Climate averages 1991–2020
Al Bayḑā’ weather
in August.
A warm, very dry month: the warmest and the 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a warm month in Al Bayḑā’: daytime highs average 27.8°C and nights cool to about 18.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Expect about 1.7 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes August a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 22 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Darnah (82 km away). In August its highs average 31.1°C, 3.3°C warmer than Al Bayḑā’, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 21 cities listed in Libya, Al Bayḑā’ ranks 21st of 21 for the warmest August highs and 21st of 21 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 21 cities is 32.4°C; Al Bayḑā’ is 4.5°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 1.3°C to 26.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.7 mm to 9.7 mm.
The annual picture
August in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Al Bayḑā’ climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.5°C6.6°C | 6.6°C | 58 | 11.2 | 10.310 h |
| February | 13.0°C6.4°C | 6.4°C | 47 | 9.4 | 11.011 h |
| March | 15.9°C7.7°C | 7.7°C | 36 | 7.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 19.6°C10.1°C | 10.1°C | 16 | 3.8 | 13.013 h |
| May | 23.4°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 11 | 2.6 | 13.814 h |
| June | 26.4°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 3.3 | 1.0 | 14.314 h |
| July | 27.5°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 1.2 | 0.4 | 14.114 h |
| August, selected | 27.8°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 1.7 | 0.5 | 13.413 h |
| September | 26.5°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 9.7 | 2.2 | 12.412 h |
| October | 23.2°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 19 | 5.0 | 11.411 h |
| November | 18.4°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 29 | 6.4 | 10.511 h |
| December | 14.1°C8.2°C | 8.2°C | 46 | 9.2 | 10.010 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
August in nearby cities
- Darnah in AugustLibya · 82 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 23.0°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Al Marj in AugustLibya · 92 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 20.6°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Benghazi in AugustLibya · 174 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 23.6°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Tobruk in AugustLibya · 220 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 23.6°C · 0 mm rain
- Ajdabiya in AugustLibya · 266 kmHigh 33.7°C · Low 22.4°C · 0 mm rain
- Irákleion in AugustGreece · 423 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 22.4°C · 6.1 mm rain
- Sirte in AugustLibya · 517 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 23.3°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Marsá Maţrūḩ in AugustEgypt · 540 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 23.0°C · 0 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Al Bayḑā’) is explained once on the Al Bayḑā’ year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.