Climate averages 1991–2020
Zarzis weather
in April.
A mild, very dry month: the 8th warmest and the 5th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a mild month in Zarzis: daytime highs average 21.2°C and nights cool to about 15.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 7.9 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes April a very dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 00 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ben Gardane (42 km away). In April its highs average 24.0°C, 2.8°C warmer than Zarzis, with 8.2 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Tunisia, Zarzis ranks 15th of 22 for the warmest April highs and 1st of 22 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 22 cities is 21.8°C; Zarzis is 0.6°C cooler than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 2.7°C to 24.0°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 7.9 mm to 3.2 mm.
The annual picture
April 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
Zarzis climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15.9°C10.3°C | 10.3°C | 19 | 3.3 | 10.210 h |
| February | 16.6°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 16 | 2.9 | 11.011 h |
| March | 18.9°C12.6°C | 12.6°C | 13 | 2.2 | 12.012 h |
| April, selected | 21.2°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 7.9 | 1.6 | 13.013 h |
| May | 24.0°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 3.2 | 0.8 | 13.914 h |
| June | 27.0°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 0.7 | 0.1 | 14.314 h |
| July | 29.6°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 0 | 0.0 | 14.114 h |
| August | 30.6°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 0.8 | 0.2 | 13.413 h |
| September | 28.9°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 16 | 1.8 | 12.412 h |
| October | 26.1°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 25 | 3.7 | 11.411 h |
| November | 21.4°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 24 | 3.9 | 10.510 h |
| December | 17.3°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 26 | 4.6 | 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
April in nearby cities
- Ben Gardane in AprilTunisia · 42 kmHigh 24.0°C · Low 14.1°C · 8.2 mm rain
- Houmt Souk in AprilTunisia · 48 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 14.8°C · 10 mm rain
- Medenine in AprilTunisia · 59 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 13.1°C · 9.6 mm rain
- Gabès in AprilTunisia · 103 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 14.7°C · 12 mm rain
- Al Jumayl in AprilLibya · 114 kmHigh 23.4°C · Low 14.7°C · 7.2 mm rain
- Sfax in AprilTunisia · 141 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 14.0°C · 15 mm rain
- Al Ajaylat in AprilLibya · 144 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 14.5°C · 9.4 mm rain
- Sakiet ed Daier in AprilTunisia · 146 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 13.6°C · 15 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 Zarzis) is explained once on the Zarzis year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.