Climate Trends in Tunisia
Climate trends for Tunisia from 0 stations with long records. Also streaks and temperature swings.
Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-12).
Longest Hot, Cold, Wet and Dry Streaks: Tunisia
6 lists of 10- In Tunisia, the longest run of hot days in a row in the data is 56 days, at Tozeur (Tunisia), from 4 July 1933 to 28 August 1933.
- In Tunisia, the longest run of days in a row at or above 40 C in the data is 16 days, at Tozeur (Tunisia), from 10 August 1904 to 25 August 1904.
- In Tunisia, the longest run of frost days in a row in the data is 8 days, at Jendouba (Tunisia), from 13 December 1951 to 20 December 1951.
- In Tunisia, the longest run of dry days in a row in the data is 176 days, at Gabes (Tunisia), in 1928.
- In Tunisia, the longest run of wet days in a row in the data is 13 days, at Bizerte Karouba (Tunisia), in 1944.
- In Tunisia, the longest run of longest run of nights at or above 25 c in the data is 28 days, at Tozeur (Tunisia), from 4 July 1905 to 31 July 1905.
Longest run of days at or above 35 C
Consecutive days with a daily maximum at or above 35 C (95 F).
| Rank | Station | Country | Length | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tozeur | Tunisia | 56 days | 4 July to 28 August 1933 |
| 2 | Kairouan | Tunisia | 29 days | 8 July to 5 August 1979 |
| 3 | Jendouba | Tunisia | 28 days | 17 July to 13 August 1967 |
| 4 | Gafsa | Tunisia | 22 days | 20 July to 10 August 1997 |
| 5 | Tunis | Tunisia | 17 days | 7 to 23 August 1904 |
| 6 | Sfax El-Maou | Tunisia | 8 days | 7 to 14 August 1907 |
| 7 | Tunis-Carthage | Tunisia | 8 days | 29 July to 5 August 1947 |
| 8 | Carthage | Tunisia | 6 days | 2 to 7 August 1979 |
| 9 | Bizerte Cap Blanc | Tunisia | 5 days | 7 to 11 August 1922 |
| 10 | Bizerte Karouba | Tunisia | 5 days | 3 to 7 August 1931 |
Longest run of days at or above 40 C
Consecutive days with a daily maximum at or above 40 C (104 F).
| Rank | Station | Country | Length | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tozeur | Tunisia | 16 days | 10 to 25 August 1904 |
| 2 | Jendouba | Tunisia | 11 days | 7 to 17 August 1994 |
| 3 | Kairouan | Tunisia | 10 days | 21 to 30 July 1983 |
| 4 | Gafsa | Tunisia | 8 days | 4 to 11 July 1988 |
| 5 | Tunis | Tunisia | 5 days | 13 to 17 August 1887 |
| 6 | Tunis-Carthage | Tunisia | 5 days | 3 to 7 August 1931 |
| 7 | Bizerte Karouba | Tunisia | 4 days | 4 to 7 August 1931 |
| 8 | Sfax El-Maou | Tunisia | 3 days | 20 to 22 July 1956 |
| 9 | Gabes | Tunisia | 2 days | 8 to 9 August 1967 |
| 10 | Carthage | Tunisia | 2 days | 5 to 6 August 1979 |
Longest run of frost days (minimum at or below 0 C)
Consecutive days with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F).
| Rank | Station | Country | Length | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jendouba | Tunisia | 8 days | 13 to 20 December 1951 |
| 2 | Gabes | Tunisia | 5 days | 23 to 27 January 1887 |
| 3 | Tunis | Tunisia | 5 days | 28 December 1917 to 1 January 1918 |
| 4 | Tozeur | Tunisia | 3 days | 29 to 31 January 1935 |
| 5 | Gafsa | Tunisia | 3 days | 23 to 25 December 1974 |
| 6 | Sfax El-Maou | Tunisia | 2 days | 3 to 4 February 1907 |
| 7 | Bizerte Karouba | Tunisia | 2 days | 26 to 27 January 1920 |
| 8 | Kairouan | Tunisia | 2 days | 18 to 19 January 1967 |
| 9 | Tunis-Carthage | Tunisia | 1 day | 3 to 3 February 1956 |
Longest dry spell (days under 1 mm of rain), within one year
Consecutive days with less than 1 mm (0.04 in) of rain, the longest run within a year. The dates are not kept, so the list gives the year (within the year).
| Rank | Station | Country | Length | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabes | Tunisia | 176 days | within 1928 |
| 2 | Bizerte Cap Blanc | Tunisia | 130 days | within 1937 |
| 3 | Sfax El-Maou | Tunisia | 129 days | within 1947 |
| 4 | Jendouba | Tunisia | 117 days | within 1950 |
| 5 | Bizerte Karouba | Tunisia | 116 days | within 1956 |
| 6 | Gafsa | Tunisia | 115 days | within 1985 |
| 7 | Carthage | Tunisia | 115 days | within 2006 |
| 8 | Tunis-Carthage | Tunisia | 103 days | within 1948 |
| 9 | Tunis | Tunisia | 93 days | within 1924 |
| 10 | Kairouan | Tunisia | 87 days | within 2012 |
Longest wet spell (days with 1 mm or more of rain), within one year
Consecutive days with 1 mm (0.04 in) or more of rain, the longest run within a year. The dates are not kept, so the list gives the year (within the year).
| Rank | Station | Country | Length | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bizerte Karouba | Tunisia | 13 days | within 1944 |
| 2 | Tunis-Carthage | Tunisia | 12 days | within 1928 |
| 3 | Bizerte Cap Blanc | Tunisia | 11 days | within 1933 |
| 4 | Jendouba | Tunisia | 10 days | within 1993 |
| 5 | Carthage | Tunisia | 10 days | within 2007 |
| 6 | Tunis | Tunisia | 9 days | within 1920 |
| 7 | Gabes | Tunisia | 8 days | within 1910 |
| 8 | Kairouan | Tunisia | 6 days | within 1985 |
| 9 | Gafsa | Tunisia | 6 days | within 1992 |
| 10 | Sfax El-Maou | Tunisia | 5 days | within 1910 |
Longest run of nights at or above 25 C
| Rank | Station | Country | Length | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tozeur | Tunisia | 28 days | 4 to 31 July 1905 |
| 2 | Gabes | Tunisia | 11 days | 24 July to 3 August 1952 |
| 3 | Sfax El-Maou | Tunisia | 8 days | 1 to 8 August 1931 |
| 4 | Tunis | Tunisia | 7 days | 2 to 8 August 1931 |
| 5 | Bizerte Cap Blanc | Tunisia | 5 days | 11 to 15 August 1922 |
| 6 | Bizerte Karouba | Tunisia | 4 days | 11 to 14 August 1947 |
| 7 | Tunis-Carthage | Tunisia | 3 days | 4 to 6 July 1931 |
| 8 | Jendouba | Tunisia | 2 days | 14 to 15 August 1947 |
| 9 | Gafsa | Tunisia | 2 days | 3 to 4 September 1974 |
| 10 | Kairouan | Tunisia | 2 days | 2 to 3 July 1990 |
A run belongs to the year it started in, even when it ran on into the next year. A station appears once per list, with its longest run in a complete year. Dry and wet spells are the longest run within a year. Lists use complete years only, so a long run in a year with gaps in the record is not counted.
Biggest One Day Temperature Swings: Tunisia
6 lists of 10- In Tunisia, the largest reported one day rise in the daily maximum is 17.2 C (31.0 F), at Gabes (Tunisia) on 8 April 1998.
- In Tunisia, the largest reported one day drop in the daily maximum is 19.0 C (34.2 F), at Tozeur (Tunisia) on 19 March 1930.
- In Tunisia, the largest reported one day rise in the daily minimum is 16.6 C (29.9 F), at Jendouba (Tunisia) on 25 January 1994.
- In Tunisia, the largest reported one day drop in the daily minimum is 17.6 C (31.7 F), at Gabes (Tunisia) on 6 January 1994.
- In Tunisia, the largest reported widest range between the high and the low of one day is 30.7 C (55.3 F), at Jendouba (Tunisia) on 20 May 1955.
- In Tunisia, the smallest reported narrowest range between the high and the low of one day is 0.0 C (0.0 F), at Tunis (Tunisia) on 26 May 1888.
Caveat.Single readings can still be instrument errors that quality control missed. A station with one faulty value can top a list, so read each entry as a reported value, not as a confirmed event.
Biggest one day rise in the daily maximum
The largest increase in the daily maximum temperature from one day to the next. Values are in degrees Celsius with Fahrenheit beside them.
| Rank | Station | Country | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabes | Tunisia | 17.2 C (31.0 F) | 8 April 1998 |
| 2 | Tunis | Tunisia | 17.0 C (30.6 F) | 12 April 1901 |
| 3 | Tozeur | Tunisia | 15.0 C (27.0 F) | 9 April 1920 |
| 4 | Jendouba | Tunisia | 14.0 C (25.2 F) | 9 January 1979 |
| 5 | Tunis-Carthage | Tunisia | 13.6 C (24.5 F) | 11 August 1936 |
| 6 | Bizerte Karouba | Tunisia | 13.3 C (23.9 F) | 21 July 1944 |
| 7 | Sfax El-Maou | Tunisia | 13.0 C (23.4 F) | 9 April 1901 |
| 8 | Gafsa | Tunisia | 12.2 C (22.0 F) | 2 March 1993 |
| 9 | Bizerte Cap Blanc | Tunisia | 11.4 C (20.5 F) | 17 March 1937 |
| 10 | Kairouan | Tunisia | 11.0 C (19.8 F) | 7 December 1977 |
Biggest one day drop in the daily maximum
The largest decrease in the daily maximum temperature from one day to the next. Values are in degrees Celsius with Fahrenheit beside them.
| Rank | Station | Country | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tozeur | Tunisia | 19.0 C (34.2 F) | 19 March 1930 |
| 2 | Tunis-Carthage | Tunisia | 18.3 C (32.9 F) | 8 July 1931 |
| 3 | Kairouan | Tunisia | 17.8 C (32.0 F) | 21 April 1966 |
| 4 | Bizerte Karouba | Tunisia | 17.7 C (31.9 F) | 7 July 1929 |
| 5 | Jendouba | Tunisia | 17.5 C (31.5 F) | 11 April 2006 |
| 6 | Bizerte Cap Blanc | Tunisia | 17.1 C (30.8 F) | 13 April 1901 |
| 7 | Tunis | Tunisia | 17.0 C (30.6 F) | 8 July 1931 |
| 8 | Gabes | Tunisia | 17.0 C (30.6 F) | 20 May 1973 |
| 9 | Gafsa | Tunisia | 15.0 C (27.0 F) | 21 April 1966 |
| 10 | Sfax El-Maou | Tunisia | 14.4 C (25.9 F) | 2 April 1952 |
Biggest one day rise in the daily minimum
The largest increase in the daily minimum temperature from one day to the next. Values are in degrees Celsius with Fahrenheit beside them.
| Rank | Station | Country | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jendouba | Tunisia | 16.6 C (29.9 F) | 25 January 1994 |
| 2 | Gabes | Tunisia | 15.2 C (27.4 F) | 30 November 1995 |
| 3 | Tozeur | Tunisia | 14.0 C (25.2 F) | 15 June 1922 |
| 4 | Tunis | Tunisia | 13.0 C (23.4 F) | 8 July 1932 |
| 5 | Kairouan | Tunisia | 12.8 C (23.0 F) | 15 March 1958 |
| 6 | Gafsa | Tunisia | 12.3 C (22.1 F) | 3 March 2002 |
| 7 | Sfax El-Maou | Tunisia | 12.0 C (21.6 F) | 18 November 1933 |
| 8 | Bizerte Karouba | Tunisia | 11.1 C (20.0 F) | 22 April 1929 |
| 9 | Bizerte Cap Blanc | Tunisia | 10.6 C (19.1 F) | 15 November 1919 |
| 10 | Tunis-Carthage | Tunisia | 10.4 C (18.7 F) | 21 December 1951 |
Biggest one day drop in the daily minimum
The largest decrease in the daily minimum temperature from one day to the next. Values are in degrees Celsius with Fahrenheit beside them.
| Rank | Station | Country | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabes | Tunisia | 17.6 C (31.7 F) | 6 January 1994 |
| 2 | Jendouba | Tunisia | 15.2 C (27.4 F) | 25 May 2004 |
| 3 | Tunis | Tunisia | 14.0 C (25.2 F) | 28 October 1914 |
| 4 | Kairouan | Tunisia | 14.0 C (25.2 F) | 23 January 1979 |
| 5 | Sfax El-Maou | Tunisia | 13.0 C (23.4 F) | 25 March 1899 |
| 6 | Tozeur | Tunisia | 13.0 C (23.4 F) | 10 May 1925 |
| 7 | Gafsa | Tunisia | 11.6 C (20.9 F) | 30 November 2006 |
| 8 | Bizerte Karouba | Tunisia | 10.3 C (18.5 F) | 13 September 1922 |
| 9 | Tunis-Carthage | Tunisia | 9.7 C (17.5 F) | 13 November 1930 |
| 10 | Bizerte Cap Blanc | Tunisia | 9.0 C (16.2 F) | 5 October 1918 |
Widest range between the high and the low of one day
The largest difference between the highest and the lowest temperature of the same day. Values are in degrees Celsius with Fahrenheit beside them.
| Rank | Station | Country | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jendouba | Tunisia | 30.7 C (55.3 F) | 20 May 1955 |
| 2 | Tozeur | Tunisia | 29.0 C (52.2 F) | 22 August 1921 |
| 3 | Kairouan | Tunisia | 28.3 C (50.9 F) | 2 May 1967 |
| 4 | Tunis | Tunisia | 27.0 C (48.6 F) | 12 April 1901 |
| 5 | Gabes | Tunisia | 25.1 C (45.2 F) | 29 April 2008 |
| 6 | Bizerte Karouba | Tunisia | 25.0 C (45.0 F) | 6 July 1929 |
| 7 | Gafsa | Tunisia | 25.0 C (45.0 F) | 24 June 1978 |
| 8 | Sfax El-Maou | Tunisia | 24.8 C (44.6 F) | 5 July 1948 |
| 9 | Tunis-Carthage | Tunisia | 24.4 C (43.9 F) | 4 August 1931 |
| 10 | Bizerte Cap Blanc | Tunisia | 20.8 C (37.4 F) | 9 July 1916 |
Narrowest range between the high and the low of one day
The smallest difference between the highest and the lowest temperature of the same day. Values are in degrees Celsius with Fahrenheit beside them.
| Rank | Station | Country | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tunis | Tunisia | 0.0 C (0.0 F) | 26 May 1888 |
| 2 | Sfax El-Maou | Tunisia | 0.0 C (0.0 F) | 5 December 1888 |
| 3 | Tozeur | Tunisia | 0.0 C (0.0 F) | 22 January 1923 |
| 4 | Bizerte Karouba | Tunisia | 0.0 C (0.0 F) | 16 December 1925 |
| 5 | Bizerte Cap Blanc | Tunisia | 0.0 C (0.0 F) | 25 May 1930 |
| 6 | Tunis-Carthage | Tunisia | 0.4 C (0.7 F) | 26 March 1929 |
| 7 | Gabes | Tunisia | 0.6 C (1.1 F) | 18 October 1964 |
| 8 | Jendouba | Tunisia | 1.0 C (1.8 F) | 21 September 1947 |
| 9 | Gafsa | Tunisia | 1.2 C (2.2 F) | 12 January 2009 |
| 10 | Kairouan | Tunisia | 1.9 C (3.4 F) | 14 March 1985 |
Only stations with at least 10 complete years are listed, and a station appears once per list.
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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-12. Trends and counts are computed by this site from daily station records. The long-record station set is described under each chart.