The best time to visit Sousse
Sousse keeps a long summer, with July the hottest and driest month, while rain falls most in the shoulder months and in October.
- Best
- June and September
- Hottest
- July, 29.7 °C daily average, no rain
- Wettest
- March
Sousse follows the Sahel coast: summer is long and hot, winter short and rainy. The best months are June and September, when the sea is already warm and the June–August charter crowds thin out.
Sousse follows the Sahel coast: summer is long and hot, winter short and rainy. Below is month by month, with the average daily temperature and the number of rainy days.
The season without the heat peak
June holds 26.1 °C on average with two rainy days, September drops to 26.9 °C with the same amount of rain. Both months have a sea already warm from the months before, while the June–August charter crowds are already thinning by September.
The peak of the season
July is the hottest month, 29.7 °C on average by day, with no rainy days on average; August follows close behind at 29.1 °C, with two rainy days. Hotels run full, and Boujaffar beach and the Kantaoui marina work at full capacity.
Rain and falling temperatures
November holds 17.8 °C with four rainy days. December drops to 14.2 °C with the same amount of rain, January to 12.4 °C with three rainy days, and February climbs back to 13.5 °C with four. This is the only stretch of the year with regular rain, but there's still enough sun for the medina and the kasbah museum to run without crowds.
Month by month
If you only pick one month — September. Temperature is the mean over the whole day (not the daily high), and a rainy day has at least 1 mm of rain; averages for 2021–2024.
Before you go
Short answers to what people ask most before setting out.
When is the best time to visit Sousse?
June and September: the sea is warm, and the June–August charter crowds are already thinning.
What's the hottest month in Sousse?
July, averaging 29.7 °C by day with no rainy days on average.
When does it rain the most?
March, April, May and October, with six rainy days on average each; July has none at all.
Ready for Sousse?
Where to next
Getting around Sousse
→Charters land in Monastir, not Sousse, and the same line that carries you from the terminal into town later…
Monastir · 18 km
→The ribat from the film sets, the gold dome of the first president's mausoleum and a marina of yachts, all within reach of the Sahel's own airport.
How well does Sousse suit you?
→Six questions: a score for this place and others like it.
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