Gafsa Weather in May
Gafsa in May
The short of it: Gafsa in May averages a high of 31 °C (87 °F) and a low of 17 °C (62 °F), with 12 mm (0.47 in) of rain and about 13 h 57 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 31° · low 17° · rain 12 mm · daylight 13 h 57 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: March & November
Thirty years of records give Gafsa an average May high of 31°, a low of 17° and some 12 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 31° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is scarce, about 12 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 57 min in mid-May, 56 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates May 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are March and November.
Against its neighbours, Gafsa runs cooler than most and about as wet in May. El Ksar, 3 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
May in Gafsa, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 4.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 57 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El KsarGafsa | 3 km SSE | 31° | 17° | 11 mm |
| El GuetarGafsa | 18 km ESE | 29° | 16° | 14 mm |
| M’dhillaGafsa | 20 km S | 31° | 17° | 10 mm |
| MetlaouiGafsa | 37 km WSW | 32° | 18° | 9.0 mm |
| Borj Mejen Bel AbbèsKasserine Governorate | 44 km NNW | 29° | 14° | 18 mm |
| As SanadGafsa | 44 km E | 29° | 15° | 17 mm |
| MoularèsGafsa | 48 km W | 30° | 16° | 13 mm |
| Ben AounSidi Bouzid Governorate | 58 km NE | 30° | 16° | 18 mm |