When to go · Kairouan
Kairouan in May
Great month. Inside Kairouan's best window: Oct–May.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 27°C (81°F)81°F (27°C) / 16°C (61°F)61°F (16°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 2
- Crowds
- Medium
- Tunisia overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Tunisia overall
Verdict
Inside Kairouan's best window: Oct–May.
Is another month better than May?
No other month rates higher than May for Kairouan in this guide.
Weather in May
- KairouanHighs around 27 °C (81 °F), lows around 16 °C (61 °F), rain on about 2 daysHighs around 81 °F (27 °C), lows around 61 °F (16 °C), rain on about 2 days
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 Kairouan, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
May: 27 °C (81 °F)81 °F (27 °C)
Jan: 15 °C (59 °F)59 °F (15 °C)
Night low
May: 16 °C (61 °F)61 °F (16 °C)
Jan: 5 °C (41 °F)41 °F (5 °C)
Rain days
May: 2 (better)
Jan: 6
Crowds
May: Medium
Jan: Low
Prices
May: Medium
Jan: Low
Festivals listed
May: 1
Jan: 0
May: Inside Kairouan's best window: Oct–May.
January: Inside Kairouan's best window: Oct–May.
Kairouan: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.