Takelsa climate — normals and trends
Takelsa (Tunisia) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.5 °C and it receives 400 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 (26.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (12.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Takelsa averages 0 frost days, 35 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 71 rainy days per year.
Takelsa has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.0 °C (on 11 July 1962) and the coldest 1.3 °C (on 8 January 1981).
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
TakelsaNabeul Governorate
- coords
- 36.78°, 10.63°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.5°C
Average daily high
21.8°C
Average daily low
15.6°C
Annual rainfall
400mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
19.3km/h
Seasonal range
14.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
35 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
71 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
21.5 °C
Average feels-like low
14.7 °C
Average peak gust
42.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
95 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °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
42.0 °C
11 July 1962
Coldest day
1.3 °C
8 January 1981
Wettest day
126 mm
11 October 1948
Windiest day
55.1 km/h
30 January 1948
Strongest gust
117.4 km/h
21 January 1981
Hottest feels-like
44.8 °C
23 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
-5.6 °C
8 January 1981
Snowiest day
0.9 cm
8 January 1981
Sunniest day
14.0 h
23 June 2011
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 78 mm | +32 mm |
| Feb | 16.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 70 mm | +25 mm |
| Mar | 18.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 36 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 19.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 51 mm | +15 mm |
| May | 23.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 26 mm | +6 mm |
| Jun | 29.6 °C | +3.1 °C | 6 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 31.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 30.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 3 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 29.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 54 mm | +20 mm |
| Oct | 24.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 27 mm | -32 mm |
| Nov | 20.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 24 mm | -23 mm |
| Dec | 17.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 73 mm | +20 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Takelsa?
Takelsa has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.5 °C and it receives 400 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Takelsa?
The hottest day measured in Takelsa between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 1962, reaching 42.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Takelsa?
The coldest day measured in Takelsa between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1981, at 1.3 °C.
Does it snow in Takelsa?
Almost never: Takelsa sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Takelsa warmed?
Yes: Takelsa warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Takelsa?
The wettest day measured in Takelsa between 1940 and 2025 was 11 October 1948, with 126 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Takelsa?
The windiest day measured in Takelsa between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1948, with winds reaching 55.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Takelsa?
The warmest month in Takelsa is August (26.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Takelsa?
Takelsa receives on average 400 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 71 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Takelsa?
Takelsa gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Takelsa?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Takelsa between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1981, with 0.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Takelsa?
Yes: Takelsa has on average 95 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Takelsa?
In Takelsa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.8 °C on 23 July 2023, and the lowest was -5.6 °C on 8 January 1981.
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