Climate averages 1991–2020
Zarzis weather
in August.
A 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 hot month in Zarzis: daytime highs average 30.6°C and nights cool to about 25.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical August (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 24 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ben Gardane (42 km away). In August its highs average 33.5°C, 2.9°C warmer than Zarzis, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 22 cities listed in Tunisia, Zarzis ranks 19th of 22 for the warmest August highs and 2nd of 22 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 22 cities is 33.2°C; Zarzis is 2.6°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 1.6°C to 28.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 16 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
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 | 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, selected | 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
August in nearby cities
- Ben Gardane in AugustTunisia · 42 kmHigh 33.5°C · Low 23.6°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Houmt Souk in AugustTunisia · 48 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 24.8°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Medenine in AugustTunisia · 59 kmHigh 34.9°C · Low 22.9°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Gabès in AugustTunisia · 103 kmHigh 33.0°C · Low 25.2°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Al Jumayl in AugustLibya · 114 kmHigh 32.4°C · Low 24.1°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Sfax in AugustTunisia · 141 kmHigh 32.3°C · Low 24.2°C · 4.3 mm rain
- Al Ajaylat in AugustLibya · 144 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 23.8°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Sakiet ed Daier in AugustTunisia · 146 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 23.8°C · 4.3 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.