Climate averages 1991–2020
Zarzis weather
in February.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 11th warmest and the joint 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a mild month in Zarzis: daytime highs average 16.6°C and nights cool to about 10.5°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 February a fairly dry month (the joint 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 58 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ben Gardane (42 km away). In February its highs average 17.7°C, 1.1°C warmer than Zarzis, with 21 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Tunisia, Zarzis ranks 11th of 22 for the warmest February highs and joint 6th of 22 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 22 cities is 16.1°C; Zarzis is 0.5°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 2.3°C to 18.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 16 mm to 13 mm.
The annual picture
February 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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Ben Gardane in FebruaryTunisia · 42 kmHigh 17.7°C · Low 8.8°C · 21 mm rain
- Houmt Souk in FebruaryTunisia · 48 kmHigh 17.2°C · Low 10.3°C · 14 mm rain
- Medenine in FebruaryTunisia · 59 kmHigh 17.7°C · Low 7.8°C · 14 mm rain
- Gabès in FebruaryTunisia · 103 kmHigh 17.1°C · Low 9.7°C · 12 mm rain
- Al Jumayl in FebruaryLibya · 114 kmHigh 17.4°C · Low 9.7°C · 16 mm rain
- Sfax in FebruaryTunisia · 141 kmHigh 16.8°C · Low 9.1°C · 16 mm rain
- Al Ajaylat in FebruaryLibya · 144 kmHigh 17.8°C · Low 9.5°C · 23 mm rain
- Sakiet ed Daier in FebruaryTunisia · 146 kmHigh 17.0°C · Low 8.8°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 Zarzis) is explained once on the Zarzis year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.