Tunisia Says 2026 Summer Hottest on Record
The average temperature was 2.9 degrees Celsius above the previous record, while heatwaves strained the power grid and disrupted water supplies, officials said.
- On Tuesday, the National Meteorological Institute reported that Tunisia's summer of 2026 was its hottest since 1950, with average temperatures about 2.9 Celsius higher than the previous record.
- Although accustomed to heat, Tunisia experienced a grueling summer marked by "intense and prolonged heatwaves," which scientists attribute to climate change.
- Extreme heat hit various regions, with the central city of Kairouan recording 49.7 Celsius in mid-July, while Beja and Tozeur saw highs of 49.2 Celsius and 48.4 Celsius respectively.
- Power outages disrupted water supplies that rely on electric pumps, and The Tunisian League for Human Rights documented 23 deaths in prisons amid harsh conditions and overcrowding.
- President Kais Saied rejected claims that outages lasting over 10 hours were ordinary breakdowns, calling them "criminal plans" and "attempts at provocation," while state-run company STEG cited load shedding.
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Tunisia says 2026 summer hottest on record
"The summer of 2026 was ranked the hottest in Tunisia since 1950," the year temperature records began, the National Meteorological Institute said. The average temperature was about 2.9 degrees Celsius higher than the previous record, it added. Although accustomed to scorching heat, Tunisia experienced a particularly gruelling summer this year, with July and August marked by "intense and prolonged heatwaves", the authority said. Scientists attrib…
The Tunisian Meteorological Institute announced on Tuesday that the summer of 2026 was the hottest in 76 years. In a statement posted on its Facebook page, the institute said, "The summer of 2026 was the hottest in Tunisia since 1950, exceeding the climatic average for the period 1991-2020 by 2.9 degrees Celsius." The institute confirmed that this summer witnessed intense and prolonged heat waves with a wide geographical spread. These heat waves…
The summer of 2026 was the warmest recorded in Tunisia since the beginning of the measurements in 1950, announced on 22 September 2026 the National Institute of Meteorology (INM), which points out that July and August...
2026 Summer, the hottest in Tunisia since 1950.
An Arab country that has been recording the hottest summer for 76 years has declared the summer of 2026 the hottest in Tunisia since 1950, with a repetition of...
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