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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21 cities
Cities in Libya
| City | Average high | Average low | Rain mm/year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tripoli | 24°C | 17°C | 324 |
| Benghazi | 24°C | 17°C | 164 |
| Misratah | 23°C | 18°C | 208 |
| Zliten | 26°C | 16°C | 145 |
| Al Khums | 24°C | 17°C | 269 |
| Az Zāwīyah | 26°C | 17°C | 164 |
| Janzūr | 25°C | 17°C | 166 |
| Sabha | 29°C | 16°C | 11 |
| Tobruk | 24°C | 17°C | 83 |
| Ajdabiya | 26°C | 16°C | 55 |
| Al Ajaylat | 26°C | 17°C | 154 |
| Al Bayḑā’ | 21°C | 12°C | 279 |
| Sirte | 25°C | 17°C | 141 |
| Darnah | 24°C | 16°C | 138 |
| Al Jumayl | 25°C | 17°C | 110 |
| Qaşr Bin Ghashīr | 26°C | 16°C | 177 |
| Tājūrā’ | 24°C | 17°C | 324 |
| Al Marj | 23°C | 14°C | 225 |
| Şabrātah | 26°C | 17°C | 154 |
| Şurmān | 26°C | 17°C | 154 |
| Msalātah | 23°C | 15°C | 173 |
Yearly average of the 12 monthly values for 1991–2020. Open a city for every month.