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Urban district · Gafsa Governorate, Tunisia
VanSky index for El Ksar, Tunisia — 66 out of 100 (Comfortable). Decide in seconds: temperature, precipitation, wind and solar output. Data refreshed several times a day from real weather observations.
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El Ksar, Tunisia — VanSky 66 out of 100. Comfortable for a route. Ranked #150 of 165 cities in the country (as of 26 June 2026). Temperature 39°C, wind 23 km/h. Solar panels yield 3.3 kWh/day at 400 W — enough for full autonomy.
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Temperature
Wind
∅ 7-day average
No optimal window today — wind or rain throughout the day.
A weather comfort index for travel: a 0–100 score. Recalculated daily from live weather data — temperature, rainfall, wind and sun.
How it's calculated:
Data: Open-Meteo · Updated several times a day
El Ksar ranks 158 of 165 cities. Country average VanSky — 76.
Updated: 20.06.2026
Diesel
$0.75 /l
TND2.21 · €0.66/l
11 of 132
cheaper than 92% of countries
Petrol
$0.85 /l
TND2.53 · €0.75/l
16 of 134
cheaper than 89% of countries
A couple from Saxony-Anhalt embarked on a journey through the Tunisian desert in a converted East German truck. The seven-ton vehicle from 1987 was transformed into a motorhome with a bunk bed and shower. The route includes a ferry crossing from Genoa to Tunis.
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