Ben Gardane climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Ben Gardane?

Ben Gardane has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.0 °C and it receives 192 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ben Gardane?

The hottest day measured in Ben Gardane between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 1962, reaching 41.1 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Ben Gardane?

The coldest day measured in Ben Gardane between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1941, at 4.2 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Ben Gardane?

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

Q: Has the climate of Ben Gardane warmed?

Yes: Ben Gardane warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Ben Gardane?

The wettest day measured in Ben Gardane between 1940 and 2025 was 6 September 1997, with 74 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Ben Gardane?

The windiest day measured in Ben Gardane between 1940 and 2025 was 12 December 1967, with winds reaching 71.8 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Ben Gardane?

The warmest month in Ben Gardane is August (27.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.1 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Ben Gardane?

Ben Gardane receives on average 192 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 33 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Ben Gardane?

Ben Gardane gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Ben Gardane (Tunisia) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.0 °C and it receives 192 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 (27.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (13.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Ben Gardane averages 0 frost days, 26 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 33 rainy days per year.

Ben Gardane has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 41.1 °C (on 11 July 1962) and the coldest 4.2 °C (on 6 January 1941).

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

Ben GardaneMedenine Governorate

coords: 33.14°, 11.22°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthDecemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

20.0°C

Average daily high

22.1°C

Average daily low

18.0°C

Annual rainfall

192mm

Sunshine / day

11.0h

Mean relative humidity

70%

Average peak wind

26.6km/h

Seasonal range

14.2°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

26 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

33 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

22.1 °C

Average feels-like low

16.8 °C

Average peak gust

36.6 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

148 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.4 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.9 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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

41.1 °C

11 July 1962

Coldest day

4.2 °C

6 January 1941

Wettest day

74 mm

6 September 1997

Windiest day

71.8 km/h

12 December 1967

Strongest gust

102.2 km/h

12 December 1967

Hottest feels-like

44.8 °C

25 July 2023

Coldest feels-like

-4.2 °C

9 January 1981

Sunniest day

13.6 h

18 June 1950

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	36.8 °C24 July 2025	9.1 °C19 January 2025	21.5 °C	130 mm	37
2024	36.8 °C3 August 2024	9.1 °C10 January 2024	21.8 °C	139 mm	58
2023	41.1 °C25 July 2023	7.8 °C24 January 2023	21.3 °C	174 mm	53
2022	38.7 °C18 August 2022	7.9 °C28 January 2022	21.5 °C	62 mm	57
2021	40.5 °C29 June 2021	7.5 °C5 January 2021	21.4 °C	59 mm	66
2020	37.3 °C3 October 2020	7.7 °C28 December 2020	21.0 °C	146 mm	41
2019	38.6 °C24 June 2019	8.3 °C23 February 2019	20.6 °C	243 mm	42
2018	39.1 °C22 July 2018	8.9 °C14 January 2018	21.0 °C	158 mm	29
2017	36.1 °C30 June 2017	7.6 °C18 January 2017	20.4 °C	307 mm	35
2016	38.4 °C16 June 2016	9.5 °C17 January 2016	21.3 °C	88 mm	33
2015	36.6 °C13 June 2015	7.4 °C1 January 2015	20.6 °C	145 mm	37
2014	39.3 °C22 September 2014	7.7 °C31 December 2014	21.1 °C	151 mm	39
2013	36.0 °C6 June 2013	8.3 °C11 February 2013	20.9 °C	114 mm	33
2012	35.8 °C12 July 2012	6.3 °C6 February 2012	20.8 °C	125 mm	43
2011	39.5 °C18 July 2011	9.5 °C2 March 2011	20.4 °C	177 mm	27
2010	35.2 °C14 August 2010	8.2 °C11 January 2010	21.0 °C	99 mm	28
2009	35.9 °C16 September 2009	8.9 °C27 February 2009	20.6 °C	105 mm	30
2008	35.4 °C13 July 2008	7.3 °C19 February 2008	20.6 °C	154 mm	40
2007	39.7 °C26 June 2007	8.6 °C18 December 2007	20.7 °C	247 mm	36
2006	39.4 °C25 August 2006	8.0 °C17 January 2006	20.6 °C	229 mm	35
2005	35.1 °C2 August 2005	5.6 °C27 January 2005	20.2 °C	179 mm	32
2004	34.5 °C10 August 2004	7.5 °C2 February 2004	20.4 °C	157 mm	21
2003	37.5 °C30 June 2003	7.4 °C1 February 2003	20.9 °C	257 mm	53
2002	40.1 °C24 July 2002	8.7 °C8 January 2002	20.6 °C	186 mm	35
2001	38.0 °C20 August 2001	9.3 °C4 February 2001	20.9 °C	131 mm	34
2000	38.1 °C11 July 2000	8.5 °C16 January 2000	20.4 °C	89 mm	27
1999	39.9 °C8 August 1999	6.1 °C1 February 1999	20.7 °C	181 mm	51
1998	38.2 °C28 August 1998	8.2 °C24 January 1998	20.2 °C	187 mm	32
1997	40.7 °C13 June 1997	9.6 °C18 March 1997	20.3 °C	285 mm	26
1996	36.5 °C22 June 1996	7.7 °C25 February 1996	20.0 °C	129 mm	31
1995	37.0 °C27 June 1995	7.3 °C18 January 1995	19.9 °C	338 mm	27
1994	36.2 °C25 August 1994	8.5 °C6 February 1994	20.4 °C	146 mm	24
1993	36.4 °C24 August 1993	6.7 °C27 February 1993	20.0 °C	152 mm	28
1992	34.5 °C29 August 1992	7.4 °C30 December 1992	19.6 °C	129 mm	18
1991	34.3 °C30 September 1991	8.0 °C17 February 1991	19.5 °C	127 mm	15
1990	34.7 °C26 September 1990	8.9 °C11 December 1990	20.4 °C	265 mm	27
1989	39.6 °C7 August 1989	9.4 °C7 January 1989	20.1 °C	132 mm	19
1988	38.3 °C2 September 1988	7.4 °C27 December 1988	20.2 °C	199 mm	22
1987	35.5 °C14 June 1987	6.0 °C10 January 1987	19.9 °C	190 mm	35
1986	33.9 °C24 August 1986	7.2 °C3 February 1986	19.7 °C	312 mm	11
1985	33.2 °C29 July 1985	6.8 °C18 January 1985	19.9 °C	229 mm	17
1984	36.5 °C26 July 1984	7.7 °C14 February 1984	19.2 °C	344 mm	16
1983	38.4 °C30 August 1983	7.5 °C6 February 1983	19.7 °C	179 mm	21
1982	38.5 °C2 August 1982	6.7 °C25 December 1982	20.1 °C	211 mm	37
1981	35.4 °C1 June 1981	5.6 °C11 January 1981	19.7 °C	69 mm	13
1980	35.4 °C9 July 1980	8.2 °C2 December 1980	19.2 °C	209 mm	13
1979	37.0 °C6 August 1979	7.0 °C18 January 1979	19.8 °C	238 mm	16
1978	36.1 °C2 September 1978	8.4 °C18 January 1978	19.3 °C	212 mm	18
1977	36.5 °C21 August 1977	8.5 °C19 January 1977	20.0 °C	182 mm	18
1976	35.4 °C16 August 1976	5.8 °C28 January 1976	18.9 °C	372 mm	10
1975	33.8 °C11 June 1975	8.6 °C19 January 1975	19.5 °C	345 mm	16
1974	34.8 °C16 June 1974	8.5 °C6 January 1974	19.3 °C	274 mm	12
1973	36.6 °C24 September 1973	7.4 °C4 December 1973	19.6 °C	249 mm	33
1972	35.9 °C7 July 1972	7.7 °C23 January 1972	19.4 °C	267 mm	12
1971	35.1 °C4 August 1971	7.1 °C4 January 1971	19.6 °C	246 mm	23
1970	36.3 °C9 August 1970	8.2 °C28 February 1970	20.0 °C	91 mm	22
1969	35.2 °C24 August 1969	8.3 °C6 January 1969	19.7 °C	315 mm	17
1968	36.5 °C15 September 1968	8.0 °C30 January 1968	19.9 °C	225 mm	25
1967	36.4 °C9 August 1967	7.2 °C19 January 1967	19.5 °C	182 mm	15
1966	39.5 °C27 August 1966	7.9 °C9 January 1966	19.9 °C	190 mm	29
1965	36.6 °C5 July 1965	7.3 °C11 February 1965	19.4 °C	168 mm	24
1964	38.5 °C15 August 1964	6.7 °C28 December 1964	19.7 °C	283 mm	17
1963	35.1 °C29 August 1963	6.4 °C31 January 1963	19.9 °C	209 mm	20
1962	41.1 °C11 July 1962	6.9 °C3 February 1962	19.7 °C	213 mm	17
1961	34.9 °C13 July 1961	7.7 °C7 January 1961	19.7 °C	164 mm	13
1960	40.7 °C2 July 1960	5.8 °C16 January 1960	19.8 °C	127 mm	16
1959	38.8 °C31 July 1959	6.4 °C8 January 1959	19.3 °C	220 mm	18
1958	37.5 °C22 August 1958	6.3 °C26 January 1958	19.5 °C	161 mm	10
1957	38.7 °C10 June 1957	6.7 °C18 January 1957	19.3 °C	223 mm	28
1956	40.2 °C20 July 1956	5.3 °C9 February 1956	19.0 °C	248 mm	20
1955	40.3 °C26 July 1955	8.6 °C12 March 1955	20.1 °C	127 mm	21
1954	40.5 °C30 June 1954	5.9 °C3 February 1954	19.0 °C	128 mm	11
1953	35.5 °C4 June 1953	5.7 °C24 January 1953	19.5 °C	241 mm	17
1952	37.2 °C26 July 1952	5.8 °C22 January 1952	20.0 °C	128 mm	33
1951	33.2 °C4 June 1951	7.0 °C2 January 1951	19.5 °C	197 mm	21
1950	38.2 °C8 August 1950	6.9 °C20 January 1950	19.7 °C	188 mm	11
1949	33.5 °C14 September 1949	7.6 °C10 February 1949	19.3 °C	250 mm	5
1948	34.1 °C5 July 1948	7.8 °C24 January 1948	19.6 °C	240 mm	14
1947	37.5 °C19 July 1947	7.0 °C28 January 1947	20.4 °C	105 mm	26
1946	37.2 °C17 August 1946	7.5 °C22 December 1946	20.1 °C	127 mm	26
1945	40.0 °C12 August 1945	5.4 °C7 January 1945	19.6 °C	172 mm	34
1944	36.2 °C30 June 1944	5.0 °C10 January 1944	19.2 °C	104 mm	18
1943	38.4 °C6 July 1943	7.1 °C3 January 1943	19.7 °C	433 mm	22
1942	36.5 °C27 May 1942	4.8 °C5 January 1942	19.1 °C	270 mm	13
1941	37.0 °C4 August 1941	4.2 °C6 January 1941	18.9 °C	194 mm	21
1940	36.3 °C15 July 1940	4.8 °C21 December 1940	19.2 °C	113 mm	27

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

23.5 °C

+1.4 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

37 d/yr

+11

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

130 mm

-62 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	16.5 °C	+1.1 °C	33 mm	+8 mm
Feb	16.8 °C	+0.7 °C	12 mm	-7 mm
Mar	21.4 °C	+3.7 °C	30 mm	+14 mm
Apr	20.9 °C	+1.0 °C	4 mm	-6 mm
May	24.3 °C	+1.7 °C	4 mm	-0 mm
Jun	27.3 °C	+1.8 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Jul	30.8 °C	+2.7 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Aug	29.8 °C	+0.7 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Sep	28.8 °C	+1.0 °C	6 mm	-9 mm
Oct	25.9 °C	+0.9 °C	9 mm	-23 mm
Nov	21.5 °C	+0.7 °C	8 mm	-24 mm
Dec	17.4 °C	+0.5 °C	24 mm	-13 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

36.8 °C

24 Jul 2025

Coldest day

9.1 °C

19 Jan 2025

Wettest day

13.2 mm

25 Mar 2025

Windiest day

48.0 km/h

29 Jan 2025

Strongest gust

68.8 km/h

24 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

43.0 °C

24 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

3.8 °C

18 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

13.5 h

17 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Ben Gardane?

Ben Gardane has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.0 °C and it receives 192 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ben Gardane?

The hottest day measured in Ben Gardane between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 1962, reaching 41.1 °C.

What is the coldest day in Ben Gardane?

The coldest day measured in Ben Gardane between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1941, at 4.2 °C.

Does it snow in Ben Gardane?

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

Has the climate of Ben Gardane warmed?

Yes: Ben Gardane warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Ben Gardane?

The wettest day measured in Ben Gardane between 1940 and 2025 was 6 September 1997, with 74 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Ben Gardane?

The windiest day measured in Ben Gardane between 1940 and 2025 was 12 December 1967, with winds reaching 71.8 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Ben Gardane?

The warmest month in Ben Gardane is August (27.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.1 °C).

How much does it rain in Ben Gardane?

Ben Gardane receives on average 192 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 33 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Ben Gardane?

Ben Gardane gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Ben Gardane?

Yes: Ben Gardane has on average 148 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ben Gardane?

In Ben Gardane, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.8 °C on 25 July 2023, and the lowest was -4.2 °C on 9 January 1981.

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