Kasserine climate — normals and trends
Kasserine (Tunisia) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.5 °C and it receives 298 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 (25.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Kasserine averages 19 frost days, 83 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 60 rainy days per year.
Kasserine has warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.35 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 32 to 6 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.9 °C (on 29 July 2023) and the coldest -6.0 °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
KasserineKasserine Governorate
- coords
- 35.17°, 8.84°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.5°C
Average daily high
22.0°C
Average daily low
9.6°C
Annual rainfall
298mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
60%
Average peak wind
14.8km/h
Seasonal range
19.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
19 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
83 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
60 d/yr
Annual snowfall
3.7 cm
Average feels-like high
20.4 °C
Average feels-like low
7.6 °C
Average peak gust
38.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
16 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.0 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.71 · 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
42.9 °C
29 July 2023
Coldest day
-6.0 °C
11 December 1980
Wettest day
59 mm
23 September 2009
Windiest day
44.3 km/h
22 April 1966
Strongest gust
106.6 km/h
13 February 1981
Hottest feels-like
43.2 °C
28 June 2024
Coldest feels-like
-10.5 °C
26 January 2005
Snowiest day
18.6 cm
27 March 1973
Sunniest day
13.6 h
30 June 1944
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 32 mm | +11 mm |
| Feb | 14.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 52 mm | +28 mm |
| Mar | 18.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 18 mm | -18 mm |
| Apr | 21.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 80 mm | +46 mm |
| May | 25.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 23 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 33.4 °C | +3.3 °C | 1 mm | -19 mm |
| Jul | 35.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 13 mm | +2 mm |
| Aug | 33.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 16 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 29.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 30 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 24.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 21 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 18.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 3 mm | -18 mm |
| Dec | 13.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 36 mm | +15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kasserine?
Kasserine has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.5 °C and it receives 298 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kasserine?
The hottest day measured in Kasserine between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2023, reaching 42.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kasserine?
The coldest day measured in Kasserine between 1940 and 2025 was 11 December 1980, at -6.0 °C.
Does it snow in Kasserine?
Yes. Kasserine gets on average 3.7 cm of snow per year and has around 19 frost days.
Has the climate of Kasserine warmed?
Yes: Kasserine warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kasserine?
The wettest day measured in Kasserine between 1940 and 2025 was 23 September 2009, with 59 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kasserine?
The windiest day measured in Kasserine between 1940 and 2025 was 22 April 1966, with winds reaching 44.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kasserine?
The warmest month in Kasserine is July (25.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Kasserine?
Kasserine receives on average 298 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 60 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kasserine?
Kasserine gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kasserine?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kasserine between 1940 and 2025 was 27 March 1973, with 18.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kasserine?
Yes: Kasserine has on average 16 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kasserine?
In Kasserine, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.2 °C on 28 June 2024, and the lowest was -10.5 °C on 26 January 2005.
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