Tunisia
Tunisia in February
🧥 WinterCool and mostly dry.
🎒 Pack: warm jacket for evenings
Why February scores 9.0What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort9.1
- ✓Cool (16.8°C highs / 8.3°C lows)
- ✓Comfortable humidity (dew point 7.5°C)
- ✓Mostly dry (~46 mm rain)
- Air quality8.4
- ✓Moderate (PM2.5 ~15 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards10.0
- ·No notable seasonal hazards
- Safety baseline7.5
- ·Increased caution
| Feb | May | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 9.0 Excellent | 9.5 Excellent |
| Season | 🧥 Winter | 🌷 Spring |
| High / low | 17° / 8° | 26° / 15° |
| Rain | 46 mm | 44 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 8° | dew pt 13° |
| PM2.5 | 15 µg/m³ | 10 µg/m³ |
Typical-month data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis) 2015–2024 (modelled, not a forecast).
Holidays & crowdsFebruary 2027
No long holidaysNo long public-holiday weekends this month. School holidays aren't counted, so check those if you want to avoid family crowds.
- 🌙 Ramadan about 7 Feb – 8 Mar
Exact dates depend on the moon sighting. Some restaurants close or change hours during the day and opening times can be shorter; evenings are lively. The days around Eid at the end are a big travel time.
No national public holidays in Tunisia this month.
National holidays only; regional holidays and school breaks aren't included. Source: holidays (open-source public-holiday calendar).
Explore TunisiaEvents, sights, food & souvenirs
Check event dates locallyA North African country on the Mediterranean, known for the ruins of Carthage, Roman sites, Saharan landscapes and whitewashed coastal towns.
RamadanDate variesIslamic lunar calendar — around February in 2026–2028, moving about 11 days earlier each year
The month of fasting, followed by Eid al-Fitr.
Why go: Many cafés close during the day and evenings become lively after sunset.
Where: Nationwide
Coming up later
International Festival of CarthageDate variesUsually July to August
A summer festival of music and performances in an ancient theatre.
Why go: Tickets for popular concerts sell out.
Where: Roman theatre of Carthage
Douz International Festival of the SaharaDate variesUsually late December
A festival of desert culture with camel races and traditional music.
Why go: It can be a good time to visit the south, but dates and programme vary.
Where: Douz
Medina of Tunis
The UNESCO-listed old town with souks and the Zitouna Mosque.
Carthage
Archaeological remains of the ancient city, including the Antonine Baths, near Tunis.
Sidi Bou Said
A clifftop village of white and blue houses overlooking the Gulf of Tunis.
El Djem Amphitheatre
A huge, well-preserved Roman amphitheatre.
Bardo National Museum
A museum in Tunis with one of the world's largest collections of Roman mosaics.
Sahara around Douz and Tozeur
Desert trips to dunes, oases and the Chott el Djerid salt lake.
💡 Avoid summer for desert trips; cooler months are much more comfortable.
Couscous
Steamed semolina with lamb, fish or vegetables in a spicy sauce.
💡 Restaurants and homes
Brik
Thin pastry filled with egg, tuna and parsley, then fried.
💡 Cafés and restaurants
Lablabi
Chickpea soup with cumin and harissa poured over bread.
💡 Cheap local eateries
Harissa
Spicy chilli paste served with most meals.
💡 Everywhere
Ojja
Eggs cooked in tomato and pepper sauce with merguez sausage or seafood.
💡 Local restaurants
Olive oil
Tunisia is a major olive oil producer.
💡 Markets and specialist shops
Chechia
A traditional red felt cap.
💡 Souk ech-Chaouachine in the Tunis medina
Ceramics from Nabeul
Painted pottery from the town of Nabeul.
💡 Nabeul and medina shops
Dates
Deglet Nour dates from the southern oases.
💡 Markets