Sousse Weather in May
Sousse in May
The short of it: Sousse in May averages a high of 26 °C (78 °F) and a low of 17 °C (62 °F), with 18 mm (0.71 in) of rain and about 14 h 3 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 26° · low 17° · rain 18 mm · daylight 14 h 3 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: April & November
Thirty years of records give Sousse an average May high of 26°, a low of 17° and some 18 mm of rain. Much like April: highs about 26°, nights near 17°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 18 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 3 min in mid-May, 59 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates May 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and November.
Against its neighbours, Sousse runs cooler than most and drier than most in May. Zaouiet Sousse, 5 km to the S, sees much the same highs.
May in Sousse, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 4.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 3 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaouiet SousseSousse Governorate | 5 km S | 26° | 16° | 19 mm |
| Hammam SousseSousse Governorate | 5 km NW | 26° | 17° | 18 mm |
| KsibaSousse Governorate | 6 km S | 26° | 16° | 19 mm |
| EzzouhourSousse Governorate | 6 km SW | 27° | 16° | 20 mm |
| Kalaa SriraSousse Governorate | 7 km W | 27° | 16° | 20 mm |
| MessadineSousse Governorate | 8 km SSW | 27° | 16° | 19 mm |
| AkoudaSousse Governorate | 8 km NW | 27° | 16° | 20 mm |
| MaatmeurMonastir Governorate | 10 km SSE | 25° | 17° | 18 mm |