Houmt Souk climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Houmt Souk?

Houmt Souk has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.4 °C and it receives 165 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Houmt Souk?

The hottest day measured in Houmt Souk between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2023, reaching 41.6 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Houmt Souk?

The coldest day measured in Houmt Souk between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1956, at 4.5 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Houmt Souk?

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

Q: Has the climate of Houmt Souk warmed?

Yes: Houmt Souk warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Houmt Souk?

The wettest day measured in Houmt Souk between 1940 and 2025 was 29 October 1984, with 63 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Houmt Souk?

The windiest day measured in Houmt Souk between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 2005, with winds reaching 70.6 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Houmt Souk?

The warmest month in Houmt Souk is August (28.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.3 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Houmt Souk?

Houmt Souk receives on average 165 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 29 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Houmt Souk?

Houmt Souk gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Houmt Souk (Tunisia) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.4 °C and it receives 165 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 (28.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (13.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Houmt Souk averages 0 frost days, 46 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 29 rainy days per year.

Houmt Souk has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 41.6 °C (on 25 July 2023) and the coldest 4.5 °C (on 9 February 1956).

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

Houmt SoukMedenine Governorate

coords: 33.88°, 10.86°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthOctoberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

20.4°C

Average daily high

22.8°C

Average daily low

18.2°C

Annual rainfall

165mm

Sunshine / day

11.1h

Mean relative humidity

66%

Average peak wind

27.4km/h

Seasonal range

14.9°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

46 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

29 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

22.2 °C

Average feels-like low

16.7 °C

Average peak gust

39.4 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

149 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.3 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.2 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.71 · 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

41.6 °C

25 July 2023

Coldest day

4.5 °C

9 February 1956

Wettest day

63 mm

29 October 1984

Windiest day

70.6 km/h

13 December 2005

Strongest gust

105.5 km/h

11 January 2003

Hottest feels-like

43.5 °C

11 August 2021

Coldest feels-like

-4.6 °C

9 January 1981

Sunniest day

13.5 h

17 June 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	39.7 °C25 July 2025	11.0 °C14 January 2025	22.2 °C	147 mm	80
2024	38.6 °C3 August 2024	11.0 °C11 January 2024	22.4 °C	110 mm	89
2023	41.6 °C25 July 2023	9.0 °C24 January 2023	22.0 °C	148 mm	80
2022	40.0 °C18 August 2022	9.1 °C21 January 2022	22.2 °C	70 mm	102
2021	39.6 °C11 August 2021	9.4 °C4 January 2021	21.8 °C	52 mm	93
2020	38.2 °C3 October 2020	9.6 °C28 December 2020	21.6 °C	154 mm	64
2019	38.5 °C27 July 2019	8.4 °C23 February 2019	21.2 °C	213 mm	68
2018	38.8 °C14 July 2018	9.6 °C23 February 2018	21.4 °C	160 mm	61
2017	38.8 °C28 June 2017	7.6 °C19 January 2017	21.0 °C	167 mm	62
2016	39.2 °C16 June 2016	9.6 °C17 January 2016	21.7 °C	118 mm	54
2015	36.4 °C31 July 2015	7.1 °C1 January 2015	21.2 °C	147 mm	70
2014	37.6 °C13 August 2014	7.4 °C31 December 2014	21.6 °C	101 mm	67
2013	37.4 °C26 August 2013	8.6 °C27 February 2013	21.3 °C	100 mm	56
2012	40.5 °C12 July 2012	6.8 °C6 February 2012	21.4 °C	161 mm	91
2011	39.8 °C18 July 2011	9.3 °C1 March 2011	21.0 °C	121 mm	51
2010	37.8 °C14 August 2010	8.7 °C10 January 2010	21.4 °C	131 mm	53
2009	36.5 °C14 August 2009	8.7 °C16 February 2009	21.2 °C	151 mm	56
2008	36.1 °C4 July 2008	9.4 °C19 February 2008	21.2 °C	113 mm	61
2007	39.3 °C21 August 2007	9.5 °C18 December 2007	21.3 °C	245 mm	55
2006	37.6 °C23 June 2006	8.3 °C25 January 2006	21.3 °C	196 mm	61
2005	38.2 °C2 August 2005	7.2 °C26 January 2005	20.7 °C	175 mm	45
2004	36.6 °C10 August 2004	8.6 °C28 December 2004	21.1 °C	104 mm	51
2003	40.2 °C29 June 2003	7.5 °C1 February 2003	21.6 °C	242 mm	89
2002	38.3 °C24 July 2002	9.2 °C18 January 2002	21.2 °C	110 mm	54
2001	38.6 °C20 August 2001	10.0 °C2 February 2001	21.5 °C	63 mm	64
2000	39.1 °C18 July 2000	8.9 °C10 January 2000	21.1 °C	67 mm	47
1999	41.1 °C8 August 1999	5.2 °C1 February 1999	21.3 °C	156 mm	72
1998	38.7 °C3 July 1998	9.7 °C24 January 1998	20.8 °C	137 mm	57
1997	38.6 °C13 June 1997	10.7 °C30 December 1997	20.9 °C	248 mm	49
1996	39.0 °C7 July 1996	7.0 °C28 December 1996	20.5 °C	126 mm	40
1995	37.4 °C27 June 1995	7.2 °C14 January 1995	20.4 °C	376 mm	42
1994	39.1 °C16 August 1994	8.8 °C31 January 1994	21.1 °C	93 mm	60
1993	39.0 °C6 July 1993	7.8 °C25 February 1993	20.4 °C	94 mm	49
1992	36.6 °C29 August 1992	8.0 °C29 December 1992	20.1 °C	155 mm	37
1991	35.5 °C30 September 1991	7.7 °C16 February 1991	20.0 °C	101 mm	39
1990	35.2 °C24 September 1990	10.0 °C17 December 1990	21.0 °C	286 mm	49
1989	38.4 °C7 August 1989	9.8 °C7 January 1989	20.7 °C	97 mm	41
1988	37.3 °C2 September 1988	8.3 °C27 February 1988	20.7 °C	112 mm	50
1987	36.9 °C26 July 1987	7.8 °C17 January 1987	20.4 °C	142 mm	57
1986	35.1 °C24 August 1986	7.7 °C26 December 1986	20.3 °C	160 mm	38
1985	36.8 °C29 July 1985	7.0 °C10 January 1985	20.3 °C	129 mm	37
1984	37.6 °C26 July 1984	7.4 °C17 February 1984	19.7 °C	277 mm	26
1983	37.2 °C17 September 1983	7.6 °C21 January 1983	20.1 °C	151 mm	41
1982	39.1 °C2 August 1982	7.6 °C25 December 1982	20.5 °C	206 mm	69
1981	34.9 °C3 July 1981	5.3 °C9 January 1981	20.1 °C	77 mm	27
1980	38.7 °C9 July 1980	8.9 °C11 January 1980	19.6 °C	202 mm	29
1979	38.2 °C6 August 1979	8.6 °C17 January 1979	20.1 °C	158 mm	24
1978	36.7 °C15 July 1978	8.0 °C13 February 1978	19.7 °C	199 mm	22
1977	38.0 °C21 August 1977	9.7 °C14 January 1977	20.4 °C	169 mm	26
1976	36.7 °C16 August 1976	7.0 °C28 January 1976	19.4 °C	361 mm	17
1975	34.8 °C24 July 1975	9.0 °C27 February 1975	19.8 °C	295 mm	27
1974	35.3 °C3 September 1974	9.2 °C6 March 1974	19.6 °C	193 mm	21
1973	38.0 °C7 June 1973	6.7 °C1 March 1973	19.8 °C	262 mm	47
1972	35.2 °C7 July 1972	8.4 °C23 January 1972	19.6 °C	256 mm	14
1971	37.2 °C4 August 1971	6.8 °C3 March 1971	19.8 °C	195 mm	37
1970	36.0 °C22 July 1970	8.4 °C18 February 1970	20.2 °C	86 mm	37
1969	36.6 °C16 August 1969	7.6 °C12 February 1969	19.8 °C	391 mm	20
1968	39.3 °C2 August 1968	8.3 °C14 March 1968	20.3 °C	148 mm	35
1967	37.7 °C9 August 1967	8.2 °C18 January 1967	19.9 °C	189 mm	36
1966	37.0 °C27 August 1966	8.2 °C9 January 1966	20.3 °C	106 mm	36
1965	40.0 °C1 August 1965	6.8 °C11 February 1965	19.7 °C	158 mm	35
1964	37.9 °C18 August 1964	7.0 °C11 January 1964	20.0 °C	247 mm	38
1963	34.3 °C8 August 1963	5.4 °C24 January 1963	20.1 °C	118 mm	31
1962	40.4 °C12 July 1962	6.2 °C1 February 1962	20.1 °C	141 mm	28
1961	36.9 °C13 July 1961	9.1 °C19 December 1961	20.3 °C	92 mm	20
1960	40.2 °C12 August 1960	6.5 °C16 January 1960	20.2 °C	84 mm	24
1959	36.6 °C30 August 1959	8.0 °C8 January 1959	19.8 °C	137 mm	27
1958	36.4 °C22 August 1958	6.3 °C28 February 1958	19.8 °C	193 mm	22
1957	38.5 °C24 June 1957	6.5 °C19 January 1957	19.6 °C	208 mm	29
1956	41.1 °C21 July 1956	4.5 °C9 February 1956	19.3 °C	153 mm	32
1955	41.0 °C26 July 1955	9.6 °C1 March 1955	20.4 °C	66 mm	29
1954	39.3 °C30 June 1954	6.4 °C3 February 1954	19.3 °C	193 mm	20
1953	35.7 °C30 July 1953	6.8 °C16 January 1953	19.7 °C	270 mm	29
1952	37.7 °C20 August 1952	7.2 °C6 February 1952	20.5 °C	82 mm	79
1951	36.4 °C7 August 1951	8.0 °C2 January 1951	19.8 °C	241 mm	34
1950	35.6 °C20 June 1950	7.5 °C20 January 1950	20.2 °C	182 mm	47
1949	35.4 °C14 September 1949	6.7 °C4 March 1949	19.7 °C	225 mm	22
1948	35.8 °C5 July 1948	8.5 °C22 January 1948	19.9 °C	195 mm	25
1947	37.5 °C19 July 1947	7.9 °C28 January 1947	20.7 °C	98 mm	57
1946	37.8 °C17 August 1946	8.2 °C6 January 1946	20.4 °C	133 mm	55
1945	41.5 °C8 August 1945	5.8 °C7 January 1945	19.9 °C	93 mm	55
1944	37.9 °C22 July 1944	6.4 °C10 January 1944	19.4 °C	79 mm	42
1943	39.2 °C6 July 1943	8.5 °C30 January 1943	20.1 °C	352 mm	52
1942	33.6 °C20 August 1942	5.1 °C1 January 1942	19.5 °C	251 mm	25
1941	41.1 °C4 August 1941	5.0 °C4 January 1941	19.1 °C	126 mm	37
1940	39.4 °C16 July 1940	5.7 °C1 January 1940	19.4 °C	151 mm	45

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

24.5 °C

+1.7 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

80 d/yr

+34

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

147 mm

-18 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	17.6 °C	+2.1 °C	41 mm	+22 mm
Feb	17.5 °C	+1.1 °C	16 mm	-0 mm
Mar	21.4 °C	+3.2 °C	29 mm	+12 mm
Apr	21.6 °C	+1.1 °C	6 mm	-5 mm
May	25.1 °C	+1.5 °C	6 mm	+1 mm
Jun	29.1 °C	+2.2 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Jul	32.4 °C	+2.6 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Aug	31.5 °C	+0.8 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Sep	30.1 °C	+1.3 °C	6 mm	-10 mm
Oct	27.0 °C	+1.4 °C	10 mm	-20 mm
Nov	22.1 °C	+1.0 °C	10 mm	-13 mm
Dec	18.3 °C	+1.4 °C	23 mm	-1 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

39.7 °C

25 Jul 2025

Coldest day

11.0 °C

14 Jan 2025

Wettest day

14.8 mm

19 Dec 2025

Windiest day

44.3 km/h

23 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

85.0 km/h

23 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

41.5 °C

25 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

4.8 °C

18 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

13.5 h

17 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Houmt Souk?

Houmt Souk has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.4 °C and it receives 165 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Houmt Souk?

The hottest day measured in Houmt Souk between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2023, reaching 41.6 °C.

What is the coldest day in Houmt Souk?

The coldest day measured in Houmt Souk between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1956, at 4.5 °C.

Does it snow in Houmt Souk?

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

Has the climate of Houmt Souk warmed?

Yes: Houmt Souk warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Houmt Souk?

The wettest day measured in Houmt Souk between 1940 and 2025 was 29 October 1984, with 63 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Houmt Souk?

The windiest day measured in Houmt Souk between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 2005, with winds reaching 70.6 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Houmt Souk?

The warmest month in Houmt Souk is August (28.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Houmt Souk?

Houmt Souk receives on average 165 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 29 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Houmt Souk?

Houmt Souk gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Houmt Souk?

Yes: Houmt Souk has on average 149 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Houmt Souk?

In Houmt Souk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.5 °C on 11 August 2021, and the lowest was -4.6 °C on 9 January 1981.

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