When to go · Sfax
Sfax in May
Great month. Inside Sfax's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 26°C (79°F)79°F (26°C) / 16°C (61°F)61°F (16°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 3
- Crowds
- Medium
- Tunisia overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Tunisia overall
Verdict
Inside Sfax's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.
Is another month better than May?
No other month rates higher than May for Sfax in this guide.
Weather in May
- SfaxHighs around 26.3 °C (79 °F), lows around 16.3 °C (61 °F), rain on about 3 daysHighs around 79 °F (26.3 °C), lows around 61 °F (16.3 °C), rain on about 3 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 Sfax, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Mar: Great
Daytime high
May: 26.3 °C (79 °F)79 °F (26.3 °C)
Mar: 20.4 °C (69 °F)69 °F (20.4 °C)
Night low
May: 16.3 °C (61 °F)61 °F (16.3 °C)
Mar: 9.8 °C (50 °F)50 °F (9.8 °C)
Rain days
May: 3 (better)
Mar: 5
Crowds
May: Medium
Mar: Medium
Prices
May: Medium
Mar: Medium
Festivals listed
May: 1
Mar: 2
May: Inside Sfax's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.
March: Inside Sfax's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.
Sfax: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.