Climate averages 1991–2020
Ben Gardane weather
in December.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 10th warmest and the wettest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a mild month in Ben Gardane: daytime highs average 17.8°C and nights cool to about 10.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 33 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 00 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Zarzis (42 km away). In December its highs average 17.3°C, 0.5°C cooler than Ben Gardane, with 26 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Tunisia, Ben Gardane ranks 1st of 22 for the warmest December highs and joint 12th of 22 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 22 cities is 16.5°C; Ben Gardane is 1.3°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.2°C to 16.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 33 mm to 24 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Ben Gardane climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16.6°C8.4°C | 8.4°C | 24 | 3.9 | 10.210 h |
| February | 17.7°C8.8°C | 8.8°C | 21 | 3.4 | 11.011 h |
| March | 20.8°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 15 | 2.6 | 12.012 h |
| April | 24.0°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 8.2 | 1.6 | 13.013 h |
| May | 27.2°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 3.3 | 1.0 | 13.814 h |
| June | 30.5°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 0.8 | 0.2 | 14.314 h |
| July | 32.9°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 0 | 0.0 | 14.114 h |
| August | 33.5°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 0.6 | 0.2 | 13.413 h |
| September | 31.3°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 16 | 1.9 | 12.412 h |
| October | 27.6°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 26 | 3.7 | 11.411 h |
| November | 22.3°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 26 | 4.5 | 10.510 h |
| December, selected | 17.8°C10.0°C | 10.0°C | 33 | 5.7 | 10.010 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Zarzis in DecemberTunisia · 42 kmHigh 17.3°C · Low 12.0°C · 26 mm rain
- Medenine in DecemberTunisia · 71 kmHigh 17.2°C · Low 8.7°C · 16 mm rain
- Al Jumayl in DecemberLibya · 85 kmHigh 17.7°C · Low 10.9°C · 18 mm rain
- Houmt Souk in DecemberTunisia · 89 kmHigh 17.4°C · Low 12.0°C · 21 mm rain
- Al Ajaylat in DecemberLibya · 116 kmHigh 18.0°C · Low 10.8°C · 25 mm rain
- Şabrātah in DecemberLibya · 124 kmHigh 17.9°C · Low 11.0°C · 25 mm rain
- Gabès in DecemberTunisia · 133 kmHigh 16.9°C · Low 10.7°C · 15 mm rain
- Şurmān in DecemberLibya · 133 kmHigh 18.0°C · Low 11.2°C · 25 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Ben Gardane) is explained once on the Ben Gardane year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.