Sousse
City in Tunisia: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Sousse Kasbah: BishkekRocks 15:01, 29 December 2005 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Sousse is a city in Tunisia, in Sousse Governorate. About 221,715 people live in the city proper, making it the 3rd largest city of Tunisia in our atlas.
It lies at 35.83° N, 10.64° E, about 24 m (79 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Tunis time zone.
Location
Red dot: Sousse. Green dots: other major cities of Tunisia. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Sousse has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 32°C (89°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about 9°C (48°F). Around 401 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.
What to eat in TunisiaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Kairouan · 51 km
- El Mourouj · 106 km
- Sīdī Ḥusayn · 113 km
- Sakiet ed Daier · 115 km
- Tunis · 118 km
- Sfax · 121 km
- Sukrah · 122 km
- Bizerte · 175 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2464915 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q180717 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Sousse Kasbah: BishkekRocks 15:01, 29 December 2005 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)