Central and southern Tunisia sit near the centre line, with totality of five and a half minutes or more around Sfax and Kasserine. Established tourism, good roads and resorts such as Djerba make it one of the most underrated choices of 2027.
5m 43slongest totality, in Sfax
Short answer
Yes. The path of totality crosses central and southern Tunisia, from Kasserine and Gafsa in the west to Sfax, the Kerkennah Islands and Djerba on the coast. Sfax gets 5m 43s by our calculation. Totality comes in mid-morning, between about 10:05 and 10:11 local time, with the Sun more than halfway up the sky.
Yellow dots are inside the path of totality. White dots are outside it and see only a partial eclipse.
Press play or drag the slider to follow the centre of the Moon’s shadow from one side of the country to the other, with local clock time, the length of totality on the centre line and the speed of the shadow.
5m 43s in Sfax, 5m 42s on Kerkennah
Sfax, Tunisia’s second city, lies close to the centre line and has the best weather odds on this part of the path. The Kerkennah Islands, an hour offshore by ferry, are quiet and flat, with open sea views to the east. Sfax is a working port rather than a resort, so hotel choice is limited.
4m 49s on Djerba, 4m 15s in Gabès
The island of Djerba is the main holiday base in the path, with many direct summer flights from Europe and a long line of beach hotels. Totality is shorter than in Sfax but still close to five minutes,, and it is likely to be one of the busiest spots. Gabès, on the mainland, gets 4m 15s.
4m 25s in El Jem, 2m 51s in Mahdia
The Roman amphitheatre at El Jem, one of the largest ever built, sits inside the path with 4m 25s of totality, about an hour from the resorts of Monastir and Mahdia. Sousse and Monastir themselves lie just outside the northern edge, with 99.8% of the Sun covered, so their guests need to drive south.
5m 34s in Sidi Bouzid, 5m 30s in Kasserine
The interior has long totality and a high Sun, and Sidi Bouzid and Gafsa both get more than five minutes. Kasserine also does, but some areas near the Algerian border, including the Chaambi mountains, are subject to travel warnings, so check the latest advice before planning a trip there.
Tunisia is one of the more affordable countries on the 2027 path, but eclipse tours there are filling up fast, and some of the best-known departures already have only a few places left. The operators below have good track records. Check the latest price and availability with each of them.
Galaxy Tours keeps a waiting list for its Djerba trip, and single rooms on the Harvard tour have already gone.
Sort by totality, start time or Sun height. Cities outside the path show the share of the Sun covered instead.
| Sfax | Total100% | 5m 43s | Totality from 10:08totality begins | Sun 56° |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerkennah Islands | Total100% | 5m 42s | Totality from 10:09totality begins | Sun 57° |
| Sidi Bouzid | Total100% | 5m 34s | Totality from 10:06totality begins | Sun 55° |
| Kasserine | Total100% | 5m 30s | Totality from 10:05totality begins | Sun 54° |
| Gafsa | Total100% | 5m 14s | Totality from 10:05totality begins | Sun 54° |
| Djerba | Total100% | 4m 49s | Totality from 10:09totality begins | Sun 57° |
| El Jem | Total100% | 4m 25s | Totality from 10:09totality begins | Sun 56° |
| Gabès | Total100% | 4m 15s | Totality from 10:08totality begins | Sun 56° |
| Zarzis | Total100% | 3m 06s | Totality from 10:11totality begins | Sun 57° |
| Mahdia | Total100% | 2m 51s | Totality from 10:10totality begins | Sun 56° |
| Kairouan | Total100% | 2m 42s | Totality from 10:08totality begins | Sun 55° |
| Tozeur | Total100% | 2m 07s | Totality from 10:06totality begins | Sun 54° |
| Monastir | Partial99.8% | No totality– | Peak at 10:11peak | Sun 56° |
| Sousse | Partial99.8% | No totality– | Peak at 10:10peak | Sun 56° |
| Hammamet | Partial98.2% | No totality– | Peak at 10:10peak | Sun 55° |
| Tunis | Partial97.0% | No totality– | Peak at 10:09peak | Sun 55° |
Local clock time on 2 August 2027 when totality begins, or for a partial eclipse, the moment of greatest coverage.
Southern and central Tunisia are dry and sunny in early August. Climatologist Jay Anderson finds the lowest average cloud on the western half of the whole path around Sfax and to its south, while the hillier country near the northern edge of the path is about 10% cloudier. Dust is lowest near Sfax and highest inland, towards Gafsa and the Algerian border.
Afternoons are hot, with average highs of about 33°C (91°F) in Sfax, 34°C (93°F) on Djerba and close to 40°C (104°F) in Tozeur and Gafsa. Hot winds from the Sahara can push the coast above 40°C (104°F). Around 10:00, when totality happens, it is still pleasant on the coast.
Djerba has the most direct summer flights from Europe. Monastir and Enfidha serve the resorts of the Sahel, just north of the path, and Tunis-Carthage is the main international airport, about four hours from Sfax by train.
Trains run from Tunis to Sfax in about 4 hours and to Gabès in about 6 to 7 hours, three or four times a day, including an overnight train. Boats from Sfax reach the Kerkennah Islands in about an hour, and a short car ferry links the mainland at Jorf with Djerba. Ferries from Italy and France arrive at La Goulette, near Tunis.
Tunisia set up a national coordination committee in April 2026, chaired by the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research and working from the Cité des Sciences in Tunis. No official list of viewing sites has been published so far.
Djerba is likely to fill first, followed by Sfax, where hotel capacity is small for a city of its size. Anyone hoping to stay on the island should book now; the resorts around Monastir and Sousse, a short drive north of the path, are the fallback.
A partial eclipse, even at 99%, leaves the sky bright and the corona hidden. Eclipse glasses stay on the whole time.