Feriana climate — normals and trends
Feriana (Tunisia) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.1 °C and it receives 255 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 July (26.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Feriana averages 11 frost days, 85 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 54 rainy days per year.
Feriana has warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.33 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 21 to 1 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.3 °C (on 23 July 2010) and the coldest -4.6 °C (on 11 December 1980).
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
FerianaKasserine Governorate
- coords
- 34.95°, 8.57°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.1°C
Average daily high
21.9°C
Average daily low
10.7°C
Annual rainfall
255mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
57%
Average peak wind
17.6km/h
Seasonal range
20.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
11 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
85 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
54 d/yr
Annual snowfall
2.7 cm
Average feels-like high
19.8 °C
Average feels-like low
8.4 °C
Average peak gust
37.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
35 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · 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
42.3 °C
23 July 2010
Coldest day
-4.6 °C
11 December 1980
Wettest day
71 mm
23 September 2009
Windiest day
55.6 km/h
22 April 1966
Strongest gust
98.3 km/h
22 April 1966
Hottest feels-like
42.8 °C
10 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-11.1 °C
9 January 1981
Snowiest day
9.6 cm
16 January 1987
Sunniest day
13.5 h
23 June 1940
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 | 13.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 20 mm | +3 mm |
| Feb | 13.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 51 mm | +33 mm |
| Mar | 18.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 15 mm | -14 mm |
| Apr | 20.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 79 mm | +52 mm |
| May | 25.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 19 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 33.5 °C | +3.1 °C | 2 mm | -15 mm |
| Jul | 35.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 11 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 33.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 15 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 29.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 24 mm | -9 mm |
| Oct | 24.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 17 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 17.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 2 mm | -16 mm |
| Dec | 13.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 34 mm | +16 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Feriana?
Feriana has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.1 °C and it receives 255 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Feriana?
The hottest day measured in Feriana between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 2010, reaching 42.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Feriana?
The coldest day measured in Feriana between 1940 and 2025 was 11 December 1980, at -4.6 °C.
Does it snow in Feriana?
Yes. Feriana gets on average 2.7 cm of snow per year and has around 11 frost days.
Has the climate of Feriana warmed?
Yes: Feriana warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Feriana?
The wettest day measured in Feriana between 1940 and 2025 was 23 September 2009, with 71 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Feriana?
The windiest day measured in Feriana between 1940 and 2025 was 22 April 1966, with winds reaching 55.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Feriana?
The warmest month in Feriana is July (26.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Feriana?
Feriana receives on average 255 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 54 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Feriana?
Feriana 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 Feriana?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Feriana between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1987, with 9.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Feriana?
Yes: Feriana has on average 35 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Feriana?
In Feriana, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.8 °C on 10 July 2024, and the lowest was -11.1 °C on 9 January 1981.
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