Djerba weather by month
The best time to visit Djerba is June, July and October — 95/100 in June, 31°C and 0 rainy days. The best season is summer, June to August (93/100 on average).
The worst month is December at 72/100 — nice, dry. See December →
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
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Best season: June to August (93/100 on average) · worst December (72/100)
- Days
- 31°C
- Nights
- 22°C
- Wet days
- 0
- Sun
- 12.9 h
- Humidity
- 59%
- Daylight
- 14 h

Djerba, month by month
Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Djerba is best for, the average high, rainy days and hours of sun a day from the climate normals, and how busy it tends to be.
What's on in Djerba through the year
Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.
- January
- Ramadan25 Jan – 25 Mar (usually)Holiday
- April
- El Ghriba pilgrimage25 Apr – 31 May (usually)Festival
- May
- Eid al-Adha1 May – 5 Jun (usually)Holiday
- June
- Swimming season1 Jun – 31 Oct (usually)Season
- July
- The August peak15 Jul – 31 AugSeason
- November
- Olive harvest1 Nov – 15 Jan (usually)Nature
- Out of season15 Nov – 15 Mar (usually)Season
Crowds in Djerba in June
How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.
Peak crowdsEid al-Adha, Swimming season, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Traveller notes on Djerba
What people who have been say about the place — the year-round notes first, then month by month.
Forum posters describe June as fabulous - glorious sunshine, blue skies, and temperatures typically in the early-to-mid 30sC, with a near-constant island breeze that posters say makes the heat feel more tolerable than the same temperature on the Tunisian mainland. Rain is possible but posters call it rare and, when it happens, a short heavy burst rather than a sustained wet spell. Posters do note evenings can cool down noticeably, so a light jacket or cardigan for the night is standard packing advice. Several posters specifically recommend June onward as the point when sea temperatures turn genuinely pleasant for swimming, alongside more settled overall conditions than earlier in spring.
Forum posters cite typical December highs in Djerba around 18C with sea temperatures near 16C, cold enough that most beaches see only local fishermen and walkers rather than sunbathers, though a warm, sunny stretch does make sunbathing possible on the right day. Posters describe December, January and February as historically Tunisia's coldest, wettest months, with weather genuinely changeable - warm days can be followed by cold, wet, windy ones within the same week. A local resident specifically recommended early December as the better bet within the winter stretch. Posters consistently recommend a hotel with a heated indoor pool given how unreliable outdoor swimming conditions run. Posters generally rate December as mild by day when the sun cooperates but genuinely variable and occasionally wet, workable with realistic expectations and indoor pool access as a backup.
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