Sousse Climate & Temperature
- Sousse, Tunisia is at 35°49'N, 10°37'E, 6 m (20 ft). See map.
- Sousse has a subtropical steppe/ low-latitude semi-arid hot climate (Köppen-Geiger classification: BSh).
- According to the Holdridge life zones system of bioclimatic classification Sousse is situated in or near the subtropical thorn woodland biome.
- The mean temperature is 18.7 degrees Celsius (65.7 degrees Fahrenheit). See the temperatures page for a monthly breakdown and the fixed scale graph.
- Average monthly temperatures vary by 15.5 °C (27.9°F). This indicates that the continentality type is oceanic, subtype truly oceanic.
- Total annual Precipitation averages 282 mm (11.1 inches) which is equivalent to 282 Litres/m² (6.92 Gallons/ft²).
- Were you to burrow down through the centre of the Earth from Sousse you would pop up nearest to the climate station at Katoa, Whakaangiangi, New Zealand (Warm temperate thorn steppe biome).
Sousse Climate Table
| Climate Variable | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average Max Temperature °C ( °F) | 16 (61) | 17 (63) | 19 (66) | 20 (68) | 23 (73) | 28 (82) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) | 29 (84) | 25 (77) | 21 (70) | 18 (64) | 23 (74) | ||
| Average Temperature °C ( °F) | 11 (52) | 12 (54) | 15 (58) | 16 (61) | 19 (66) | 24 (75) | 26 (79) | 27 (80) | 25 (77) | 21 (69) | 17 (62) | 14 (56) | 19 (66) | ||
| Average Min Temperature °C ( °F) | 6 (43) | 7 (45) | 10 (50) | 12 (54) | 15 (59) | 20 (68) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 21 (70) | 16 (61) | 12 (54) | 9 (48) | 14 (58) | ||
| Average Precipitation mm (in) | 31 (1) | 17 (1) | 22 (1) | 32 (1) | 14 (1) | 4 (0) | 1 (0) | 17 (1) | 18 (1) | 48 (2) | 36 (1) | 42 (2) | 282 (11) | ||
| Number of Wet Days (probability of rain on a day %) | 6 (19) | 5 (18) | 7 (23) | 6 (20) | 4 (13) | 2 (7) | 1 (3) | 2 (6) | 4 (13) | 6 (19) | 5 (17) | 5 (16) | 53 (15) | ||
| Average Daylight Hours/ Day | 10h 01' | 10h 49' | 11h 54' | 13h 04' | 14h 02' | 14h 32' | 14h 19' | 13h 29' | 12h 22' | 11h 12' | 10h 14' | 9h 46' | 12h 00' | ||
| Sun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°). | 34.3 | 43.6 | 54.5 | 66.1 | 74.4 | 77.6 | 74.6 | 66.2 | 54.8 | 43.3 | 34.2 | 30.8 | 54.5 |
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