Climate averages 1991–2020
Houmt Souk weather
in September.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a hot month in Houmt Souk: daytime highs average 30.2°C and nights cool to about 23.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 19 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes September a fairly dry month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 25 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Zarzis (48 km away). In September its highs average 28.9°C, 1.3°C cooler than Houmt Souk, with 16 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Tunisia, Houmt Souk ranks 8th of 22 for the warmest September highs and 6th of 22 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 22 cities is 29.5°C; Houmt Souk is 0.7°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 3.3°C to 26.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 19 mm to 25 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
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, selected | 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
September in nearby cities
- Zarzis in SeptemberTunisia · 48 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 24.1°C · 16 mm rain
- Medenine in SeptemberTunisia · 66 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 21.7°C · 11 mm rain
- Gabès in SeptemberTunisia · 70 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 23.7°C · 18 mm rain
- Ben Gardane in SeptemberTunisia · 89 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 22.8°C · 16 mm rain
- Sfax in SeptemberTunisia · 97 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 22.7°C · 25 mm rain
- Sakiet ed Daier in SeptemberTunisia · 102 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 22.3°C · 25 mm rain
- Al Jumayl in SeptemberLibya · 159 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 23.4°C · 7.4 mm rain
- Al Ajaylat in SeptemberLibya · 188 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 23.1°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 Houmt Souk) is explained once on the Houmt Souk year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.