Climate averages 1991–2020
Houmt Souk weather
in April.
A warm, very dry month: the 7th warmest and the 5th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a warm month in Houmt Souk: daytime highs average 22.6°C and nights cool to about 14.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 10 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes April a very dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 00 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Zarzis (48 km away). In April its highs average 21.2°C, 1.4°C cooler than Houmt Souk, with 7.9 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Tunisia, Houmt Souk ranks 8th of 22 for the warmest April highs and 4th of 22 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 22 cities is 21.8°C; Houmt Souk is 0.8°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 3.2°C to 25.8°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 10 mm to 4.0 mm.
The annual picture
April 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
Houmt Souk climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16.2°C10.2°C | 10.2°C | 18 | 3.4 | 10.210 h |
| February | 17.2°C10.3°C | 10.3°C | 14 | 2.8 | 10.911 h |
| March | 20.0°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 15 | 2.8 | 12.012 h |
| April, selected | 22.6°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 10 | 2.0 | 13.013 h |
| May | 25.8°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 4.0 | 1.1 | 13.914 h |
| June | 29.2°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 1.0 | 0.2 | 14.414 h |
| July | 31.9°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 14.214 h |
| August | 32.6°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 1.5 | 0.4 | 13.413 h |
| September | 30.2°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 19 | 2.1 | 12.412 h |
| October | 26.9°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 25 | 3.9 | 11.411 h |
| November | 21.7°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 22 | 3.8 | 10.410 h |
| December | 17.4°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 21 | 3.9 | 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
April in nearby cities
- Zarzis in AprilTunisia · 48 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 15.1°C · 7.9 mm rain
- Medenine in AprilTunisia · 66 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 13.1°C · 9.6 mm rain
- Gabès in AprilTunisia · 70 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 14.7°C · 12 mm rain
- Ben Gardane in AprilTunisia · 89 kmHigh 24.0°C · Low 14.1°C · 8.2 mm rain
- Sfax in AprilTunisia · 97 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 14.0°C · 15 mm rain
- Sakiet ed Daier in AprilTunisia · 102 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 13.6°C · 15 mm rain
- Al Jumayl in AprilLibya · 159 kmHigh 23.4°C · Low 14.7°C · 7.2 mm rain
- Al Ajaylat in AprilLibya · 188 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 14.5°C · 9.4 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 Houmt Souk) is explained once on the Houmt Souk year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.