Gafsa Weather in August
Gafsa in August
The short of it: Gafsa in August averages a high of 38 °C (100 °F) and a low of 24 °C (74 °F), with 6.0 mm (0.24 in) of rain and about 13 h 26 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 38° · low 24° · rain 6.0 mm · daylight 13 h 26 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: March & November
Thirty years of records give Gafsa an average August high of 38°, a low of 24° and some 6.0 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 38° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is scarce, about 6.0 mm, the 10th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 26 min in mid-August, 49 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are March and November.
Against its neighbours, Gafsa runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. El Ksar, 3 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
August in Gafsa, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 5.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 5° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 26 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El KsarGafsa | 3 km SSE | 38° | 24° | 6.0 mm |
| El GuetarGafsa | 18 km ESE | 37° | 23° | 7.0 mm |
| M’dhillaGafsa | 20 km S | 39° | 24° | 5.0 mm |
| MetlaouiGafsa | 37 km WSW | 39° | 25° | 7.0 mm |
| Borj Mejen Bel AbbèsKasserine Governorate | 44 km NNW | 37° | 22° | 12 mm |
| As SanadGafsa | 44 km E | 36° | 22° | 8.0 mm |
| MoularèsGafsa | 48 km W | 38° | 23° | 10 mm |
| Ben AounSidi Bouzid Governorate | 58 km NE | 38° | 23° | 11 mm |