Kairouan
City in Tunisia: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Kairouan is a city in Tunisia. About 139,070 people live in the city proper, making it the 5th largest city of Tunisia in our atlas.
It lies at 35.68° N, 10.10° E, about 65 m (213 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Tunis time zone.
Location
Red dot: Kairouan. Green dots: other major cities of Tunisia. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Kairouan has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 38°C (100°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 4°C (39°F). Around 403 mm (16 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Sep.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
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- Sousse · 51 km
- El Mourouj · 115 km
- Sakiet ed Daier · 117 km
- Sīdī Ḥusayn · 120 km
- Sfax · 120 km
- Tunis · 127 km
- Sukrah · 134 km
- Bizerte · 178 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2473449 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q179570 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.