GreenlyGardening in Tunisia: climate, frost dates and crops by region
None of the 4 cities of Tunisia on this page had frost in 2016–2025, so gardens there follow warmth and rain rather than frost dates. The warmest month averages 35 °C by day in Tunis and 33.3 °C in Sousse.
Climate zones of Tunisia
By the days between the last spring frost and the first autumn frost.
How the regions of Tunisia differ
The gap between the warmest month’s days and the coldest month’s nights is widest in Gabès (27 °C) and smallest in Sousse (24 °C): the smaller it is, the milder both winter and summer. Tunis is the wettest of these cities with 436 mm a year, Gabès the driest with 163 mm.
Which crops suit which part of Tunisia
Cities without a spring frost: months that suit each crop
Months whose average day is not above the highest temperature on the plant card and whose average night is not below its lowest.
| City | Tomato | Cucumber | Bell Pepper | Eggplant | Watermelon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunis | October | June–September | May and October | none | June–September |
| Sousse | May and October | June–October | May, June and September, October | none | June–October |
| Sfax | May and October | June–October | May and October | none | June–October |
| Gabès | none | May–October | May and October | none | May–October |
Cities of Tunisia: weather in numbers
| City | Frost-free days | Warmest month, day | Coldest month, night | Rain a year | Driest month | Places to buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunis | no frost | July, 35 °C | January, 8.3 °C | 436 mm | July | 25 |
| Sousse | no frost | July, 33.3 °C | January, 9.3 °C | 340 mm | July | 11 |
| Sfax | no frost | July, 33.3 °C | January, 8.3 °C | 205 mm | July | 9 |
| Gabès | no frost | July, 34.8 °C | January, 7.8 °C | 163 mm | July | 1 |
ERA5 2016–2025 via Open-Meteo, 25 km grid cell of each city; dates by the Greenly calendar and the plant cards.
