Climate averages 1991–2020
Houmt Souk weather
in December.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 10th warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a mild month in Houmt Souk: daytime highs average 17.4°C and nights cool to about 12.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 21 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 9 h 57 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Zarzis (48 km away). In December its highs average 17.3°C, about as warm as Houmt Souk, with 26 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Tunisia, Houmt Souk ranks joint 5th of 22 for the warmest December highs and 8th of 22 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 22 cities is 16.5°C; Houmt Souk is 0.9°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.2°C to 16.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 21 mm to 18 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
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 | 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, selected | 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
December in nearby cities
- Zarzis in DecemberTunisia · 48 kmHigh 17.3°C · Low 12.0°C · 26 mm rain
- Medenine in DecemberTunisia · 66 kmHigh 17.2°C · Low 8.7°C · 16 mm rain
- Gabès in DecemberTunisia · 70 kmHigh 16.9°C · Low 10.7°C · 15 mm rain
- Ben Gardane in DecemberTunisia · 89 kmHigh 17.8°C · Low 10.0°C · 33 mm rain
- Sfax in DecemberTunisia · 97 kmHigh 17.2°C · Low 10.3°C · 20 mm rain
- Sakiet ed Daier in DecemberTunisia · 102 kmHigh 17.3°C · Low 10.0°C · 20 mm rain
- Al Jumayl in DecemberLibya · 159 kmHigh 17.7°C · Low 10.9°C · 18 mm rain
- Al Ajaylat in DecemberLibya · 188 kmHigh 18.0°C · Low 10.8°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 Houmt Souk) is explained once on the Houmt Souk year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.