Kellabine climate — normals and trends
Kellabine (Tunisia) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.5 °C and it receives 237 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 (26.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (13.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Kellabine averages 0 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 38 rainy days per year.
Kellabine has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.1 °C (on 25 July 2023) and the coldest 5.7 °C (on 1 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
KellabineSfax Governorate
- coords
- 34.71°, 11.21°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.5°C
Average daily high
20.5°C
Average daily low
18.6°C
Annual rainfall
237mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
29.5km/h
Seasonal range
13.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
38 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
20.5 °C
Average feels-like low
16.6 °C
Average peak gust
40.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
153 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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
35.1 °C
25 July 2023
Coldest day
5.7 °C
1 February 1999
Wettest day
95 mm
26 September 1969
Windiest day
73.2 km/h
23 February 1974
Strongest gust
105.1 km/h
12 December 1967
Hottest feels-like
39.6 °C
12 July 2012
Coldest feels-like
-4.8 °C
8 January 1981
Sunniest day
13.9 h
20 June 1941
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 | 15.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 81 mm | +53 mm |
| Feb | 15.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 27 mm | +4 mm |
| Mar | 18.5 °C | +2.7 °C | 20 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 18.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 28 mm | +14 mm |
| May | 22.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 13 mm | +7 mm |
| Jun | 26.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 28.9 °C | +2.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 28.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 27.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 5 mm | -21 mm |
| Oct | 24.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 25 mm | -19 mm |
| Nov | 20.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 8 mm | -26 mm |
| Dec | 17.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 32 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kellabine?
Kellabine has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.5 °C and it receives 237 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kellabine?
The hottest day measured in Kellabine between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2023, reaching 35.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kellabine?
The coldest day measured in Kellabine between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1999, at 5.7 °C.
Does it snow in Kellabine?
Almost never: Kellabine sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kellabine warmed?
Yes: Kellabine warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kellabine?
The wettest day measured in Kellabine between 1940 and 2025 was 26 September 1969, with 95 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kellabine?
The windiest day measured in Kellabine between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 1974, with winds reaching 73.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kellabine?
The warmest month in Kellabine is August (26.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Kellabine?
Kellabine receives on average 237 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 38 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kellabine?
Kellabine gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kellabine?
Yes: Kellabine has on average 153 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kellabine?
In Kellabine, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.6 °C on 12 July 2012, and the lowest was -4.8 °C on 8 January 1981.
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