Hammamet (Enfidha) vs Lampedusa: which is sunnier?
🇹🇳 Tunisia vs 🇮🇹 Italy · 207 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Lampedusa is the sunnier overall: about 3,136 hours of sunshine a year to Hammamet (Enfidha)'s 2,724. Hammamet (Enfidha) has the higher Sunshine Score in 5 of 12 months, Lampedusa in 4 (3 within 2 points).
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Hammamet (Enfidha) | Lampedusa | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 2,724 | 3,136 |
| Sunniest month | July (94/100) | July (97/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 68/100 | 64/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 92/100 | 96/100 |
| Rain / year | 402 mm | 415 mm |
| Warmest sea | 29°C / 84°F | 29°C / 84°F |
| Peak midday UV | 8 (very high) | 10 (very high) |
Hammamet (Enfidha) vs Lampedusa month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | Sea °C | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hammamet (Enfidha) | Lampedusa | Hammamet (Enfidha) | Lampedusa | Hammamet (Enfidha) | Lampedusa | Hammamet (Enfidha) | Lampedusa | |
| January | 59 | 52 | 16° | 15° | 37 | 48 | 16° | 18° |
| February | 60 | 52 | 16° | 15° | 28 | 42 | 16° | 17° |
| March | 72 | 53 | 18° | 15° | 44 | 37 | 17° | 16° |
| April | 90 | 62 | 20° | 16° | 30 | 23 | 18° | 18° |
| May | 91 | 87 | 24° | 19° | 22 | 16 | 21° | 19° |
| June | 92 | 96 | 28° | 23° | 14 | 7 | 25° | 23° |
| July | 94 | 97 | 31° | 26° | 6 | 3 | 28° | 26° |
| August | 91 | 96 | 32° | 27° | 20 | 11 | 29° | 29° |
| September | 84 | 88 | 29° | 26° | 61 | 51 | 27° | 28° |
| October | 85 | 86 | 25° | 24° | 56 | 62 | 25° | 26° |
| November | 88 | 88 | 21° | 20° | 37 | 53 | 22° | 23° |
| December | 65 | 65 | 17° | 17° | 47 | 62 | 18° | 19° |
The sunnier month by month: Jan Hammamet (Enfidha) · Feb Hammamet (Enfidha) · Mar Hammamet (Enfidha) · Apr Hammamet (Enfidha) · May Hammamet (Enfidha) · Jun Lampedusa · Jul Lampedusa · Aug Lampedusa · Sep Lampedusa · Oct even · Nov even · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: Hammamet (Enfidha) (average score 68/100 vs 64). Daytime highs are similar (18°C vs 17°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Hammamet (Enfidha) (average score 84/100 vs 67). Hammamet (Enfidha) is the warmer, around 21°C daytime highs vs 17°C.
- June–August: Lampedusa (average score 96/100 vs 92). Hammamet (Enfidha) is the warmer, around 30°C daytime highs vs 25°C.
- September–October: too close to call — Hammamet (Enfidha) averages 85/100, Lampedusa 87/100. Hammamet (Enfidha) is the warmer, around 27°C daytime highs vs 25°C.
Sea temperature
Both seas peak at 29°C / 84°F. Swimmable water (21°C+): Hammamet (Enfidha) about 7 months a year, Lampedusa about 6 months a year. Month-by-month sea temperatures are in the table above.
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