Medenine climate — normals and trends
Medenine (Tunisia) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.0 °C and it receives 124 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 (28.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (11.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Medenine averages 0 frost days, 112 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 24 rainy days per year.
Medenine has warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.35 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 48.2 °C (on 29 July 2023) and the coldest -5.0 °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
MedenineMedenine Governorate
- coords
- 33.35°, 10.51°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.0°C
Average daily high
25.3°C
Average daily low
15.2°C
Annual rainfall
124mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
58%
Average peak wind
23.2km/h
Seasonal range
17.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
112 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
24 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
23.7 °C
Average feels-like low
13.7 °C
Average peak gust
37.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
103 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.0 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.77 · 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
48.2 °C
29 July 2023
Coldest day
-5.0 °C
3 January 1942
Wettest day
83 mm
4 March 1979
Windiest day
71.9 km/h
12 December 1967
Strongest gust
107.6 km/h
12 December 1967
Hottest feels-like
47.8 °C
7 July 1996
Coldest feels-like
-10.0 °C
3 January 1942
Snowiest day
0.4 cm
4 December 1973
Sunniest day
13.4 h
19 June 1940
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 | 18.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 27 mm | +11 mm |
| Feb | 18.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 12 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 24.6 °C | +3.9 °C | 28 mm | +11 mm |
| Apr | 25.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 3 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 28.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 4 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 33.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 36.9 °C | +2.6 °C | 0 mm | +0 mm |
| Aug | 35.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 32.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 7 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 28.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 3 mm | -14 mm |
| Nov | 22.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 10 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | 18.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 14 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Medenine?
Medenine has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.0 °C and it receives 124 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Medenine?
The hottest day measured in Medenine between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2023, reaching 48.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Medenine?
The coldest day measured in Medenine between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1942, at -5.0 °C.
Does it snow in Medenine?
Almost never: Medenine sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Medenine warmed?
Yes: Medenine warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Medenine?
The wettest day measured in Medenine between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 1979, with 83 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Medenine?
The windiest day measured in Medenine between 1940 and 2025 was 12 December 1967, with winds reaching 71.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Medenine?
The warmest month in Medenine is August (28.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Medenine?
Medenine receives on average 124 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 24 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Medenine?
Medenine gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Medenine?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Medenine between 1940 and 2025 was 4 December 1973, with 0.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Medenine?
Yes: Medenine has on average 103 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Medenine?
In Medenine, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.8 °C on 7 July 1996, and the lowest was -10.0 °C on 3 January 1942.
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