Region · Tunisia
Where to stay in Medenine Governorate
This guide covers 4 destinations in Medenine Governorate, a first-level administrative division of Tunisia, with 2 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Medenine, Zarzis and Ben Gardane. Across its destinations, February to May, November and December are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Djerba Zarzis International Airport (DJE).
- Destinations in this guide
- 4
- Places to stay
- 2
- Comfortable in the most places
- February to May, November and December
- Main airport
- DJEDjerba Zarzis International Airport
- Currency
- TNDTunisian dinar
- Time zone
- Africa/Tunis
Destinations
Destinations in Medenine Governorate
Every destination in this guide in Medenine 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.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houmt Souk | 75,904 | 2 | DJE · 7 km |
| Medenine | 109,409 | DJE · 63 km | |
| Zarzis | 80,000 | DJE · 52 km | |
| Ben Gardane | 79,912 | DJE · 91 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Medenine Governorate
2 hotels in Medenine Governorate recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
When to go
Best time to visit Medenine Governorate
From the climate of 4 destinations in Medenine 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: February to May, November and December.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 4 | 17 °C | 21 mm |
| February | 4 of 4 | 19 °C | 16 mm |
| March | 4 of 4 | 22 °C | 17 mm |
| April | 4 of 4 | 25 °C | 16 mm |
| May | 4 of 4 | 28 °C | 6 mm |
| June | 0 of 4 | 32 °C | 2 mm |
| July | 0 of 4 | 35 °C | 0 mm |
| August | 0 of 4 | 36 °C | 1 mm |
| September | 0 of 4 | 33 °C | 19 mm |
| October | 2 of 4 | 29 °C | 36 mm |
| November | 4 of 4 | 23 °C | 20 mm |
| December | 4 of 4 | 19 °C | 26 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 Medenine Governorate
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Medenine 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.
DJE · Djerba Zarzis International Airport
SFA · Sfax Thyna International Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Medenine Governorate, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in Tunisia
Nearby
Regions near Medenine 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.
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.