Climate averages 1991–2020
Medenine weather
in August.
A very hot, very dry month: the warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a very hot month in Medenine: daytime highs average 34.9°C and nights cool to about 22.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Expect about 1.2 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes August a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 23 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Zarzis (59 km away). In August its highs average 30.6°C, 4.3°C cooler than Medenine, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 22 cities listed in Tunisia, Medenine ranks 6th of 22 for the warmest August highs and 3rd of 22 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 22 cities is 33.2°C; Medenine is 1.7°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 3.1°C to 31.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.2 mm to 11 mm.
The annual picture
August 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
Medenine climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16.2°C7.2°C | 7.2°C | 16 | 2.8 | 10.210 h |
| February | 17.7°C7.8°C | 7.8°C | 14 | 2.5 | 11.011 h |
| March | 21.2°C10.3°C | 10.3°C | 15 | 2.6 | 12.012 h |
| April | 24.8°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 9.6 | 2.0 | 13.013 h |
| May | 28.3°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 4.2 | 1.0 | 13.914 h |
| June | 31.9°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 0.9 | 0.2 | 14.314 h |
| July | 34.7°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 14.114 h |
| August, selected | 34.9°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 1.2 | 0.4 | 13.413 h |
| September | 31.7°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 11 | 2.2 | 12.412 h |
| October | 27.7°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 15 | 2.7 | 11.411 h |
| November | 21.9°C12.6°C | 12.6°C | 12 | 2.5 | 10.510 h |
| December | 17.2°C8.7°C | 8.7°C | 16 | 2.9 | 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
August in nearby cities
- Zarzis in AugustTunisia · 59 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 25.0°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Houmt Souk in AugustTunisia · 66 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 24.8°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Gabès in AugustTunisia · 70 kmHigh 33.0°C · Low 25.2°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Ben Gardane in AugustTunisia · 71 kmHigh 33.5°C · Low 23.6°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Al Jumayl in AugustLibya · 155 kmHigh 32.4°C · Low 24.1°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Sfax in AugustTunisia · 156 kmHigh 32.3°C · Low 24.2°C · 4.3 mm rain
- Sakiet ed Daier in AugustTunisia · 162 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 23.8°C · 4.3 mm rain
- Al Ajaylat in AugustLibya · 187 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 23.8°C · 0.8 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 Medenine) is explained once on the Medenine year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.