Climate averages 1991–2020
Al Jumayl weather
in December.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 10th warmest and the wettest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a mild month in Al Jumayl: daytime highs average 17.7°C and nights cool to about 10.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 18 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 02 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Al Ajaylat (31 km away). In December its highs average 18.0°C, about as warm as Al Jumayl, with 25 mm of rain.
Among the 21 cities listed in Libya, Al Jumayl ranks 18th of 21 for the warmest December highs and 4th of 21 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 21 cities is 17.7°C; Al Jumayl is 0.1°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.3°C to 16.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 18 mm to 16 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 Jumayl climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16.4°C9.3°C | 9.3°C | 16 | 3.5 | 10.210 h |
| February | 17.4°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 16 | 3.0 | 11.011 h |
| March | 20.4°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 12 | 2.8 | 12.012 h |
| April | 23.4°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 7.2 | 1.4 | 13.013 h |
| May | 26.4°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 3.4 | 0.7 | 13.814 h |
| June | 29.5°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 0.8 | 0.2 | 14.314 h |
| July | 31.6°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 14.114 h |
| August | 32.4°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 13.413 h |
| September | 30.7°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 7.4 | 1.5 | 12.412 h |
| October | 27.3°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 16 | 2.6 | 11.411 h |
| November | 22.2°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 13 | 2.9 | 10.511 h |
| December, selected | 17.7°C10.9°C | 10.9°C | 18 | 3.7 | 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
- Al Ajaylat in DecemberLibya · 31 kmHigh 18.0°C · Low 10.8°C · 25 mm rain
- Şabrātah in DecemberLibya · 40 kmHigh 17.9°C · Low 11.0°C · 25 mm rain
- Şurmān in DecemberLibya · 49 kmHigh 18.0°C · Low 11.2°C · 25 mm rain
- Az Zāwīyah in DecemberLibya · 63 kmHigh 18.0°C · Low 11.1°C · 25 mm rain
- Ben Gardane in DecemberTunisia · 85 kmHigh 17.8°C · Low 10.0°C · 33 mm rain
- Janzūr in DecemberLibya · 89 kmHigh 17.9°C · Low 11.2°C · 26 mm rain
- Tripoli in DecemberLibya · 105 kmHigh 17.8°C · Low 12.2°C · 72 mm rain
- Qaşr Bin Ghashīr in DecemberLibya · 107 kmHigh 17.9°C · Low 9.9°C · 29 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 Jumayl) is explained once on the Al Jumayl year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.