Douane climate — normals and trends
Douane (Tunisia) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.4 °C and it receives 367 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 (25.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (12.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Douane averages 0 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 61 rainy days per year.
Douane has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.1 °C (on 25 July 2023) and the coldest 2.9 °C (on 8 January 1981).
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
DouaneNabeul Governorate
- coords
- 36.45°, 10.76°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.4°C
Average daily high
20.6°C
Average daily low
16.4°C
Annual rainfall
367mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
22.9km/h
Seasonal range
13.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
8 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
61 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
20.5 °C
Average feels-like low
15.2 °C
Average peak gust
37.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
111 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.59 · p = < 0.001
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
37.1 °C
25 July 2023
Coldest day
2.9 °C
8 January 1981
Wettest day
89 mm
5 December 1973
Windiest day
59.2 km/h
15 March 1953
Strongest gust
106.9 km/h
21 January 1981
Hottest feels-like
42.1 °C
25 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
-5.6 °C
8 January 1981
Snowiest day
0.6 cm
8 January 1981
Sunniest day
14.0 h
28 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 79 mm | +37 mm |
| Feb | 15.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 68 mm | +27 mm |
| Mar | 17.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 26 mm | -12 mm |
| Apr | 18.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 43 mm | +13 mm |
| May | 22.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 19 mm | +4 mm |
| Jun | 27.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 7 mm | +1 mm |
| Jul | 29.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 29.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 27.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 41 mm | +8 mm |
| Oct | 24.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 26 mm | -32 mm |
| Nov | 20.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 11 mm | -33 mm |
| Dec | 17.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 75 mm | +22 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Douane?
Douane has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.4 °C and it receives 367 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Douane?
The hottest day measured in Douane between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2023, reaching 37.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Douane?
The coldest day measured in Douane between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1981, at 2.9 °C.
Does it snow in Douane?
Almost never: Douane sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Douane warmed?
Yes: Douane warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Douane?
The wettest day measured in Douane between 1940 and 2025 was 5 December 1973, with 89 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Douane?
The windiest day measured in Douane between 1940 and 2025 was 15 March 1953, with winds reaching 59.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Douane?
The warmest month in Douane is August (25.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Douane?
Douane receives on average 367 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 61 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Douane?
Douane gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Douane?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Douane between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1981, with 0.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Douane?
Yes: Douane has on average 111 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Douane?
In Douane, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.1 °C on 25 July 2023, and the lowest was -5.6 °C on 8 January 1981.
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