Ezzouhour climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Ezzouhour?

Ezzouhour has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.5 °C and it receives 280 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Ezzouhour between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2023, reaching 49.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Ezzouhour?

The coldest day measured in Ezzouhour between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1942, at -3.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Ezzouhour?

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

Q: Has the climate of Ezzouhour warmed?

Yes: Ezzouhour warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Ezzouhour?

The wettest day measured in Ezzouhour between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 1973, with 110 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Ezzouhour?

The windiest day measured in Ezzouhour between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1981, with winds reaching 49.5 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Ezzouhour?

The warmest month in Ezzouhour is August (28.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.4 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Ezzouhour?

Ezzouhour receives on average 280 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 49 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Ezzouhour?

Ezzouhour gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Ezzouhour (Tunisia) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.5 °C and it receives 280 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 (28.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (11.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Ezzouhour averages 0 frost days, 112 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 49 rainy days per year.

Ezzouhour has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 49.0 °C (on 25 July 2023) and the coldest -3.1 °C (on 3 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

EzzouhourSousse Governorate

coords: 35.79°, 10.58°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BShHot semi-aridWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthOctoberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

19.5°C

Average daily high

25.3°C

Average daily low

14.5°C

Annual rainfall

280mm

Sunshine / day

10.8h

Mean relative humidity

64%

Average peak wind

18.0km/h

Seasonal range

17.1°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

112 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

49 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

24.6 °C

Average feels-like low

13.8 °C

Average peak gust

36.0 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

92 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.3 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.5 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.67 · 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

49.0 °C

25 July 2023

Coldest day

-3.1 °C

3 January 1942

Wettest day

110 mm

13 December 1973

Windiest day

49.5 km/h

21 January 1981

Strongest gust

98.6 km/h

31 December 2000

Hottest feels-like

49.0 °C

30 June 2003

Coldest feels-like

-6.7 °C

13 January 1942

Sunniest day

13.9 h

8 June 1945

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	46.5 °C21 July 2025	4.3 °C1 December 2025	21.3 °C	306 mm	141	0
2024	46.0 °C1 July 2024	3.0 °C11 December 2024	21.6 °C	220 mm	139	0
2023	49.0 °C25 July 2023	0.7 °C25 January 2023	21.5 °C	284 mm	139	0
2022	45.6 °C18 August 2022	2.5 °C28 January 2022	21.6 °C	178 mm	149	0
2021	46.5 °C11 August 2021	2.4 °C4 January 2021	21.1 °C	125 mm	134	0
2020	43.5 °C16 August 2020	1.9 °C8 February 2020	20.7 °C	294 mm	118	0
2019	44.1 °C9 July 2019	3.4 °C23 January 2019	20.3 °C	352 mm	126	0
2018	44.3 °C13 July 2018	3.5 °C28 December 2018	20.4 °C	311 mm	110	0
2017	46.0 °C28 June 2017	0.5 °C19 January 2017	20.3 °C	193 mm	118	0
2016	40.1 °C1 August 2016	4.4 °C2 December 2016	20.8 °C	336 mm	122	0
2015	43.5 °C31 July 2015	3.3 °C1 January 2015	20.7 °C	222 mm	136	0
2014	44.1 °C13 August 2014	2.8 °C4 February 2014	20.9 °C	244 mm	135	0
2013	40.4 °C29 July 2013	4.2 °C26 February 2013	20.5 °C	209 mm	117	0
2012	46.0 °C11 July 2012	1.4 °C15 February 2012	20.8 °C	316 mm	131	0
2011	41.9 °C17 July 2011	3.9 °C23 January 2011	20.2 °C	341 mm	117	0
2010	41.8 °C23 July 2010	2.1 °C3 February 2010	20.6 °C	253 mm	114	0
2009	42.9 °C24 July 2009	3.1 °C21 February 2009	20.3 °C	397 mm	119	0
2008	43.1 °C7 July 2008	3.4 °C18 February 2008	20.4 °C	196 mm	118	0
2007	45.4 °C25 June 2007	1.2 °C18 December 2007	20.4 °C	327 mm	124	0
2006	43.9 °C28 June 2006	1.4 °C26 January 2006	20.5 °C	302 mm	123	0
2005	43.5 °C2 August 2005	2.3 °C27 January 2005	19.9 °C	297 mm	116	0
2004	44.2 °C10 August 2004	2.9 °C31 January 2004	20.1 °C	295 mm	121	0
2003	47.7 °C30 June 2003	2.4 °C28 December 2003	20.6 °C	471 mm	121	0
2002	44.3 °C6 August 2002	2.1 °C7 January 2002	20.4 °C	213 mm	115	0
2001	40.4 °C19 August 2001	1.9 °C11 January 2001	20.7 °C	148 mm	129	0
2000	44.4 °C7 July 2000	1.6 °C10 January 2000	20.4 °C	142 mm	119	0
1999	46.8 °C8 August 1999	1.8 °C1 February 1999	20.7 °C	315 mm	149	0
1998	45.9 °C2 July 1998	1.9 °C24 December 1998	20.0 °C	182 mm	116	0
1997	45.5 °C13 June 1997	2.5 °C30 December 1997	20.0 °C	401 mm	110	0
1996	45.0 °C7 July 1996	2.3 °C28 December 1996	19.6 °C	290 mm	89	0
1995	40.1 °C11 August 1995	1.7 °C18 January 1995	20.0 °C	289 mm	103	0
1994	44.7 °C15 August 1994	1.1 °C31 January 1994	20.7 °C	164 mm	128	0
1993	46.2 °C5 July 1993	2.0 °C25 January 1993	19.4 °C	279 mm	117	0
1992	40.4 °C29 August 1992	0.2 °C24 February 1992	19.0 °C	408 mm	108	0
1991	41.3 °C23 July 1991	2.0 °C7 January 1991	18.9 °C	288 mm	106	0
1990	42.5 °C20 June 1990	1.6 °C16 December 1990	20.1 °C	348 mm	138	0
1989	40.3 °C11 August 1989	3.6 °C11 January 1989	19.6 °C	220 mm	100	0
1988	43.5 °C2 September 1988	1.5 °C12 January 1988	20.0 °C	246 mm	102	0
1987	45.3 °C12 August 1987	2.5 °C2 January 1987	20.0 °C	173 mm	120	0
1986	42.8 °C26 July 1986	1.8 °C31 December 1986	19.5 °C	294 mm	104	0
1985	41.1 °C31 July 1985	1.2 °C10 January 1985	19.5 °C	184 mm	105	0
1984	43.8 °C25 July 1984	0.9 °C19 February 1984	18.8 °C	300 mm	102	0
1983	44.4 °C24 July 1983	0.3 °C14 January 1983	19.3 °C	214 mm	109	0
1982	45.7 °C1 August 1982	2.8 °C16 March 1982	19.9 °C	361 mm	113	0
1981	41.2 °C18 July 1981	1.3 °C26 January 1981	19.2 °C	183 mm	117	0
1980	46.2 °C9 July 1980	-0.7 °C15 December 1980	18.6 °C	315 mm	100	2
1979	45.3 °C6 August 1979	0.5 °C18 January 1979	18.9 °C	306 mm	92	0
1978	42.4 °C3 August 1978	-0.1 °C15 January 1978	18.7 °C	258 mm	80	1
1977	39.5 °C19 July 1977	2.3 °C21 December 1977	19.3 °C	239 mm	75	0
1976	42.8 °C16 August 1976	2.2 °C17 February 1976	18.3 °C	478 mm	79	0
1975	41.4 °C18 July 1975	2.4 °C7 January 1975	18.8 °C	347 mm	96	0
1974	38.2 °C17 July 1974	2.6 °C25 December 1974	18.6 °C	276 mm	98	0
1973	45.4 °C22 July 1973	2.2 °C20 February 1973	18.6 °C	618 mm	112	0
1972	39.1 °C6 July 1972	1.3 °C16 February 1972	18.3 °C	468 mm	73	0
1971	41.9 °C18 July 1971	2.0 °C3 March 1971	18.4 °C	358 mm	86	0
1970	43.6 °C22 July 1970	0.6 °C1 March 1970	18.9 °C	194 mm	100	0
1969	42.2 °C15 August 1969	1.3 °C6 January 1969	18.6 °C	681 mm	70	0
1968	43.2 °C2 August 1968	1.8 °C14 March 1968	19.2 °C	284 mm	87	0
1967	42.3 °C10 August 1967	2.1 °C18 January 1967	19.2 °C	218 mm	95	0
1966	41.1 °C22 June 1966	2.5 °C9 January 1966	19.3 °C	279 mm	104	0
1965	47.7 °C1 August 1965	1.3 °C26 January 1965	19.0 °C	232 mm	96	0
1964	45.0 °C22 August 1964	1.4 °C12 February 1964	18.9 °C	391 mm	121	0
1963	39.2 °C3 August 1963	-0.5 °C4 March 1963	18.8 °C	308 mm	91	2
1962	45.9 °C12 July 1962	0.5 °C31 January 1962	18.9 °C	221 mm	107	0
1961	41.3 °C12 July 1961	3.4 °C19 December 1961	19.5 °C	154 mm	109	0
1960	42.8 °C2 July 1960	1.5 °C8 January 1960	19.2 °C	164 mm	103	0
1959	42.6 °C15 July 1959	1.1 °C19 January 1959	18.4 °C	301 mm	92	0
1958	42.2 °C21 August 1958	0.4 °C26 January 1958	18.8 °C	290 mm	105	0
1957	45.0 °C9 August 1957	-1.0 °C19 January 1957	18.5 °C	333 mm	86	2
1956	46.2 °C21 July 1956	-1.0 °C9 February 1956	18.1 °C	267 mm	103	4
1955	45.5 °C26 July 1955	2.5 °C29 November 1955	19.3 °C	370 mm	95	0
1954	40.4 °C30 June 1954	1.4 °C2 January 1954	18.5 °C	239 mm	104	0
1953	41.8 °C29 June 1953	-2.0 °C23 January 1953	18.6 °C	377 mm	112	1
1952	42.8 °C16 June 1952	0.8 °C10 January 1952	19.7 °C	185 mm	130	0
1951	43.4 °C15 July 1951	0.7 °C1 January 1951	18.8 °C	205 mm	102	0
1950	41.5 °C20 June 1950	0.2 °C22 January 1950	18.7 °C	329 mm	115	0
1949	41.6 °C9 July 1949	0.6 °C26 January 1949	18.5 °C	287 mm	116	0
1948	43.8 °C5 July 1948	1.7 °C21 December 1948	19.0 °C	302 mm	114	0
1947	42.4 °C11 August 1947	0.3 °C28 January 1947	20.0 °C	208 mm	139	0
1946	44.8 °C18 August 1946	2.1 °C25 February 1946	19.8 °C	178 mm	142	0
1945	48.2 °C19 August 1945	0.1 °C11 January 1945	19.3 °C	82 mm	138	0
1944	46.7 °C22 July 1944	-1.1 °C10 January 1944	18.4 °C	202 mm	119	3
1943	44.2 °C6 July 1943	2.2 °C5 January 1943	19.2 °C	339 mm	130	0
1942	43.3 °C11 July 1942	-3.1 °C3 January 1942	18.9 °C	224 mm	137	8
1941	47.3 °C4 August 1941	0.1 °C4 January 1941	18.3 °C	260 mm	115	0
1940	47.4 °C15 July 1940	-2.3 °C31 December 1940	18.2 °C	225 mm	110	4

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

27.1 °C

+1.8 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

141 d/yr

+29

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

306 mm

+26 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	18.9 °C	+2.2 °C	65 mm	+39 mm
Feb	18.4 °C	+0.5 °C	49 mm	+21 mm
Mar	22.3 °C	+2.0 °C	17 mm	-17 mm
Apr	24.0 °C	+0.8 °C	55 mm	+26 mm
May	28.7 °C	+1.3 °C	19 mm	+3 mm
Jun	35.1 °C	+3.3 °C	3 mm	-3 mm
Jul	37.8 °C	+2.8 °C	2 mm	0 mm
Aug	35.5 °C	+0.6 °C	6 mm	-2 mm
Sep	33.0 °C	+1.9 °C	19 mm	-14 mm
Oct	28.9 °C	+2.4 °C	17 mm	-26 mm
Nov	23.4 °C	+1.8 °C	1 mm	-25 mm
Dec	19.2 °C	+1.5 °C	53 mm	+24 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

46.5 °C

21 Jul 2025

Coldest day

4.3 °C

1 Dec 2025

Wettest day

17.6 mm

16 Apr 2025

Windiest day

32.6 km/h

5 Dec 2025

Strongest gust

61.6 km/h

5 Dec 2025

Hottest feels-like

47.9 °C

21 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

1.4 °C

1 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

13.8 h

7 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Ezzouhour?

Ezzouhour has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.5 °C and it receives 280 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ezzouhour?

The hottest day measured in Ezzouhour between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2023, reaching 49.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Ezzouhour?

The coldest day measured in Ezzouhour between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1942, at -3.1 °C.

Does it snow in Ezzouhour?

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

Has the climate of Ezzouhour warmed?

Yes: Ezzouhour warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Ezzouhour?

The wettest day measured in Ezzouhour between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 1973, with 110 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Ezzouhour?

The windiest day measured in Ezzouhour between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1981, with winds reaching 49.5 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Ezzouhour?

The warmest month in Ezzouhour is August (28.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.4 °C).

How much does it rain in Ezzouhour?

Ezzouhour receives on average 280 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 49 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Ezzouhour?

Ezzouhour gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Ezzouhour?

Yes: Ezzouhour has on average 92 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ezzouhour?

In Ezzouhour, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.0 °C on 30 June 2003, and the lowest was -6.7 °C on 13 January 1942.

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