Ksar Hellal climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Ksar Hellal?

Ksar Hellal has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.2 °C and it receives 337 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ksar Hellal?

The hottest day measured in Ksar Hellal between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2023, reaching 45.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Ksar Hellal?

The coldest day measured in Ksar Hellal between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1942, at 3.2 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Ksar Hellal?

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

Q: Has the climate of Ksar Hellal warmed?

Yes: Ksar Hellal warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Ksar Hellal?

The wettest day measured in Ksar Hellal between 1940 and 2025 was 21 October 1953, with 118 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Ksar Hellal?

The windiest day measured in Ksar Hellal between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1981, with winds reaching 65.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Ksar Hellal?

The warmest month in Ksar Hellal is August (26.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Ksar Hellal?

Ksar Hellal receives on average 337 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 54 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Ksar Hellal?

Ksar Hellal gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Ksar Hellal (Tunisia) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.2 °C and it receives 337 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 (12.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Ksar Hellal averages 0 frost days, 21 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 54 rainy days per year.

Ksar Hellal has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 45.9 °C (on 25 July 2023) and the coldest 3.2 °C (on 3 January 1942).

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

Ksar HellalMonastir Governorate

coords: 35.65°, 10.89°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BShHot semi-aridWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthOctoberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

19.2°C

Average daily high

21.7°C

Average daily low

16.8°C

Annual rainfall

337mm

Sunshine / day

10.9h

Mean relative humidity

73%

Average peak wind

25.0km/h

Seasonal range

13.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

21 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

54 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

21.3 °C

Average feels-like low

15.8 °C

Average peak gust

37.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

124 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.2 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.7 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.60 · 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

45.9 °C

25 July 2023

Coldest day

3.2 °C

3 January 1942

Wettest day

118 mm

21 October 1953

Windiest day

65.7 km/h

21 January 1981

Strongest gust

107.6 km/h

21 January 1981

Hottest feels-like

42.9 °C

1 August 1982

Coldest feels-like

-4.6 °C

8 January 1981

Sunniest day

13.9 h

18 June 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	37.4 °C25 July 2025	9.3 °C16 January 2025	20.8 °C	341 mm	42
2024	34.7 °C2 August 2024	9.8 °C11 December 2024	20.8 °C	327 mm	51
2023	45.9 °C25 July 2023	7.2 °C23 January 2023	20.8 °C	329 mm	53
2022	38.3 °C18 August 2022	7.7 °C27 January 2022	20.9 °C	169 mm	68
2021	40.6 °C30 July 2021	7.4 °C17 February 2021	20.3 °C	209 mm	54
2020	36.2 °C1 August 2020	7.9 °C16 January 2020	20.1 °C	353 mm	32
2019	35.4 °C9 July 2019	7.7 °C23 January 2019	19.8 °C	388 mm	36
2018	34.1 °C13 July 2018	7.6 °C22 March 2018	20.0 °C	328 mm	22
2017	36.0 °C23 July 2017	6.2 °C18 January 2017	19.7 °C	205 mm	43
2016	33.0 °C11 May 2016	8.6 °C17 January 2016	20.2 °C	409 mm	18
2015	36.5 °C31 July 2015	6.3 °C1 January 2015	19.9 °C	316 mm	39
2014	34.3 °C13 August 2014	5.6 °C31 December 2014	20.1 °C	322 mm	24
2013	33.9 °C26 August 2013	7.6 °C10 February 2013	19.7 °C	241 mm	15
2012	37.5 °C24 September 2012	4.9 °C8 February 2012	20.0 °C	337 mm	47
2011	33.3 °C17 July 2011	7.7 °C2 March 2011	19.5 °C	370 mm	19
2010	34.4 °C28 August 2010	7.5 °C11 January 2010	19.8 °C	265 mm	20
2009	35.0 °C25 August 2009	7.6 °C27 January 2009	19.7 °C	405 mm	33
2008	33.5 °C8 August 2008	7.0 °C6 March 2008	19.7 °C	256 mm	34
2007	38.7 °C24 July 2007	6.7 °C18 December 2007	19.8 °C	348 mm	29
2006	36.3 °C22 May 2006	6.5 °C26 January 2006	19.7 °C	371 mm	22
2005	34.1 °C18 July 2005	4.7 °C27 January 2005	19.2 °C	309 mm	18
2004	35.6 °C10 August 2004	7.7 °C28 December 2004	19.5 °C	312 mm	22
2003	43.0 °C30 June 2003	6.3 °C28 December 2003	19.9 °C	568 mm	54
2002	35.4 °C5 August 2002	7.1 °C8 January 2002	19.6 °C	227 mm	13
2001	31.8 °C4 August 2001	7.5 °C4 February 2001	19.7 °C	178 mm	15
2000	36.9 °C7 July 2000	7.1 °C10 January 2000	19.5 °C	184 mm	24
1999	39.4 °C8 August 1999	4.8 °C1 February 1999	19.6 °C	389 mm	29
1998	36.2 °C2 July 1998	8.8 °C24 January 1998	19.3 °C	211 mm	24
1997	38.3 °C13 June 1997	8.3 °C30 December 1997	19.4 °C	415 mm	14
1996	34.0 °C21 June 1996	7.2 °C28 December 1996	19.1 °C	304 mm	21
1995	32.7 °C28 July 1995	5.9 °C18 January 1995	19.2 °C	386 mm	15
1994	37.2 °C15 August 1994	7.4 °C31 January 1994	19.7 °C	178 mm	30
1993	36.4 °C5 July 1993	6.5 °C25 February 1993	19.0 °C	301 mm	23
1992	33.0 °C29 August 1992	5.7 °C30 December 1992	18.8 °C	342 mm	11
1991	32.7 °C23 July 1991	6.7 °C16 February 1991	18.7 °C	333 mm	13
1990	34.9 °C26 September 1990	7.5 °C11 December 1990	19.6 °C	340 mm	18
1989	32.1 °C11 August 1989	7.9 °C11 January 1989	19.3 °C	248 mm	16
1988	37.5 °C2 September 1988	7.0 °C27 February 1988	19.3 °C	353 mm	16
1987	37.8 °C12 August 1987	6.5 °C16 January 1987	19.3 °C	221 mm	31
1986	32.2 °C19 August 1986	6.8 °C12 February 1986	19.0 °C	360 mm	14
1985	32.7 °C31 July 1985	5.0 °C10 January 1985	19.0 °C	226 mm	9
1984	36.3 °C5 October 1984	6.6 °C16 February 1984	18.5 °C	435 mm	8
1983	37.0 °C30 July 1983	6.5 °C14 January 1983	18.8 °C	274 mm	17
1982	41.5 °C1 August 1982	7.1 °C24 December 1982	19.3 °C	486 mm	38
1981	32.0 °C9 August 1981	4.9 °C8 January 1981	18.6 °C	229 mm	7
1980	38.5 °C9 July 1980	6.4 °C16 December 1980	18.4 °C	334 mm	6
1979	37.7 °C6 August 1979	7.2 °C18 January 1979	18.8 °C	362 mm	8
1978	33.7 °C5 July 1978	6.4 °C15 January 1978	18.4 °C	339 mm	11
1977	33.7 °C19 September 1977	8.0 °C22 December 1977	19.1 °C	282 mm	7
1976	34.7 °C16 August 1976	6.0 °C28 January 1976	18.3 °C	519 mm	6
1975	32.0 °C18 July 1975	7.1 °C1 March 1975	18.6 °C	445 mm	7
1974	32.2 °C22 August 1974	7.9 °C6 March 1974	18.5 °C	307 mm	9
1973	35.7 °C22 July 1973	6.2 °C20 February 1973	18.5 °C	706 mm	16
1972	31.7 °C2 August 1972	6.6 °C23 January 1972	18.4 °C	504 mm	5
1971	34.7 °C27 August 1971	6.2 °C3 January 1971	18.6 °C	473 mm	24
1970	41.0 °C22 July 1970	6.7 °C5 March 1970	19.0 °C	265 mm	16
1969	33.3 °C15 August 1969	6.1 °C12 February 1969	18.6 °C	894 mm	7
1968	34.1 °C15 September 1968	6.5 °C14 March 1968	19.1 °C	366 mm	16
1967	34.5 °C4 July 1967	6.7 °C8 January 1967	18.9 °C	269 mm	18
1966	33.1 °C5 August 1966	8.4 °C16 March 1966	19.1 °C	287 mm	9
1965	37.2 °C1 August 1965	5.7 °C10 February 1965	18.7 °C	292 mm	18
1964	35.1 °C22 August 1964	6.5 °C14 January 1964	19.0 °C	474 mm	13
1963	33.7 °C6 August 1963	4.8 °C31 January 1963	18.8 °C	401 mm	15
1962	41.7 °C11 July 1962	3.7 °C31 January 1962	18.8 °C	299 mm	18
1961	33.0 °C8 September 1961	7.5 °C19 December 1961	19.2 °C	214 mm	11
1960	35.7 °C12 August 1960	6.0 °C16 January 1960	19.0 °C	184 mm	15
1959	34.2 °C15 July 1959	6.7 °C1 February 1959	18.7 °C	340 mm	8
1958	33.3 °C1 October 1958	6.5 °C25 January 1958	18.6 °C	345 mm	9
1957	35.1 °C9 August 1957	6.8 °C20 January 1957	18.4 °C	487 mm	12
1956	38.3 °C21 July 1956	3.8 °C9 February 1956	18.1 °C	404 mm	19
1955	37.2 °C26 July 1955	7.9 °C10 March 1955	19.1 °C	407 mm	11
1954	33.6 °C7 September 1954	5.3 °C3 February 1954	18.4 °C	335 mm	9
1953	32.0 °C3 August 1953	5.2 °C23 January 1953	18.7 °C	432 mm	11
1952	32.7 °C18 September 1952	6.2 °C10 January 1952	19.3 °C	219 mm	24
1951	35.4 °C8 June 1951	6.2 °C2 January 1951	18.7 °C	285 mm	15
1950	32.2 °C2 August 1950	5.8 °C19 January 1950	19.0 °C	384 mm	18
1949	32.3 °C9 July 1949	5.1 °C5 March 1949	18.7 °C	350 mm	11
1948	38.0 °C5 July 1948	7.1 °C21 January 1948	18.9 °C	434 mm	8
1947	33.1 °C19 July 1947	6.6 °C19 December 1947	19.6 °C	226 mm	33
1946	37.5 °C17 August 1946	7.3 °C25 December 1946	19.4 °C	255 mm	27
1945	39.2 °C13 August 1945	4.5 °C6 January 1945	19.0 °C	148 mm	33
1944	35.4 °C22 July 1944	4.5 °C9 January 1944	18.4 °C	328 mm	16
1943	36.5 °C6 July 1943	7.7 °C5 January 1943	19.1 °C	404 mm	25
1942	32.2 °C19 July 1942	3.2 °C3 January 1942	18.5 °C	273 mm	8
1941	41.6 °C4 August 1941	4.0 °C4 January 1941	18.1 °C	310 mm	19
1940	36.4 °C15 July 1940	3.8 °C1 January 1940	18.2 °C	276 mm	16

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

23.3 °C

+1.6 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

42 d/yr

+21

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

341 mm

+4 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	17.1 °C	+1.7 °C	106 mm	+68 mm
Feb	16.4 °C	+0.6 °C	56 mm	+21 mm
Mar	19.0 °C	+2.0 °C	12 mm	-21 mm
Apr	19.9 °C	+1.1 °C	36 mm	+14 mm
May	23.4 °C	+1.6 °C	28 mm	+17 mm
Jun	28.1 °C	+2.8 °C	3 mm	-1 mm
Jul	31.2 °C	+2.8 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Aug	29.7 °C	+0.5 °C	1 mm	-3 mm
Sep	28.7 °C	+1.5 °C	22 mm	-16 mm
Oct	25.7 °C	+1.6 °C	17 mm	-42 mm
Nov	21.4 °C	+1.2 °C	4 mm	-37 mm
Dec	18.0 °C	+1.3 °C	56 mm	+6 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

37.4 °C

25 Jul 2025

Coldest day

9.3 °C

16 Jan 2025

Wettest day

23.6 mm

15 May 2025

Windiest day

41.8 km/h

5 Dec 2025

Strongest gust

65.9 km/h

5 Dec 2025

Hottest feels-like

42.5 °C

21 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

4.6 °C

18 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

13.9 h

18 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Ksar Hellal?

Ksar Hellal has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.2 °C and it receives 337 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ksar Hellal?

The hottest day measured in Ksar Hellal between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2023, reaching 45.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Ksar Hellal?

The coldest day measured in Ksar Hellal between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1942, at 3.2 °C.

Does it snow in Ksar Hellal?

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

Has the climate of Ksar Hellal warmed?

Yes: Ksar Hellal warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Ksar Hellal?

The wettest day measured in Ksar Hellal between 1940 and 2025 was 21 October 1953, with 118 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Ksar Hellal?

The windiest day measured in Ksar Hellal between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1981, with winds reaching 65.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Ksar Hellal?

The warmest month in Ksar Hellal is August (26.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Ksar Hellal?

Ksar Hellal receives on average 337 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 54 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Ksar Hellal?

Ksar Hellal gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Ksar Hellal?

Yes: Ksar Hellal has on average 124 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ksar Hellal?

In Ksar Hellal, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.9 °C on 1 August 1982, and the lowest was -4.6 °C on 8 January 1981.

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