Sfax climate: monthly averages

Quick answer

Sfax climate: monthly averages: annual mean temperature 20.2 C; warmest month Aug (28.4 C); coldest month Jan (12.5 C).

  • Annual mean temperature: 20.2 C
  • Warmest month: Aug (28.4 C)
  • Coldest month: Jan (12.5 C)
  • Wettest month: Dec (1.11 mm/day)
  • All-time record high: 40.0 C
  • All-time record low: 4.8 C

If you only need Sfax climate: monthly averages, the figures and table here are the whole story. Sfax runs from 12.5 C in Jan to 28.4 C in Aug, a swing of 15.9 C. Rain is spread through the year, with Dec the wettest month at 1.11 mm/day and Jul the driest at 0.07 mm/day. Taken together that is roughly 237 mm of rain a year for the grid cell. Because each page is rebuilt independently, one unavailable upstream never takes the rest of the site down. Exact monthly values are in the table; links below cover adjacent locations and years.

Annual mean temperature
20.2 C
Warmest month
Aug (28.4 C)
Coldest month
Jan (12.5 C)
Wettest month
Dec (1.11 mm/day)
All-time record high
40.0 C
All-time record low
4.8 C
Annual precipitation
237 mm / year
Coordinates
34.74056, 10.76028
Population
280,566
Average monthly temperature and rainfall in Sfax
MonthMean temp (C)Rain (mm/day)Record high (C)Record low (C)
Jan12.50.6320.14.8
Feb12.70.6025.95.0
Mar14.90.9628.76.3
Apr17.60.5229.09.4
May20.80.3733.913.0
Jun24.50.1839.115.5
Jul27.70.0739.620.7
Aug28.40.2740.021.9
Sep26.41.0636.918.5
Oct23.30.9733.414.5
Nov18.51.0728.910.2
Dec14.31.1124.26.2

What the Sfax climate table shows

Values are multi-decadal climatological averages for the 34.74056, 10.76028 grid cell, not a single year. Rain is the daily mean, so a value of 2.00 mm/day is about 60 mm across a 30-day month. Averages smooth over extremes, so use them for planning rather than for what to pack for next Tuesday.

Frequently asked questions

How much rain is 1.11 mm/day in a month?

Rain is recorded as a daily mean, so 1.11 mm/day is roughly 34 mm across a 30-day month.

Does Sfax get the same every year?

Close to it. Averaging decades smooths variation, so treat these as typical rather than guaranteed.