Climate averages 1991–2020
Gafsa weather
in February.
A mild, very dry month: the 10th warmest and the joint 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a mild month in Gafsa: daytime highs average 16.1°C and nights cool to about 5.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 11 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes February a very dry month (the joint 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 55 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Feriana (61 km away). In February its highs average 13.6°C, 2.5°C cooler than Gafsa, with 15 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Tunisia, Gafsa ranks 12th of 22 for the warmest February highs and 1st of 22 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 22 cities is 16.1°C; Gafsa is level with that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 4.1°C to 20.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 11 mm to 16 mm.
The annual picture
February 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
Gafsa climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14.2°C4.5°C | 4.5°C | 14 | 2.7 | 10.110 h |
| February, selected | 16.1°C5.3°C | 5.3°C | 11 | 2.3 | 10.911 h |
| March | 20.2°C8.4°C | 8.4°C | 16 | 3.1 | 11.912 h |
| April | 24.4°C11.5°C | 11.5°C | 15 | 2.6 | 13.013 h |
| May | 29.2°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 8.9 | 2.0 | 13.914 h |
| June | 34.1°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 3.7 | 1.1 | 14.414 h |
| July | 37.1°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 2.2 | 0.8 | 14.214 h |
| August | 36.6°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 5.9 | 1.6 | 13.413 h |
| September | 31.7°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 15 | 3.1 | 12.412 h |
| October | 26.4°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 13 | 2.7 | 11.311 h |
| November | 19.6°C10.0°C | 10.0°C | 18 | 2.5 | 10.410 h |
| December | 15.0°C5.6°C | 5.6°C | 11 | 2.3 | 9.910 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
February in nearby cities
- Feriana in FebruaryTunisia · 61 kmHigh 13.6°C · Low 3.0°C · 15 mm rain
- Bir el Ater in FebruaryAlgeria · 75 kmHigh 12.2°C · Low 2.0°C · 13 mm rain
- Kasserine in FebruaryTunisia · 83 kmHigh 14.4°C · Low 3.3°C · 18 mm rain
- Tébessa in FebruaryAlgeria · 124 kmHigh 12.9°C · Low 2.2°C · 27 mm rain
- Gabès in FebruaryTunisia · 135 kmHigh 17.1°C · Low 9.7°C · 12 mm rain
- Kairouan in FebruaryTunisia · 184 kmHigh 17.3°C · Low 5.8°C · 22 mm rain
- Sfax in FebruaryTunisia · 184 kmHigh 16.8°C · Low 9.1°C · 16 mm rain
- Khenchela in FebruaryAlgeria · 187 kmHigh 10.8°C · Low 0.6°C · 27 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 Gafsa) is explained once on the Gafsa year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.