Ghardimaou climate — normals and trends
Ghardimaou (Tunisia) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.1 °C and it receives 610 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 (25.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (8.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Ghardimaou averages 6 frost days, 71 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 104 rainy days per year.
Ghardimaou 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 12 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.7 °C (on 24 July 2023) and the coldest -10.1 °C (on 2 February 1999).
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
GhardimaouJendouba Governorate
- coords
- 36.45°, 8.44°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.1°C
Average daily high
21.9°C
Average daily low
11.0°C
Annual rainfall
610mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
13.9km/h
Seasonal range
17.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
6 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
71 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
104 d/yr
Annual snowfall
3.1 cm
Average feels-like high
21.4 °C
Average feels-like low
10.0 °C
Average peak gust
36.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
29 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · 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
44.7 °C
24 July 2023
Coldest day
-10.1 °C
2 February 1999
Wettest day
70 mm
11 January 2003
Windiest day
41.9 km/h
17 May 1958
Strongest gust
112.3 km/h
9 February 1984
Hottest feels-like
46.2 °C
14 August 2008
Coldest feels-like
-14.1 °C
2 February 1999
Snowiest day
9.5 cm
31 December 2014
Sunniest day
13.9 h
23 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 77 mm | +11 mm |
| Feb | 15.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 45 mm | -20 mm |
| Mar | 18.9 °C | +2.7 °C | 58 mm | -15 mm |
| Apr | 21.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 92 mm | +21 mm |
| May | 24.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 80 mm | +29 mm |
| Jun | 32.0 °C | +3.5 °C | 3 mm | -22 mm |
| Jul | 33.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 7 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 32.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 5 mm | -14 mm |
| Sep | 30.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 74 mm | +26 mm |
| Oct | 24.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 43 mm | -16 mm |
| Nov | 18.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 42 mm | -16 mm |
| Dec | 15.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 31 mm | -34 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ghardimaou?
Ghardimaou has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.1 °C and it receives 610 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ghardimaou?
The hottest day measured in Ghardimaou between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2023, reaching 44.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ghardimaou?
The coldest day measured in Ghardimaou between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1999, at -10.1 °C.
Does it snow in Ghardimaou?
Yes. Ghardimaou gets on average 3.1 cm of snow per year and has around 6 frost days.
Has the climate of Ghardimaou warmed?
Yes: Ghardimaou warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ghardimaou?
The wettest day measured in Ghardimaou between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 2003, with 70 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ghardimaou?
The windiest day measured in Ghardimaou between 1940 and 2025 was 17 May 1958, with winds reaching 41.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ghardimaou?
The warmest month in Ghardimaou is August (25.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Ghardimaou?
Ghardimaou receives on average 610 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 104 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ghardimaou?
Ghardimaou gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ghardimaou?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ghardimaou between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 2014, with 9.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ghardimaou?
Yes: Ghardimaou has on average 29 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ghardimaou?
In Ghardimaou, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.2 °C on 14 August 2008, and the lowest was -14.1 °C on 2 February 1999.
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