Tozeur climate — normals and trends
Tozeur (Tunisia) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.9 °C and it receives 91 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 (32.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (10.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Tozeur averages 1 frost days, 156 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 18 rainy days per year.
Tozeur has warmed by +3.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.40 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 3 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 48.8 °C (on 29 July 2023) and the coldest -3.6 °C (on 6 January 1941).
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
TozeurTozeur Governorate
- coords
- 33.92°, 8.13°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
21.9°C
Average daily high
27.6°C
Average daily low
16.3°C
Annual rainfall
91mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
47%
Average peak wind
20.3km/h
Seasonal range
21.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
156 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
18 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
25.9 °C
Average feels-like low
14.4 °C
Average peak gust
34.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
140 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.4 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.82 · 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
48.8 °C
29 July 2023
Coldest day
-3.6 °C
6 January 1941
Wettest day
77 mm
5 October 1957
Windiest day
66.5 km/h
26 March 1963
Strongest gust
119.2 km/h
26 March 1963
Hottest feels-like
48.3 °C
9 July 2012
Coldest feels-like
-7.2 °C
30 December 1940
Snowiest day
0.6 cm
16 January 1987
Sunniest day
13.2 h
24 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 | 19.2 °C | +3.1 °C | 2 mm | -9 mm |
| Feb | 19.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 32 mm | +23 mm |
| Mar | 25.8 °C | +3.3 °C | 6 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 28.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 3 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 32.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 7 mm | +2 mm |
| Jun | 38.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 1 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 41.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 39.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 35.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 2 mm | -6 mm |
| Oct | 29.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 9 mm | -3 mm |
| Nov | 22.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 5 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | 17.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 35 mm | +22 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tozeur?
Tozeur has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.9 °C and it receives 91 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tozeur?
The hottest day measured in Tozeur between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2023, reaching 48.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tozeur?
The coldest day measured in Tozeur between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1941, at -3.6 °C.
Does it snow in Tozeur?
Almost never: Tozeur sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tozeur warmed?
Yes: Tozeur warmed by +3.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tozeur?
The wettest day measured in Tozeur between 1940 and 2025 was 5 October 1957, with 77 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tozeur?
The windiest day measured in Tozeur between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 1963, with winds reaching 66.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tozeur?
The warmest month in Tozeur is July (32.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Tozeur?
Tozeur receives on average 91 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 18 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tozeur?
Tozeur gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Tozeur?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Tozeur between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1987, with 0.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Tozeur?
Yes: Tozeur has on average 140 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tozeur?
In Tozeur, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.3 °C on 9 July 2012, and the lowest was -7.2 °C on 30 December 1940.
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