Climate averages 1991–2020
Al Bayḑā’ weather
in December.
A cool, moderately wet month: the 10th warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a cool month in Al Bayḑā’: daytime highs average 14.1°C and nights cool to about 8.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 46 mm of rain on roughly 9 days, which makes December a moderately wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 02 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Darnah (82 km away). In December its highs average 18.1°C, 4.0°C warmer than Al Bayḑā’, with 22 mm of rain.
Among the 21 cities listed in Libya, Al Bayḑā’ ranks 21st of 21 for the warmest December highs and 18th of 21 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 21 cities is 17.7°C; Al Bayḑā’ is 3.6°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.6°C to 12.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 46 mm to 58 mm.
The annual picture
December 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 | 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, selected | 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
December in nearby cities
- Darnah in DecemberLibya · 82 kmHigh 18.1°C · Low 11.7°C · 22 mm rain
- Al Marj in DecemberLibya · 92 kmHigh 16.3°C · Low 9.6°C · 43 mm rain
- Benghazi in DecemberLibya · 174 kmHigh 18.2°C · Low 12.6°C · 43 mm rain
- Tobruk in DecemberLibya · 220 kmHigh 18.3°C · Low 12.0°C · 17 mm rain
- Ajdabiya in DecemberLibya · 266 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 10.4°C · 14 mm rain
- Irákleion in DecemberGreece · 423 kmHigh 15.6°C · Low 10.0°C · 64 mm rain
- Sirte in DecemberLibya · 517 kmHigh 18.4°C · Low 12.1°C · 30 mm rain
- Marsá Maţrūḩ in DecemberEgypt · 540 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 12.1°C · 9.5 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.