Weather in Tunis in August 2025
- August is usually the hottest month of the year in Tunis;
Average weather
Average temperature in Tunis in August
Going from a maximum of +43°C during the day to a minimum of +20°C during the night, the temperature in August averages around +33°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 22% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +34°C to +29°C.
Is Tunis warm or cold in August?
Tunis is typically hot in August.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +31°C to +32°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +23°C to +23°C.
Make sure that you pack your summer linen and swimming costumes; it’s probably going to be hot.
August is the hottest month in Tunis, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Tunis in August
| July | August | September | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +31°C | +32°C | +29°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +16°C | +18°C | +16°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +47°C | +44°C | +39°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 4 mm | 7 mm | 29 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 57% | 60% | 67% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1014 HPa | 1013 HPa | 1015 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 25 | 21 | 10 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 3 | 4 | 9 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 1 | 3 | 5 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
August weather is still as great as in July. It’s getting warmer as August arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +31°C to +32°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 4 mm to 7 mm. Humidity rises from 57% to 60%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during August, staying around 3 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 25 sunny days in July to 21 in August.
Next month (September) brings a further decline in the weather.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Tunis is gradually decreasing during August, going from 4 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last August in Tunis?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Tunis in August has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1980 (+21°C) and the highest in 2023 (+25°C). The driest year was 2022 with only 167 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2003 with 605 mm.
FAQ
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Monthly weather in Tunis
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Tunis, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.