Region · Tunisia

Where to stay in Mahdia Governorate

This guide covers 3 destinations in Mahdia Governorate, a first-level administrative division of Tunisia, with 1 place to stay between them. The largest by population are Mahdia, Ksour Essef and El Djem. Across its destinations, March to May and October to December are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport (MIR).

Destinations in this guide
3
Places to stay
1
Comfortable in the most places
March to May and October to December
Main airport
MIRMonastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport
Currency
TNDTunisian dinar
Time zone
Africa/Tunis

Destinations

Destinations in Mahdia Governorate

Every destination in this guide in Mahdia Governorate, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.

DestinationPopulationPlaces to stayBest monthsNearest airport
Mahdia79,5451March to May and October to DecemberMIR · 40 km
Ksour Essef56,219March to May and October to DecemberMIR · 42 km
El Djem50,611March to May and October to DecemberMIR · 51 km

Where to stay

Hotels in Mahdia Governorate

1 hotel in Mahdia Governorate recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.

HotelWhereTypeOpenedWebsite
Iberostar Selection Royal El MansourMahdiahotel

When to go

Best time to visit Mahdia Governorate

From the climate of 3 destinations in Mahdia Governorate with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: March to May and October to December.

MonthComfortable destinationsTypical highTypical rainfall
January0 of 317 °C30 mm
February0 of 318 °C24 mm
March3 of 320 °C26 mm
April3 of 323 °C27 mm
May3 of 326 °C16 mm
June0 of 331 °C5 mm
July0 of 334 °C3 mm
August0 of 334 °C9 mm
September0 of 331 °C38 mm
October3 of 327 °C49 mm
November3 of 322 °C29 mm
December3 of 318 °C34 mm

Typical = the median across the destinations. 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

Airports serving Mahdia Governorate

The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Mahdia Governorate name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.

medium airport · Monastir

MIR · Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport

Nearest for 3 destinationsNamed by 3 destinations40 km from the closest
medium airport · Sfax

SFA · Sfax Thyna International Airport

Named by 3 destinations65 km from the closest
medium airport · Enfidha

NBE · Enfidha - Hammamet International Airport

Named by 3 destinations85 km from the closest

Good to know

Public holidays in Mahdia Governorate, 2026

Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).

Nationwide in Tunisia

1 Jan · New Year's Day14 Jan · Revolution and Youth Day20 Mar · Eid al-Fitr (estimated)20 Mar · Independence Day21 Mar · Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated)22 Mar · Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated)9 Apr · Martyrs' Day1 May · Labor Day26 May · Day of Arafah (estimated)27 May · Eid al-Adha (estimated)28 May · Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated)29 May · Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated)16 Jun · Islamic New Year (estimated)25 Jul · Republic Day13 Aug · Women's Day25 Aug · Prophet's Birthday (estimated)15 Oct · Evacuation Day

Nearby

Regions near Mahdia Governorate

Other regions of Tunisia with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.

Tunisia travel guide · All regions of Tunisia

Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.