When to go · Sousse
Sousse in May
Great month. Inside Sousse's best window: May–Jun, Sep–Oct.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 23°C73°F / 14°C57°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 3
- Crowds
- Medium
- Tunisia overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Tunisia overall
Verdict
GreatBest and avoid months for Sousse
Inside Sousse's best window: May–Jun, Sep–Oct.
Weather in May
- SousseHighs around 23 °C, lows around 14 °C, rain on about 3 daysHighs around 73 °F, lows around 57 °F, rain on about 3 days
- Sahel coast, Tunisia · Sousse, Monastir, Mahdia, El Jembest weather
Drier than Tunis; beach season June–September, crowded in July–August.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Eid al-Adha big impact
About 16–17 May 2027 (lunar — check) · Tunisia
Several days off; louages and trains full.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Tunisia overall
- Medium
- Prices · Tunisia overall
- Medium
Tunisia overall: Warm; the Ghriba pilgrimage on Djerba (Lag BaOmer, check); Eid al-Adha about 16 May 2027 (check).
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.