Gabès Governorate · Tunisia
Gabès travel guide
Gabès is a city in Gabès Governorate, Tunisia, home to about 116,000 people.
- Best months
- February to May and October to December
- Nearest airport
- DJE63 km · Djerba Zarzis International Airport
- Currency
- TNDTunisian dinar
- Time zone
- Africa/Tunis
- Language
- Arabic
When to go
The best time to visit Gabès
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Gabès are February to May and October to December. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 34 °C; October is the wettest, with about 37 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Gabès: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Djerba Zarzis International Airport (DJE), about 63 km from the city centre in a straight line; Sfax Thyna International Airport (SFA, 108 km) is also within reach.
DJE · Djerba Zarzis International Airport
SFA · Sfax Thyna International Airport
Questions
Gabès: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Gabès?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Gabès are February to May and October to December. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 34 °C; October is the wettest, with about 37 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Gabès?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Djerba Zarzis International Airport (DJE), about 63 km from the city centre in a straight line; Sfax Thyna International Airport (SFA, 108 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Gabès?
Tunisian dinar (TND).
Nearby
Destinations near Gabès
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.