Climate averages 1991–2020
Ben Gardane weather
in September.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a hot month in Ben Gardane: daytime highs average 31.3°C and nights cool to about 22.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 16 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes September a fairly dry month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 24 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Zarzis (42 km away). In September its highs average 28.9°C, 2.3°C cooler than Ben Gardane, with 16 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Tunisia, Ben Gardane ranks 3rd of 22 for the warmest September highs and joint 3rd of 22 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 22 cities is 29.5°C; Ben Gardane is 1.7°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 3.6°C to 27.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 16 mm to 26 mm.
The annual picture
September 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, selected | 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 | 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
September in nearby cities
- Zarzis in SeptemberTunisia · 42 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 24.1°C · 16 mm rain
- Medenine in SeptemberTunisia · 71 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 21.7°C · 11 mm rain
- Al Jumayl in SeptemberLibya · 85 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 23.4°C · 7.4 mm rain
- Houmt Souk in SeptemberTunisia · 89 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 23.9°C · 19 mm rain
- Al Ajaylat in SeptemberLibya · 116 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 23.1°C · 9.7 mm rain
- Şabrātah in SeptemberLibya · 124 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 23.1°C · 9.7 mm rain
- Gabès in SeptemberTunisia · 133 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 23.7°C · 18 mm rain
- Şurmān in SeptemberLibya · 133 kmHigh 32.0°C · Low 23.2°C · 9.7 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.