Climate averages 1991–2020
Al Khums weather
in March.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 9th warmest and the 7th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a mild month in Al Khums: daytime highs average 19.9°C and nights cool to about 12.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 25 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes March a fairly dry month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 57 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Msalātah (22 km away). In March its highs average 18.8°C, 1.1°C cooler than Al Khums, with 22 mm of rain.
Among the 21 cities listed in Libya, Al Khums ranks joint 12th of 21 for the warmest March highs and 19th of 21 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 21 cities is 20.3°C; Al Khums is 0.5°C cooler than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 2.9°C to 22.8°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 25 mm to 11 mm.
The annual picture
March 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 Khums climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16.7°C10.9°C | 10.9°C | 61 | 8.6 | 10.310 h |
| February | 17.4°C10.8°C | 10.8°C | 43 | 6.2 | 11.011 h |
| March, selected | 19.9°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 25 | 4.4 | 12.012 h |
| April | 22.8°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 11 | 2.1 | 13.013 h |
| May | 26.0°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 4.4 | 1.0 | 13.814 h |
| June | 29.2°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 0.7 | 0.3 | 14.314 h |
| July | 31.2°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 14.114 h |
| August | 31.9°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 0.8 | 0.2 | 13.413 h |
| September | 30.6°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 10 | 1.7 | 12.412 h |
| October | 27.4°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 27 | 4.3 | 11.411 h |
| November | 22.5°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 34 | 5.9 | 10.511 h |
| December | 18.2°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 53 | 8.5 | 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
March in nearby cities
- Msalātah in MarchLibya · 22 kmHigh 18.8°C · Low 10.5°C · 22 mm rain
- Zliten in MarchLibya · 35 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 11.7°C · 18 mm rain
- Misratah in MarchLibya · 84 kmHigh 19.1°C · Low 12.9°C · 20 mm rain
- Tājūrā’ in MarchLibya · 89 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 12.3°C · 22 mm rain
- Qaşr Bin Ghashīr in MarchLibya · 101 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 10.8°C · 19 mm rain
- Tripoli in MarchLibya · 104 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 12.3°C · 22 mm rain
- Janzūr in MarchLibya · 118 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 11.8°C · 17 mm rain
- Az Zāwīyah in MarchLibya · 144 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 11.8°C · 17 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 Khums) is explained once on the Al Khums year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.