Climate averages 1991–2020

Weather in Libya.

ClimaNote covers 21 cities in Libya, starting with Tripoli, Benghazi and Misratah. Open a city for charts and a table of all 12 months, or open a month for a side-by-side comparison of cities in the atlas.

Across these cities the yearly average high ranges from 20.7°C in Al Bayḑā’ to 29.2°C in Sabha, and yearly rainfall from 11 mm in Sabha to 324 mm in Tripoli (tied with Tājūrā’). The hottest city-month is June in Sabha, with an average high of 38.0°C, and the coolest is January in Al Bayḑā’, at 12.5°C. By single month, the most rain falls in January in Tripoli, with 75 mm (tied with January in Tājūrā’).

August is the warmest month in 20 cities and June in 1; January is the coolest in every city. January is the wettest month in 18 cities and December in 3; July is the driest in 19 cities (in 2 other cities two or more months tie). Of these cities, 20 have a month with under 1 mm of rain; none has a month with an average high below 2.0°C or a month with more than 300 mm of rain.

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Cities in Libya

Yearly averages
Yearly climate averages for cities in Libya
CityAverage highAverage lowRain mm/year
Tripoli24°C17°C324
Benghazi24°C17°C164
Misratah23°C18°C208
Zliten26°C16°C145
Al Khums24°C17°C269
Az Zāwīyah26°C17°C164
Janzūr25°C17°C166
Sabha29°C16°C11
Tobruk24°C17°C83
Ajdabiya26°C16°C55
Al Ajaylat26°C17°C154
Al Bayḑā’21°C12°C279
Sirte25°C17°C141
Darnah24°C16°C138
Al Jumayl25°C17°C110
Qaşr Bin Ghashīr26°C16°C177
Tājūrā’24°C17°C324
Al Marj23°C14°C225
Şabrātah26°C17°C154
Şurmān26°C17°C154
Msalātah23°C15°C173

Yearly average of the 12 monthly values for 1991–2020. Open a city for every month.