Tunis Governorate · Tunisia
La Marsa travel guide
La Marsa is a city in Tunis Governorate, Tunisia, home to about 93,000 people.
- Best months
- March to May, October and November
- Nearest airport
- TUN9 km · Tunis Carthage International Airport
- Currency
- TNDTunisian dinar
- Time zone
- Africa/Tunis
- Language
- Arabic
When to go
The best time to visit La Marsa
The most comfortable months for a city stay in La Marsa are March to May, October and November. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 34 °C; December is the wettest, with about 70 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 La Marsa: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Tunis Carthage International Airport (TUN), about 9.2 km from the city centre in a straight line; Enfidha - Hammamet International Airport (NBE, 90 km) and Tabarka-Aïn Draham International Airport (TBJ, 129 km) are also within reach.
TUN · Tunis Carthage International Airport
NBE · Enfidha - Hammamet International Airport
TBJ · Tabarka-Aïn Draham International Airport
Questions
La Marsa: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit La Marsa?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in La Marsa are March to May, October and November. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 34 °C; December is the wettest, with about 70 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to La Marsa?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Tunis Carthage International Airport (TUN), about 9.2 km from the city centre in a straight line; Enfidha - Hammamet International Airport (NBE, 90 km) and Tabarka-Aïn Draham International Airport (TBJ, 129 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in La Marsa?
Tunisian dinar (TND).
Nearby
Destinations near La Marsa
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.