Climate averages 1991–2020
Medenine weather
in December.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 11th warmest and one of the wettest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a mild month in Medenine: daytime highs average 17.2°C and nights cool to about 8.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 16 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (one of the wettest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 9 h 59 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Zarzis (59 km away). In December its highs average 17.3°C, about as warm as Medenine, with 26 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Tunisia, Medenine ranks joint 9th of 22 for the warmest December highs and 4th of 22 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 22 cities is 16.5°C; Medenine is 0.7°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.0°C to 16.2°C, and monthly rainfall stays at 16 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
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 | 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, selected | 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
December in nearby cities
- Zarzis in DecemberTunisia · 59 kmHigh 17.3°C · Low 12.0°C · 26 mm rain
- Houmt Souk in DecemberTunisia · 66 kmHigh 17.4°C · Low 12.0°C · 21 mm rain
- Gabès in DecemberTunisia · 70 kmHigh 16.9°C · Low 10.7°C · 15 mm rain
- Ben Gardane in DecemberTunisia · 71 kmHigh 17.8°C · Low 10.0°C · 33 mm rain
- Al Jumayl in DecemberLibya · 155 kmHigh 17.7°C · Low 10.9°C · 18 mm rain
- Sfax in DecemberTunisia · 156 kmHigh 17.2°C · Low 10.3°C · 20 mm rain
- Sakiet ed Daier in DecemberTunisia · 162 kmHigh 17.3°C · Low 10.0°C · 20 mm rain
- Al Ajaylat in DecemberLibya · 187 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 Medenine) is explained once on the Medenine year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.