Climate averages 1991–2020
Ben Gardane weather
in October.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 5th warmest and the joint 10th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in Ben Gardane: daytime highs average 27.6°C and nights cool to about 19.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 26 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the joint 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 23 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Zarzis (42 km away). In October its highs average 26.1°C, 1.6°C cooler than Ben Gardane, with 25 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Tunisia, Ben Gardane ranks 2nd of 22 for the warmest October highs and 9th of 22 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 22 cities is 25.6°C; Ben Gardane is 2.0°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 5.3°C to 22.3°C, and monthly rainfall stays at 26 mm.
The annual picture
October 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, selected | 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 | 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
October in nearby cities
- Zarzis in OctoberTunisia · 42 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 20.7°C · 25 mm rain
- Medenine in OctoberTunisia · 71 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 17.9°C · 15 mm rain
- Al Jumayl in OctoberLibya · 85 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 20.0°C · 16 mm rain
- Houmt Souk in OctoberTunisia · 89 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 20.6°C · 25 mm rain
- Al Ajaylat in OctoberLibya · 116 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 19.8°C · 18 mm rain
- Şabrātah in OctoberLibya · 124 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 19.9°C · 18 mm rain
- Gabès in OctoberTunisia · 133 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 20.0°C · 19 mm rain
- Şurmān in OctoberLibya · 133 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 20.1°C · 18 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.