Lightning strikes in Tunisia
The detection network has located 3,003 lightning strikes in Tunisia since the archive began, including 225 in the last 7 days. That is 0.03% of all detected strikes worldwide, ranking Tunisia #43 of 143 countries with recorded lightning. Tunisia is counted under Africa in the continent totals.
Daily strikes, last 6 days
| Day (UTC) | Detected strikes |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-13 | 225 |
| 2026-08-05 | 348 |
| 2026-08-04 | 2,097 |
| 2026-08-03 | 127 |
| 2026-08-02 | 196 |
| 2026-07-30 | 10 |
Strikes by state or province
Regions follow Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries. "Unassigned" counts strikes inside Tunisia's territory but outside every region polygon, mostly coastal water and lakes.
| # | State / province | Strikes | Last 7 days | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kairouan | 1,198 | 49 | 39.9% |
| 2 | Kasserine | 407 | 3 | 13.6% |
| 3 | Zaghouan | 301 | 0 | 10.0% |
| 4 | Kef | 277 | 6 | 9.2% |
| 5 | Siliana | 252 | 8 | 8.4% |
| 6 | Sidi Bouzid | 184 | 45 | 6.1% |
| 7 | Sfax | 127 | 89 | 4.2% |
| 8 | Mahdia | 124 | 7 | 4.1% |
| 9 | Unassigned | 60 | 13 | 2.0% |
| 10 | Gafsa | 30 | 0 | 1.0% |
| 11 | Sousse | 17 | 0 | 0.6% |
| 12 | Beja | 6 | 0 | 0.2% |
| 13 | Gabès | 6 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 14 | Nabeul | 5 | 0 | 0.2% |
| 15 | Jendouba | 4 | 0 | 0.1% |
| 16 | Manouba | 4 | 0 | 0.1% |
| 17 | Ben Arous | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
These are detected strikes, and detection coverage differs by region; the data hub explains the method and its limits. For the climatological picture, see which countries get the most lightning.
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