When to go · Tunis
Tunis in May
Great month. Warm; good for walking.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 25°C (77°F)77°F (25°C) / 14°C (57°F)57°F (14°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 5
- Crowds
- Medium
- Tunisia overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Tunisia overall
Verdict
Warm; good for walking.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.
Is another month better than May?
No other month rates higher than May for Tunis in this guide.
Weather in May
- TunisHighs around 25 °C (77 °F), lows around 14 °C (57 °F), rain on about 5 daysHighs around 77 °F (25 °C), lows around 57 °F (14 °C), rain on about 5 days
- North coast and Tunis, Tunisia · Tunis, Carthage, Bizerte, Tabarkabest weather
Mediterranean: mild wet winters, hot dry summers; the sea is warm Jul–Oct.
Spring season
Warm, green and comfortable; the best months for walking.
Watch: Some showers in March.
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 Tunis, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Apr: Great
Daytime high
May: 25 °C (77 °F)77 °F (25 °C)
Apr: 21 °C (70 °F)70 °F (21 °C)
Night low
May: 14 °C (57 °F)57 °F (14 °C)
Apr: 11 °C (52 °F)52 °F (11 °C)
Rain days
May: 5 (better)
Apr: 7
Crowds
May: Medium
Apr: Medium
Prices
May: Medium
Apr: Medium
Festivals listed
May: 1
Apr: 2
May: Warm; good for walking.
April: Warm and green; good month.
Tunis: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.