El Hamma climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of El Hamma?

El Hamma has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.1 °C and it receives 120 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in El Hamma?

The hottest day measured in El Hamma between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2023, reaching 48.5 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in El Hamma?

The coldest day measured in El Hamma between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1942, at -3.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in El Hamma?

Almost never: El Hamma sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of El Hamma warmed?

Yes: El Hamma warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in El Hamma?

The wettest day measured in El Hamma between 1940 and 2025 was 25 November 1977, with 75 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in El Hamma?

The windiest day measured in El Hamma between 1940 and 2025 was 21 April 1997, with winds reaching 69.1 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in El Hamma?

The warmest month in El Hamma is August (29.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.8 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in El Hamma?

El Hamma receives on average 120 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 23 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in El Hamma?

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

El Hamma (Tunisia) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.1 °C and it receives 120 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 (29.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (10.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

El Hamma averages 1 frost days, 118 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 23 rainy days per year.

El Hamma has warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.36 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 3 to 0 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 48.5 °C (on 29 July 2023) and the coldest -3.9 °C (on 2 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

El HammaGabès Governorate

coords: 33.89°, 9.80°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthOctoberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

20.1°C

Average daily high

25.4°C

Average daily low

15.1°C

Annual rainfall

120mm

Sunshine / day

11.0h

Mean relative humidity

60%

Average peak wind

23.3km/h

Seasonal range

18.5°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

1 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

118 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

23 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

23.8 °C

Average feels-like low

13.9 °C

Average peak gust

38.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

112 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.8 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+3.1 °C

since 1940

+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.80 · 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

48.5 °C

29 July 2023

Coldest day

-3.9 °C

2 January 1942

Wettest day

75 mm

25 November 1977

Windiest day

69.1 km/h

21 April 1997

Strongest gust

112.3 km/h

3 May 2004

Hottest feels-like

47.9 °C

9 July 2023

Coldest feels-like

-8.3 °C

2 January 1942

Sunniest day

13.4 h

9 June 1945

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	46.2 °C25 July 2025	4.1 °C1 December 2025	21.9 °C	119 mm	143	0
2024	46.5 °C1 July 2024	4.4 °C9 January 2024	22.4 °C	78 mm	147	0
2023	48.5 °C29 July 2023	0.1 °C24 January 2023	21.9 °C	81 mm	145	0
2022	46.3 °C18 August 2022	2.9 °C21 January 2022	22.2 °C	58 mm	152	0
2021	47.6 °C4 July 2021	2.2 °C4 January 2021	21.9 °C	38 mm	137	0
2020	45.3 °C17 August 2020	4.0 °C31 December 2020	21.6 °C	92 mm	129	0
2019	46.8 °C14 July 2019	3.5 °C12 January 2019	21.2 °C	117 mm	144	0
2018	46.0 °C14 July 2018	3.7 °C8 February 2018	21.4 °C	87 mm	130	0
2017	46.1 °C24 July 2017	1.3 °C19 January 2017	20.8 °C	92 mm	123	0
2016	45.4 °C16 June 2016	4.8 °C20 January 2016	21.7 °C	111 mm	142	0
2015	43.3 °C31 July 2015	2.9 °C3 January 2015	21.0 °C	93 mm	133	0
2014	44.5 °C26 July 2014	2.9 °C31 December 2014	21.6 °C	88 mm	138	0
2013	41.8 °C30 August 2013	2.9 °C26 February 2013	21.3 °C	63 mm	141	0
2012	46.4 °C12 July 2012	1.3 °C8 February 2012	21.4 °C	120 mm	145	0
2011	45.3 °C18 July 2011	2.7 °C23 January 2011	20.8 °C	99 mm	130	0
2010	44.4 °C22 July 2010	3.0 °C3 February 2010	21.4 °C	112 mm	138	0
2009	43.0 °C14 August 2009	3.0 °C21 December 2009	20.9 °C	188 mm	125	0
2008	44.5 °C13 July 2008	3.7 °C5 December 2008	21.1 °C	67 mm	130	0
2007	46.3 °C20 June 2007	1.8 °C19 December 2007	21.1 °C	190 mm	129	0
2006	44.5 °C23 June 2006	0.3 °C7 January 2006	21.0 °C	152 mm	136	0
2005	45.6 °C2 August 2005	1.4 °C27 January 2005	20.6 °C	113 mm	118	0
2004	43.7 °C10 August 2004	2.0 °C28 December 2004	20.9 °C	97 mm	131	0
2003	45.5 °C30 June 2003	1.9 °C9 February 2003	21.3 °C	164 mm	136	0
2002	45.9 °C24 July 2002	0.7 °C7 January 2002	21.0 °C	87 mm	133	0
2001	46.0 °C10 July 2001	3.3 °C10 January 2001	21.6 °C	47 mm	143	0
2000	45.9 °C18 July 2000	1.8 °C10 January 2000	21.0 °C	46 mm	135	0
1999	45.9 °C8 August 1999	0.0 °C1 February 1999	21.3 °C	124 mm	150	0
1998	44.9 °C3 July 1998	3.1 °C28 December 1998	20.5 °C	130 mm	118	0
1997	46.1 °C14 June 1997	4.5 °C8 January 1997	20.7 °C	153 mm	116	0
1996	47.2 °C7 July 1996	1.1 °C28 December 1996	20.3 °C	102 mm	96	0
1995	43.7 °C27 June 1995	1.3 °C17 January 1995	20.2 °C	201 mm	109	0
1994	44.3 °C17 August 1994	3.0 °C31 January 1994	21.1 °C	83 mm	130	0
1993	45.8 °C6 July 1993	3.4 °C5 January 1993	20.2 °C	76 mm	126	0
1992	42.1 °C29 August 1992	1.6 °C8 January 1992	19.7 °C	175 mm	116	0
1991	43.5 °C24 July 1991	2.5 °C16 February 1991	19.5 °C	115 mm	100	0
1990	40.7 °C1 July 1990	2.6 °C8 December 1990	20.6 °C	286 mm	138	0
1989	44.4 °C7 August 1989	3.5 °C2 February 1989	20.6 °C	41 mm	112	0
1988	42.8 °C4 August 1988	4.0 °C28 December 1988	20.6 °C	97 mm	112	0
1987	45.2 °C13 August 1987	1.7 °C21 January 1987	20.3 °C	94 mm	120	0
1986	41.7 °C28 July 1986	2.9 °C7 February 1986	20.3 °C	103 mm	112	0
1985	44.0 °C15 June 1985	0.4 °C10 January 1985	20.2 °C	77 mm	111	0
1984	43.6 °C26 July 1984	2.4 °C19 January 1984	19.4 °C	175 mm	116	0
1983	43.9 °C30 August 1983	2.4 °C23 January 1983	20.0 °C	89 mm	125	0
1982	44.9 °C26 June 1982	2.2 °C25 December 1982	20.3 °C	172 mm	118	0
1981	42.0 °C8 August 1981	-0.2 °C9 January 1981	19.8 °C	65 mm	121	1
1980	45.8 °C9 July 1980	0.2 °C13 December 1980	19.0 °C	221 mm	104	0
1979	45.5 °C6 August 1979	2.6 °C18 January 1979	19.7 °C	124 mm	98	0
1978	44.6 °C7 August 1978	1.1 °C16 January 1978	19.3 °C	146 mm	91	0
1977	44.1 °C8 July 1977	3.2 °C21 December 1977	20.0 °C	155 mm	85	0
1976	42.4 °C16 August 1976	1.9 °C17 February 1976	18.7 °C	271 mm	93	0
1975	42.7 °C30 June 1975	2.3 °C4 December 1975	19.4 °C	215 mm	104	0
1974	41.1 °C15 June 1974	3.0 °C25 December 1974	19.2 °C	124 mm	107	0
1973	45.8 °C14 July 1973	2.3 °C2 March 1973	19.4 °C	274 mm	119	0
1972	43.6 °C2 August 1972	3.0 °C16 January 1972	18.9 °C	189 mm	86	0
1971	42.4 °C24 June 1971	1.2 °C3 March 1971	19.2 °C	132 mm	102	0
1970	42.1 °C22 July 1970	3.0 °C17 February 1970	19.8 °C	69 mm	106	0
1969	42.0 °C16 August 1969	1.5 °C12 December 1969	19.2 °C	236 mm	78	0
1968	44.6 °C2 August 1968	3.1 °C14 January 1968	19.6 °C	123 mm	95	0
1967	43.0 °C9 August 1967	1.1 °C23 December 1967	19.4 °C	87 mm	96	0
1966	44.5 °C13 June 1966	0.8 °C8 January 1966	19.9 °C	67 mm	111	0
1965	47.2 °C1 August 1965	0.2 °C11 February 1965	19.3 °C	116 mm	94	0
1964	44.9 °C15 August 1964	1.3 °C30 December 1964	19.4 °C	143 mm	120	0
1963	40.1 °C11 July 1963	0.7 °C26 January 1963	19.3 °C	99 mm	94	0
1962	45.7 °C12 July 1962	-0.2 °C1 February 1962	19.3 °C	114 mm	104	1
1961	42.3 °C27 May 1961	2.2 °C21 December 1961	19.6 °C	62 mm	99	0
1960	47.1 °C2 July 1960	1.2 °C19 January 1960	19.7 °C	62 mm	93	0
1959	43.9 °C31 July 1959	2.7 °C19 January 1959	19.0 °C	104 mm	100	0
1958	41.9 °C21 August 1958	0.6 °C25 January 1958	19.3 °C	155 mm	99	0
1957	44.4 °C24 June 1957	-2.7 °C19 January 1957	18.8 °C	224 mm	84	4
1956	45.2 °C21 July 1956	-1.7 °C9 February 1956	18.5 °C	69 mm	104	4
1955	45.2 °C28 July 1955	3.3 °C3 March 1955	19.9 °C	55 mm	97	0
1954	45.4 °C30 June 1954	0.6 °C2 January 1954	18.6 °C	102 mm	94	0
1953	42.7 °C29 June 1953	-1.5 °C18 January 1953	18.8 °C	172 mm	117	4
1952	43.8 °C24 June 1952	0.7 °C11 January 1952	19.8 °C	73 mm	136	0
1951	43.1 °C16 August 1951	0.8 °C2 January 1951	18.9 °C	131 mm	102	0
1950	42.3 °C20 June 1950	-0.3 °C19 December 1950	19.1 °C	96 mm	122	1
1949	39.0 °C18 July 1949	0.2 °C6 February 1949	18.8 °C	182 mm	116	0
1948	41.4 °C8 August 1948	0.4 °C20 December 1948	19.2 °C	90 mm	109	0
1947	43.1 °C11 August 1947	1.0 °C19 December 1947	20.1 °C	87 mm	134	0
1946	42.4 °C18 August 1946	-0.2 °C7 January 1946	19.7 °C	53 mm	127	2
1945	47.0 °C8 August 1945	-1.7 °C8 January 1945	19.2 °C	47 mm	132	5
1944	44.7 °C22 July 1944	-1.5 °C11 January 1944	18.6 °C	59 mm	119	4
1943	43.0 °C6 July 1943	2.7 °C30 January 1943	19.3 °C	314 mm	124	0
1942	41.8 °C18 June 1942	-3.9 °C2 January 1942	19.0 °C	170 mm	124	13
1941	46.0 °C4 August 1941	-2.5 °C7 January 1941	18.7 °C	61 mm	107	9
1940	45.4 °C16 July 1940	-2.3 °C30 December 1940	18.6 °C	88 mm	118	12

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

27.2 °C

+1.8 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

143 d/yr

+25

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

-1

Annual rainfall

119 mm

-1 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	18.1 °C	+2.4 °C	31 mm	+17 mm
Feb	18.6 °C	+0.8 °C	16 mm	+5 mm
Mar	24.2 °C	+3.3 °C	14 mm	-3 mm
Apr	25.6 °C	+1.5 °C	3 mm	-9 mm
May	29.3 °C	+1.3 °C	3 mm	-3 mm
Jun	34.4 °C	+2.6 °C	0 mm	-2 mm
Jul	37.8 °C	+2.8 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Aug	35.8 °C	+0.7 °C	1 mm	-1 mm
Sep	33.3 °C	+1.6 °C	6 mm	-4 mm
Oct	28.8 °C	+1.7 °C	13 mm	-5 mm
Nov	22.4 °C	+1.2 °C	8 mm	-5 mm
Dec	17.6 °C	+1.1 °C	24 mm	+8 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

46.2 °C

25 Jul 2025

Coldest day

4.1 °C

1 Dec 2025

Wettest day

13.4 mm

19 Dec 2025

Windiest day

43.5 km/h

14 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

68.4 km/h

14 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

44.6 °C

25 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

0.8 °C

18 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

13.3 h

18 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of El Hamma?

El Hamma has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.1 °C and it receives 120 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in El Hamma?

The hottest day measured in El Hamma between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2023, reaching 48.5 °C.

What is the coldest day in El Hamma?

The coldest day measured in El Hamma between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1942, at -3.9 °C.

Does it snow in El Hamma?

Almost never: El Hamma sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.

Has the climate of El Hamma warmed?

Yes: El Hamma warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in El Hamma?

The wettest day measured in El Hamma between 1940 and 2025 was 25 November 1977, with 75 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in El Hamma?

The windiest day measured in El Hamma between 1940 and 2025 was 21 April 1997, with winds reaching 69.1 km/h.

What is the warmest month in El Hamma?

The warmest month in El Hamma is August (29.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.8 °C).

How much does it rain in El Hamma?

El Hamma receives on average 120 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 23 rainy days.

Is it sunny in El Hamma?

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

Are there tropical nights in El Hamma?

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

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in El Hamma?

In El Hamma, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.9 °C on 9 July 2023, and the lowest was -8.3 °C on 2 January 1942.

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