Tataouine climate — normals and trends
Tataouine (Tunisia) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.9 °C and it receives 110 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 (11.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Tataouine averages 0 frost days, 116 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 22 rainy days per year.
Tataouine has warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.36 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 47.7 °C (on 29 July 2023) and the coldest -3.6 °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
TataouineTataouine
- coords
- 32.93°, 10.45°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.9°C
Average daily high
25.3°C
Average daily low
14.9°C
Annual rainfall
110mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
56%
Average peak wind
23.5km/h
Seasonal range
17.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
116 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
22 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
23.3 °C
Average feels-like low
13.2 °C
Average peak gust
38.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
95 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.1 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.78 · 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
47.7 °C
29 July 2023
Coldest day
-3.6 °C
3 January 1942
Wettest day
74 mm
4 March 1979
Windiest day
72.5 km/h
12 December 1967
Strongest gust
110.5 km/h
12 December 1967
Hottest feels-like
46.2 °C
7 July 1996
Coldest feels-like
-8.4 °C
3 January 1942
Snowiest day
0.1 cm
24 December 1986
Sunniest day
13.4 h
21 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 21 mm | +7 mm |
| Feb | 18.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 11 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 24.4 °C | +3.9 °C | 32 mm | +16 mm |
| Apr | 25.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 2 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 29.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 3 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 33.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 36.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 35.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 1 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 32.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 4 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 28.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 5 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 22.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 6 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 17.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 13 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tataouine?
Tataouine has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.9 °C and it receives 110 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tataouine?
The hottest day measured in Tataouine between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2023, reaching 47.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tataouine?
The coldest day measured in Tataouine between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1942, at -3.6 °C.
Does it snow in Tataouine?
Almost never: Tataouine sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tataouine warmed?
Yes: Tataouine warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tataouine?
The wettest day measured in Tataouine between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 1979, with 74 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tataouine?
The windiest day measured in Tataouine between 1940 and 2025 was 12 December 1967, with winds reaching 72.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tataouine?
The warmest month in Tataouine is August (28.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Tataouine?
Tataouine receives on average 110 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 22 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tataouine?
Tataouine gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Tataouine?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Tataouine between 1940 and 2025 was 24 December 1986, with 0.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Tataouine?
Yes: Tataouine has on average 95 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tataouine?
In Tataouine, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.2 °C on 7 July 1996, and the lowest was -8.4 °C on 3 January 1942.
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