Climate averages 1991–2020
Zarzis weather
in October.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 5th warmest and the 11th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in Zarzis: daytime highs average 26.1°C and nights cool to about 20.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 25 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 22 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ben Gardane (42 km away). In October its highs average 27.6°C, 1.6°C warmer than Zarzis, with 26 mm of rain.
Among the 22 cities listed in Tunisia, Zarzis ranks joint 9th of 22 for the warmest October highs and joint 7th of 22 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 22 cities is 25.6°C; Zarzis is 0.4°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 4.7°C to 21.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 25 mm to 24 mm.
The annual picture
October 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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Ben Gardane in OctoberTunisia · 42 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 19.2°C · 26 mm rain
- Houmt Souk in OctoberTunisia · 48 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 20.6°C · 25 mm rain
- Medenine in OctoberTunisia · 59 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 17.9°C · 15 mm rain
- Gabès in OctoberTunisia · 103 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 20.0°C · 19 mm rain
- Al Jumayl in OctoberLibya · 114 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 20.0°C · 16 mm rain
- Sfax in OctoberTunisia · 141 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 19.4°C · 24 mm rain
- Al Ajaylat in OctoberLibya · 144 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 19.8°C · 18 mm rain
- Sakiet ed Daier in OctoberTunisia · 146 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 19.0°C · 24 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.