Climate averages 1991–2020
Medenine weather
in March.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 9th warmest and the joint 9th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a mild month in Medenine: daytime highs average 21.2°C and nights cool to about 10.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 15 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes March a fairly dry month (the joint 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 57 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Zarzis (59 km away). In March its highs average 18.9°C, 2.3°C cooler than Medenine, with 13 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Tunisia, Medenine ranks 1st of 22 for the warmest March highs and joint 2nd of 22 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 22 cities is 18.9°C; Medenine is 2.3°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 3.6°C to 24.8°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 15 mm to 9.6 mm.
The annual picture
March 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, selected | 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 | 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
March in nearby cities
- Zarzis in MarchTunisia · 59 kmHigh 18.9°C · Low 12.6°C · 13 mm rain
- Houmt Souk in MarchTunisia · 66 kmHigh 20.0°C · Low 12.3°C · 15 mm rain
- Gabès in MarchTunisia · 70 kmHigh 19.8°C · Low 12.0°C · 17 mm rain
- Ben Gardane in MarchTunisia · 71 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 11.3°C · 15 mm rain
- Al Jumayl in MarchLibya · 155 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 12.0°C · 12 mm rain
- Sfax in MarchTunisia · 156 kmHigh 19.3°C · Low 11.3°C · 22 mm rain
- Sakiet ed Daier in MarchTunisia · 162 kmHigh 19.5°C · Low 11.0°C · 22 mm rain
- Al Ajaylat in MarchLibya · 187 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 11.7°C · 16 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.