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Sousse / Monastir
Important: Sousse and Monastir lie just OUTSIDE the path of totality. A short trip south is enough to see the total eclipse.
The eclipse at this site
Partial eclipse Totality is NOT visible from this location: the Sun will remain partly visible. Eye protection is required throughout the eclipse.
- Duration of totality
- —
- Magnitude
- 0.996
- Obscuration
- 99.87%
- Outside the path of totality — distance to the path
- 11 km
| Event | Tunisian time (UTC+1) | Sun position |
|---|---|---|
| Partial eclipse begins (C1) | 08:56:30 | 41° / 97° |
| Maximum eclipse | 10:11:06 | 56° / 113° |
| Partial eclipse ends (C4) | 11:30:32 | 68° / 143° |
About the destination
These major resorts will see a very deep partial eclipse (about 99.9% of the Sun's surface covered), but not totality: the remaining thin crescent is still dangerous and keeps the sky bright. The northern limit passes about 10 km south of the city centres. Less than an hour's drive south is enough: Mahdia gets about 2¾ minutes of totality, Ksour Essaf about 3½ minutes and El Jem more than 4 minutes. Check your exact observing point with the calculator.
Access and transport
Monastir and Enfidha–Hammamet airports; Tunis–Sousse–Sfax railway; A1 motorway; Métro du Sahel to Mahdia.
Airports: Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport (MIR) · Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport (NBE)
Nearby
Medina and ribat of Sousse; ribat of Monastir; El Jem to the south.
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Climate at the time of the eclipse
Over 2000–2024, at 10:00 between 26 July and 9 August: mean cloud cover 6%, clear sky on 88% of mornings, mean temperature 31 °C. Climate statistics, not a forecast. Weather