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Tataouine, Tunisia climate
BWh Hot desert
Tataouine has a seasonal warm-temperate climate (Hot desert, Köppen BWh). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 37°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 8°C at night. Precipitation totals about 175 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — October alone averages 28 mm while June barely receives 3 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Tataouine climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 18 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 30 | 34 | 37 | 37 | 34 | 30 | 24 | 19 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 24 | 18 | 14 |
| Avg low (°C) | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 9 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 16 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 22 | 25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 18 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 30 | 34 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 28 |
| Avg low (°C) | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 21 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 16 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 37 | 37 | 34 | 30 | 24 | 19 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 30 | 31 | 28 | 24 | 18 | 14 |
| Avg low (°C) | 24 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 9 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 4 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 22 | 25 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 40 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 24 | 14 | 16 | 33 | 36 | 40 | 42 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 68 | 64 | 62 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 53 | 55 | 59 | 61 | 61 | 67 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 40 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 24 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 68 | 64 | 62 | 59 | 57 | 56 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 14 | 16 | 33 | 36 | 40 | 42 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 53 | 55 | 59 | 61 | 61 | 67 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 28 years of daily observations at Medenine, a weather station, about 47 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.