Film production in Tunisia

Tunisia is covered here with 1 location. Between the longest and shortest day, usable light swings by up to 5h 01min depending on where you shoot — planning across the country is not planning one single kind of day.

Shooting hours in Tunis across the year

Tunis is the location covered here for this country. The table gives sunrise, sunset, usable daylight and the start of the evening golden hour for every month — computed from the coordinates (36.8065, 10.1815) in the Africa/Tunis timezone.

Sun times for Tunis — computed for 2026, timezone Africa/Tunis
MonthSunriseSunsetDaylightGolden hour (evening, from)
January07:3217:279h 55min16:47
February07:0918:0010h 51min17:24
March06:3218:2711h 55min17:52
April05:4618:5413h 07min18:19
May05:1319:2014h 07min18:43
June05:0119:4114h 40min19:02
July05:1219:3914h 27min19:02
August05:3719:1213h 35min18:37
September06:0218:2912h 27min17:55
October06:2717:4411h 17min17:09
November06:5817:1110h 14min16:34
December07:2517:059h 39min16:25

What that means for planning

In Tunis, daylight swings by 5h 01min across the year. A schedule built around 14h 40min in June has only 9h 39min left in December — with the same setup count.

Concretely: in December, the sun in Tunis sets at 17:05, with golden hour starting as early as 16:25. Put the exterior at the end of the day and you shoot it in the dark, or not at all.

TillyGen folds each location's sun position straight into the schedule. An exterior that no longer fits before sunset in December is flagged in the plan, not discovered on the day. The same calculation sits behind every location page for this country.

Permits and local requirements

Filming permits are granted locally almost everywhere, not nationally: the city or district you shoot in is the responsible body, and processing times differ considerably within the same country. Public space, traffic areas and drone flights each run through separate procedures.

File early enough that a refusal still leaves room for a cover location — not so late that the permit becomes the condition for the only possible shoot day. Only the responsible local authority gives binding information.

Frequently asked

How many locations in Tunisia are covered here?

1. Locations are included when there is an evidenced production landscape — not every town in the country.

Which location in Tunisia has the longest shooting days?

In June, Tunis with 14h 40min of daylight. In December that drops to 9h 39min.

When is the best time to shoot in Tunisia?

On daylight length alone, June. Whether that also means the steadiest weather depends on the location — the individual location pages carry rain days and sunshine hours per month.

Do I need a separate permit for every location?

As a rule yes, as soon as public ground is involved. Private locations run through the owner; traffic areas and drones add further procedures. The local authority is always the binding source.