When to go · Carthage
Carthage in May
Great month. Inside Carthage's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 26°C (79°F)79°F (26°C) / 15°C (59°F)59°F (15°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 4
- Crowds
- Medium
- Tunisia overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Tunisia overall
Verdict
Inside Carthage's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.
Is another month better than May?
No other month rates higher than May for Carthage in this guide.
Weather in May
- CarthageHighs around 26 °C (79 °F), lows around 15 °C (59 °F), rain on about 4 daysHighs around 79 °F (26 °C), lows around 59 °F (15 °C), rain on about 4 days
- North coast and Tunis, Tunisia · Tunis, Carthage, Bizerte, Tabarkabest weather
Mediterranean: mild wet winters, hot dry summers; the sea is warm Jul–Oct.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Eid al-Adha big impact
About 16–17 May 2027 (lunar — check) · Tunisia
Several days off; louages and trains full.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Tunisia overall
- Medium
- Prices · Tunisia overall
- Medium
Tunisia overall: Warm; the Ghriba pilgrimage on Djerba (Lag BaOmer, check); Eid al-Adha about 16 May 2027 (check).
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Carthage, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Mar: Great
Daytime high
May: 26 °C (79 °F)79 °F (26 °C)
Mar: 19 °C (66 °F)66 °F (19 °C)
Night low
May: 15 °C (59 °F)59 °F (15 °C)
Mar: 10 °C (50 °F)50 °F (10 °C)
Rain days
May: 4 (better)
Mar: 7
Crowds
May: Medium
Mar: Medium
Prices
May: Medium
Mar: Medium
Festivals listed
May: 1
Mar: 2
May: Inside Carthage's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.
March: Inside Carthage's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.
Carthage: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.