Chebba climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Chebba?

Chebba has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.4 °C and it receives 248 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Chebba between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 1940, reaching 45.4 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Chebba?

The coldest day measured in Chebba between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1942, at -0.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Chebba?

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

Q: Has the climate of Chebba warmed?

Yes: Chebba warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Chebba?

The wettest day measured in Chebba between 1940 and 2025 was 30 October 1964, with 87 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Chebba?

The windiest day measured in Chebba between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1981, with winds reaching 57.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Chebba?

The warmest month in Chebba is August (27.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.3 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Chebba?

Chebba receives on average 248 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 41 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Chebba?

Chebba gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Chebba (Tunisia) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.4 °C and it receives 248 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 (12.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Chebba averages 0 frost days, 66 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 41 rainy days per year.

Chebba has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 45.4 °C (on 16 July 1940) and the coldest -0.1 °C (on 4 January 1942).

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

ChebbaMahdia Governorate

coords: 35.24°, 11.12°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthOctoberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

19.4°C

Average daily high

23.5°C

Average daily low

15.9°C

Annual rainfall

248mm

Sunshine / day

10.9h

Mean relative humidity

71%

Average peak wind

20.6km/h

Seasonal range

15.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

66 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

41 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

23.2 °C

Average feels-like low

15.3 °C

Average peak gust

37.6 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

112 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.5 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.2 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · 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

45.4 °C

16 July 1940

Coldest day

-0.1 °C

4 January 1942

Wettest day

87 mm

30 October 1964

Windiest day

57.4 km/h

21 January 1981

Strongest gust

105.1 km/h

31 December 2000

Hottest feels-like

46.0 °C

11 August 2021

Coldest feels-like

-4.7 °C

8 January 1981

Sunniest day

13.9 h

19 June 1941

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	39.0 °C21 July 2025	6.6 °C1 December 2025	21.1 °C	262 mm	107	0
2024	37.3 °C21 July 2024	6.2 °C11 December 2024	21.2 °C	221 mm	91	0
2023	44.9 °C25 July 2023	4.7 °C25 January 2023	21.1 °C	248 mm	101	0
2022	38.4 °C27 July 2022	5.1 °C28 January 2022	21.2 °C	135 mm	118	0
2021	43.4 °C11 August 2021	5.9 °C4 January 2021	20.7 °C	114 mm	99	0
2020	39.2 °C15 August 2020	6.1 °C17 January 2020	20.5 °C	257 mm	74	0
2019	40.6 °C24 June 2019	5.7 °C17 February 2019	20.2 °C	287 mm	87	0
2018	36.0 °C6 September 2018	6.2 °C14 February 2018	20.3 °C	311 mm	69	0
2017	40.1 °C23 July 2017	4.6 °C19 January 2017	20.1 °C	159 mm	82	0
2016	36.3 °C1 August 2016	7.2 °C21 February 2016	20.6 °C	246 mm	73	0
2015	37.9 °C31 July 2015	4.4 °C1 January 2015	20.3 °C	203 mm	84	0
2014	37.1 °C13 May 2014	4.6 °C31 December 2014	20.5 °C	190 mm	84	0
2013	36.3 °C8 August 2013	6.6 °C3 December 2013	20.2 °C	234 mm	55	0
2012	39.6 °C12 July 2012	4.2 °C8 February 2012	20.5 °C	267 mm	93	0
2011	34.8 °C12 July 2011	6.4 °C1 March 2011	20.0 °C	186 mm	70	0
2010	35.4 °C21 August 2010	5.0 °C13 February 2010	20.3 °C	208 mm	67	0
2009	38.8 °C25 July 2009	4.9 °C21 December 2009	20.1 °C	300 mm	81	0
2008	37.1 °C8 August 2008	6.2 °C24 December 2008	20.1 °C	191 mm	75	0
2007	39.6 °C24 July 2007	5.1 °C20 December 2007	20.3 °C	263 mm	59	0
2006	36.2 °C22 May 2006	4.2 °C26 January 2006	20.2 °C	267 mm	69	0
2005	35.3 °C2 August 2005	4.2 °C27 January 2005	19.6 °C	207 mm	54	0
2004	36.4 °C10 August 2004	5.7 °C1 February 2004	19.9 °C	226 mm	73	0
2003	44.6 °C30 June 2003	6.3 °C1 February 2003	20.5 °C	415 mm	94	0
2002	37.5 °C5 August 2002	5.0 °C8 January 2002	20.1 °C	161 mm	70	0
2001	35.8 °C20 August 2001	6.7 °C11 January 2001	20.3 °C	146 mm	72	0
2000	40.3 °C7 July 2000	4.7 °C10 January 2000	20.1 °C	138 mm	77	0
1999	42.3 °C8 August 1999	2.5 °C1 February 1999	20.2 °C	253 mm	94	0
1998	40.7 °C3 July 1998	6.0 °C24 January 1998	19.6 °C	173 mm	76	0
1997	40.8 °C13 June 1997	7.1 °C11 February 1997	19.8 °C	401 mm	60	0
1996	42.0 °C30 July 1996	5.1 °C28 December 1996	19.5 °C	217 mm	50	0
1995	35.7 °C27 June 1995	5.2 °C14 January 1995	19.7 °C	279 mm	54	0
1994	38.8 °C15 August 1994	5.0 °C31 January 1994	20.2 °C	145 mm	80	0
1993	42.8 °C5 July 1993	4.7 °C25 February 1993	19.3 °C	178 mm	62	0
1992	35.4 °C24 August 1992	3.5 °C24 February 1992	19.1 °C	299 mm	57	0
1991	34.7 °C24 July 1991	4.6 °C8 January 1991	18.9 °C	220 mm	68	0
1990	37.0 °C24 September 1990	5.4 °C16 December 1990	19.9 °C	338 mm	75	0
1989	39.5 °C7 August 1989	5.8 °C12 January 1989	19.6 °C	147 mm	60	0
1988	39.2 °C2 September 1988	5.5 °C12 January 1988	19.7 °C	222 mm	66	0
1987	39.4 °C10 August 1987	4.4 °C21 January 1987	19.4 °C	202 mm	75	0
1986	36.5 °C14 August 1986	4.6 °C12 February 1986	19.3 °C	238 mm	57	0
1985	34.3 °C21 July 1985	3.8 °C10 January 1985	19.2 °C	186 mm	53	0
1984	38.8 °C26 July 1984	5.1 °C16 February 1984	18.7 °C	312 mm	41	0
1983	40.5 °C17 September 1983	4.3 °C14 January 1983	19.0 °C	212 mm	60	0
1982	41.3 °C1 August 1982	5.4 °C16 March 1982	19.6 °C	336 mm	76	0
1981	35.0 °C6 August 1981	3.1 °C9 January 1981	18.9 °C	134 mm	49	0
1980	37.7 °C9 July 1980	3.9 °C12 December 1980	18.6 °C	267 mm	37	0
1979	40.1 °C6 August 1979	4.1 °C17 January 1979	18.9 °C	265 mm	43	0
1978	36.5 °C4 August 1978	4.7 °C16 January 1978	18.5 °C	226 mm	27	0
1977	34.1 °C21 August 1977	5.8 °C14 January 1977	19.2 °C	219 mm	24	0
1976	35.9 °C16 August 1976	5.2 °C25 January 1976	18.4 °C	421 mm	20	0
1975	34.4 °C17 July 1975	5.3 °C7 January 1975	18.8 °C	317 mm	43	0
1974	33.4 °C3 September 1974	6.0 °C26 January 1974	18.6 °C	235 mm	38	0
1973	36.8 °C22 July 1973	4.5 °C1 March 1973	18.6 °C	461 mm	56	0
1972	33.9 °C27 September 1972	4.6 °C16 February 1972	18.4 °C	385 mm	24	0
1971	38.2 °C4 August 1971	3.5 °C6 March 1971	18.5 °C	301 mm	50	0
1970	37.8 °C22 July 1970	3.1 °C5 March 1970	19.0 °C	140 mm	45	0
1969	36.5 °C16 August 1969	4.3 °C5 January 1969	18.7 °C	695 mm	28	0
1968	37.9 °C15 September 1968	3.3 °C14 March 1968	19.1 °C	292 mm	45	0
1967	37.7 °C9 August 1967	4.9 °C18 January 1967	19.0 °C	225 mm	61	0
1966	36.5 °C12 July 1966	4.8 °C9 January 1966	19.3 °C	196 mm	56	0
1965	38.4 °C1 August 1965	4.5 °C10 February 1965	18.8 °C	211 mm	54	0
1964	37.4 °C22 August 1964	4.5 °C12 February 1964	19.0 °C	382 mm	74	0
1963	34.1 °C11 July 1963	2.9 °C24 January 1963	18.9 °C	267 mm	55	0
1962	40.8 °C12 July 1962	2.4 °C31 January 1962	18.9 °C	268 mm	52	0
1961	37.0 °C13 July 1961	5.6 °C7 January 1961	19.3 °C	108 mm	54	0
1960	42.0 °C12 August 1960	4.8 °C16 January 1960	19.2 °C	126 mm	48	0
1959	36.6 °C30 August 1959	3.7 °C19 January 1959	18.6 °C	237 mm	47	0
1958	40.5 °C21 June 1958	3.3 °C26 January 1958	18.7 °C	278 mm	48	0
1957	41.1 °C10 August 1957	2.7 °C20 January 1957	18.4 °C	346 mm	50	0
1956	41.2 °C22 July 1956	2.2 °C15 February 1956	18.2 °C	252 mm	61	0
1955	38.5 °C26 July 1955	5.5 °C10 March 1955	19.4 °C	253 mm	58	0
1954	37.7 °C10 August 1954	4.1 °C2 January 1954	18.4 °C	247 mm	41	0
1953	37.7 °C30 July 1953	2.1 °C23 January 1953	18.7 °C	298 mm	58	0
1952	37.1 °C12 June 1952	3.5 °C18 February 1952	19.5 °C	164 mm	110	0
1951	38.3 °C7 August 1951	4.7 °C8 January 1951	18.7 °C	258 mm	54	0
1950	35.7 °C5 July 1950	4.7 °C16 January 1950	18.8 °C	335 mm	83	0
1949	35.9 °C14 September 1949	3.5 °C5 March 1949	18.5 °C	237 mm	53	0
1948	41.5 °C5 July 1948	5.0 °C21 January 1948	18.9 °C	345 mm	66	0
1947	37.7 °C19 July 1947	3.7 °C28 January 1947	19.8 °C	188 mm	104	0
1946	42.4 °C18 August 1946	4.8 °C24 February 1946	19.6 °C	170 mm	103	0
1945	43.3 °C19 August 1945	2.4 °C2 January 1945	19.1 °C	97 mm	100	0
1944	40.6 °C30 June 1944	2.6 °C10 January 1944	18.3 °C	207 mm	85	0
1943	40.5 °C6 July 1943	4.5 °C31 January 1943	19.0 °C	405 mm	95	0
1942	35.6 °C11 July 1942	-0.1 °C4 January 1942	18.6 °C	224 mm	84	1
1941	41.2 °C4 August 1941	2.4 °C4 January 1941	18.2 °C	248 mm	82	0
1940	45.4 °C16 July 1940	1.9 °C31 December 1940	18.3 °C	174 mm	70	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

25.1 °C

+1.6 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

107 d/yr

+41

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

263 mm

+15 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	17.9 °C	+1.7 °C	54 mm	+31 mm
Feb	17.8 °C	+0.9 °C	39 mm	+14 mm
Mar	21.0 °C	+2.2 °C	14 mm	-14 mm
Apr	22.0 °C	+1.0 °C	46 mm	+23 mm
May	26.1 °C	+1.6 °C	27 mm	+15 mm
Jun	31.0 °C	+2.8 °C	1 mm	-3 mm
Jul	33.9 °C	+2.5 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Aug	32.2 °C	+0.5 °C	2 mm	-2 mm
Sep	30.5 °C	+1.5 °C	14 mm	-17 mm
Oct	27.0 °C	+1.6 °C	21 mm	-21 mm
Nov	22.1 °C	+1.0 °C	6 mm	-20 mm
Dec	18.8 °C	+1.5 °C	38 mm	+10 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

39.0 °C

21 Jul 2025

Coldest day

6.6 °C

1 Dec 2025

Wettest day

23.4 mm

21 Apr 2025

Windiest day

33.2 km/h

6 Dec 2025

Strongest gust

58.3 km/h

15 May 2025

Hottest feels-like

43.3 °C

21 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

4.4 °C

1 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

13.9 h

14 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Chebba?

Chebba has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.4 °C and it receives 248 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chebba?

The hottest day measured in Chebba between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 1940, reaching 45.4 °C.

What is the coldest day in Chebba?

The coldest day measured in Chebba between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1942, at -0.1 °C.

Does it snow in Chebba?

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

Has the climate of Chebba warmed?

Yes: Chebba warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Chebba?

The wettest day measured in Chebba between 1940 and 2025 was 30 October 1964, with 87 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Chebba?

The windiest day measured in Chebba between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1981, with winds reaching 57.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Chebba?

The warmest month in Chebba is August (27.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Chebba?

Chebba receives on average 248 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 41 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Chebba?

Chebba gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Chebba?

Yes: Chebba has on average 112 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chebba?

In Chebba, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.0 °C on 11 August 2021, and the lowest was -4.7 °C on 8 January 1981.

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