.0 °C22 July 2016	2.3 °C21 February 2016	18.7 °C	400 mm	77	0
2015	40.7 °C30 July 2015	1.7 °C1 January 2015	18.7 °C	428 mm	106	0
2014	39.7 °C10 August 2014	2.4 °C24 February 2014	18.9 °C	476 mm	100	0
2013	39.0 °C7 August 2013	2.2 °C27 February 2013	18.3 °C	494 mm	77	0
2012	43.2 °C5 August 2012	0.9 °C13 February 2012	18.8 °C	495 mm	102	0
2011	40.8 °C12 July 2011	3.1 °C11 February 2011	18.3 °C	636 mm	72	0
2010	41.3 °C22 July 2010	0.7 °C3 February 2010	18.3 °C	538 mm	84	0
2009	42.9 °C24 July 2009	0.9 °C16 February 2009	18.3 °C	703 mm	92	0
2008	41.3 °C14 August 2008	1.1 °C18 February 2008	18.3 °C	419 mm	87	0
2007	42.7 °C24 June 2007	2.7 °C19 November 2007	18.4 °C	516 mm	85	0
2006	40.1 °C27 June 2006	-0.3 °C26 January 2006	18.6 °C	419 mm	89	1
2005	42.3 °C18 July 2005	1.9 °C27 January 2005	17.9 °C	532 mm	81	0
2004	42.1 °C19 August 2004	1.9 °C31 January 2004	18.0 °C	608 mm	92	0
2003	42.4 °C16 July 2003	1.1 °C8 February 2003	18.8 °C	748 mm	102	0
2002	42.9 °C1 July 2002	-1.4 °C8 January 2002	18.3 °C	435 mm	80	2
2001	39.1 °C6 July 2001	2.3 °C27 February 2001	18.6 °C	390 mm	88	0
2000	42.1 °C7 July 2000	0.9 °C15 January 2000	18.6 °C	315 mm	90	0
1999	45.2 °C9 August 1999	-1.9 °C2 February 1999	18.8 °C	434 mm	108	1
1998	44.1 °C1 July 1998	1.3 °C9 December 1998	17.9 °C	452 mm	80	0
1997	42.2 °C23 July 1997	3.1 °C30 December 1997	18.5 °C	497 mm	88	0
1996	41.3 °C26 July 1996	0.5 °C6 March 1996	17.6 °C	656 mm	63	0
1995	40.6 °C10 August 1995	0.5 °C18 January 1995	18.2 °C	352 mm	84	0
1994	42.9 °C13 August 1994	0.8 °C31 January 1994	18.8 °C	342 mm	97	0
1993	44.3 °C4 July 1993	1.1 °C28 February 1993	17.6 °C	343 mm	84	0
1992	36.0 °C21 June 1992	0.2 °C24 February 1992	17.1 °C	488 mm	67	0
1991	39.0 °C23 July 1991	2.2 °C17 February 1991	16.8 °C	512 mm	73	0
1990	39.8 °C1 July 1990	2.9 °C8 December 1990	18.0 °C	466 mm	88	0
1989	37.7 °C11 July 1989	2.5 °C1 February 1989	17.7 °C	421 mm	58	0
1988	41.3 °C3 August 1988	2.8 °C3 March 1988	17.8 °C	426 mm	72	0
1987	42.7 °C19 July 1987	0.4 °C11 March 1987	17.9 °C	529 mm	85	0
1986	38.7 °C26 July 1986	3.6 °C20 January 1986	17.5 °C	564 mm	69	0
1985	38.1 °C1 August 1985	0.3 °C12 January 1985	17.4 °C	472 mm	65	0
1984	41.9 °C25 July 1984	0.4 °C19 February 1984	16.9 °C	480 mm	63	0
1983	41.9 °C24 July 1983	-0.7 °C12 February 1983	17.6 °C	375 mm	72	1
1982	42.1 °C25 June 1982	1.8 °C16 March 1982	17.8 °C	585 mm	76	0
1981	41.4 °C2 July 1981	0.9 °C27 February 1981	17.4 °C	393 mm	72	0
1980	39.4 °C8 July 1980	-1.7 °C11 December 1980	16.4 °C	484 mm	57	2
1979	39.2 °C6 August 1979	0.9 °C18 January 1979	17.0 °C	642 mm	52	0
1978	41.2 °C3 August 1978	-1.0 °C16 January 1978	16.7 °C	520 mm	42	1
1977	39.2 °C27 August 1977	0.7 °C21 December 1977	17.6 °C	349 mm	43	0
1976	37.8 °C9 August 1976	2.7 °C20 January 1976	16.4 °C	781 mm	44	0
1975	38.0 °C17 July 1975	1.7 °C28 February 1975	16.8 °C	518 mm	63	0
1974	36.4 °C17 July 1974	1.5 °C23 December 1974	16.7 °C	602 mm	52	0
1973	42.3 °C22 July 1973	0.8 °C2 March 1973	17.0 °C	717 mm	73	0
1972	36.7 °C9 August 1972	1.2 °C16 February 1972	16.4 °C	697 mm	39	0
1971	39.4 °C26 August 1971	2.8 °C14 December 1971	16.7 °C	743 mm	60	0
1970	40.8 °C22 July 1970	1.2 °C8 March 1970	17.1 °C	446 mm	61	0
1969	39.0 °C15 August 1969	0.8 °C6 January 1969	16.8 °C	701 mm	40	0
1968	40.3 °C2 August 1968	2.6 °C2 February 1968	17.4 °C	429 mm	51	0
1967	39.4 °C10 August 1967	-0.3 °C11 February 1967	17.1 °C	441 mm	64	2
1966	40.5 °C22 June 1966	1.0 °C9 January 1966	17.2 °C	558 mm	57	0
1965	40.8 °C22 July 1965	0.4 °C21 February 1965	17.0 °C	583 mm	62	0
1964	39.2 °C22 August 1964	0.5 °C11 January 1964	16.8 °C	526 mm	64	0
1963	38.4 °C14 August 1963	-3.2 °C4 March 1963	16.4 °C	557 mm	60	3
1962	40.6 °C11 July 1962	0.6 °C31 January 1962	16.5 °C	481 mm	59	0
1961	36.2 °C12 July 1961	1.3 °C20 January 1961	17.1 °C	463 mm	49	0
1960	38.9 °C11 August 1960	1.5 °C8 January 1960	16.9 °C	426 mm	47	0
1959	37.1 °C29 July 1959	0.3 °C19 January 1959	16.7 °C	513 mm	52	0
1958	38.8 °C19 August 1958	1.5 °C25 January 1958	17.1 °C	418 mm	69	0
1957	41.1 °C13 August 1957	-1.5 °C20 January 1957	16.3 °C	551 mm	43	2
1956	38.5 °C20 August 1956	-0.5 °C22 February 1956	15.9 °C	485 mm	58	2
1955	39.0 °C25 July 1955	1.0 °C10 March 1955	17.1 °C	670 mm	51	0
1954	39.7 °C14 August 1954	1.3 °C26 January 1954	16.2 °C	531 mm	51	0
1953	41.3 °C18 July 1953	-2.0 °C23 January 1953	16.3 °C	602 mm	58	1
1952	37.3 °C23 August 1952	0.8 °C19 February 1952	17.5 °C	504 mm	93	0
1951	40.6 °C7 August 1951	1.4 °C8 January 1951	16.8 °C	447 mm	68	0
1950	41.0 °C2 August 1950	0.7 °C22 January 1950	16.9 °C	480 mm	80	0
1949	38.0 °C13 September 1949	-0.1 °C25 January 1949	16.7 °C	526 mm	85	2
1948	38.9 °C18 August 1948	2.0 °C4 March 1948	16.8 °C	505 mm	64	0
1947	41.3 °C5 August 1947	1.6 °C28 January 1947	17.9 °C	390 mm	100	0
1946	42.2 °C18 August 1946	1.6 °C8 January 1946	17.6 °C	493 mm	101	0
1945	43.3 °C13 August 1945	-1.2 °C25 February 1945	17.4 °C	343 mm	114	3
1944	41.8 °C21 July 1944	-0.7 °C10 January 1944	16.5 °C	515 mm	92	3
1943	41.4 °C3 July 1943	1.9 °C2 January 1943	17.0 °C	473 mm	92	0
1942	40.4 °C11 July 1942	-3.1 °C2 January 1942	16.6 °C	472 mm	83	8
1941	40.8 °C1 August 1941	0.1 °C30 December 1941	15.9 °C	472 mm	66	0
1940	40.9 °C14 July 1940	-1.6 °C23 February 1940	15.7 °C	559 mm	66	6

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

24.3 °C

+1.7 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

97 d/yr

+22

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

483 mm

-18 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	16.3 °C	+2.4 °C	70 mm	+6 mm
Feb	16.4 °C	+1.7 °C	51 mm	-8 mm
Mar	19.5 °C	+2.7 °C	50 mm	-9 mm
Apr	21.5 °C	+1.8 °C	75 mm	+22 mm
May	25.0 °C	+0.8 °C	50 mm	+18 mm
Jun	32.7 °C	+3.6 °C	2 mm	-12 mm
Jul	34.0 °C	+1.6 °C	5 mm	+1 mm
Aug	32.7 °C	+0.1 °C	3 mm	-7 mm
Sep	30.6 °C	+1.6 °C	42 mm	+8 mm
Oct	25.7 °C	+1.4 °C	35 mm	-16 mm
Nov	19.9 °C	+0.8 °C	60 mm	+5 mm
Dec	16.7 °C	+1.6 °C	41 mm	-25 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

41.4 °C

24 Jul 2025

Coldest day

4.4 °C

28 Feb 2025

Wettest day

28.2 mm

16 Apr 2025

Windiest day

36.7 km/h

31 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

72.4 km/h

31 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

44.6 °C

24 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

1.2 °C

22 Nov 2025

Sunniest day

13.9 h

13 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Beja?

Beja has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 500 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Beja?

The hottest day measured in Beja between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2023, reaching 45.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Beja?

The coldest day measured in Beja between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 1963, at -3.2 °C.

Does it snow in Beja?

Almost never: Beja sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Beja warmed?

Yes: Beja warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Beja?

The wettest day measured in Beja between 1940 and 2025 was 1 October 1987, with 76 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Beja?

The windiest day measured in Beja between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 2000, with winds reaching 49.6 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Beja?

The warmest month in Beja is August (26.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.0 °C).

How much does it rain in Beja?

Beja receives on average 500 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 94 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Beja?

Beja gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Beja?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Beja between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1962, with 2.6 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Beja?

Yes: Beja has on average 53 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Beja?

In Beja, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.9 °C on 7 July 2023, and the lowest was -6.6 °C on 2 January 1942.

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