Sbeitla climate — normals and trends
Sbeitla (Tunisia) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.3 °C and it receives 301 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 (26.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Sbeitla averages 12 frost days, 93 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 56 rainy days per year.
Sbeitla 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 22 to 2 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.6 °C (on 29 July 2023) and the coldest -5.2 °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
SbeitlaKasserine Governorate
- coords
- 35.23°, 9.12°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.3°C
Average daily high
23.0°C
Average daily low
10.3°C
Annual rainfall
301mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
60%
Average peak wind
14.3km/h
Seasonal range
19.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
12 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
93 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
56 d/yr
Annual snowfall
1.3 cm
Average feels-like high
21.5 °C
Average feels-like low
8.6 °C
Average peak gust
36.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
22 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
44.6 °C
29 July 2023
Coldest day
-5.2 °C
11 December 1980
Wettest day
61 mm
13 December 1973
Windiest day
44.5 km/h
22 April 1966
Strongest gust
101.2 km/h
31 December 2000
Hottest feels-like
44.9 °C
8 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
-8.9 °C
2 January 1942
Snowiest day
9.3 cm
16 January 1987
Sunniest day
13.5 h
14 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 35 mm | +13 mm |
| Feb | 15.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 44 mm | +20 mm |
| Mar | 19.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 20 mm | -18 mm |
| Apr | 22.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 67 mm | +33 mm |
| May | 26.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 22 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 34.3 °C | +3.4 °C | 0 mm | -16 mm |
| Jul | 36.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 9 mm | +0 mm |
| Aug | 34.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 24 mm | +7 mm |
| Sep | 31.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 34 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 25.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 24 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 19.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 4 mm | -18 mm |
| Dec | 14.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 45 mm | +23 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sbeitla?
Sbeitla has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.3 °C and it receives 301 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sbeitla?
The hottest day measured in Sbeitla between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2023, reaching 44.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sbeitla?
The coldest day measured in Sbeitla between 1940 and 2025 was 11 December 1980, at -5.2 °C.
Does it snow in Sbeitla?
Yes. Sbeitla gets on average 1.3 cm of snow per year and has around 12 frost days.
Has the climate of Sbeitla warmed?
Yes: Sbeitla warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sbeitla?
The wettest day measured in Sbeitla between 1940 and 2025 was 13 December 1973, with 61 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sbeitla?
The windiest day measured in Sbeitla between 1940 and 2025 was 22 April 1966, with winds reaching 44.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sbeitla?
The warmest month in Sbeitla is July (26.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Sbeitla?
Sbeitla receives on average 301 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 56 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sbeitla?
Sbeitla 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 Sbeitla?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sbeitla between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1987, with 9.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sbeitla?
Yes: Sbeitla has on average 22 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sbeitla?
In Sbeitla, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.9 °C on 8 July 2023, and the lowest was -8.9 °C on 2 January 1942.
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