Climate averages 1991–2020
Al Marj weather
in December.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 10th warmest and the joint 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a mild month in Al Marj: daytime highs average 16.3°C and nights cool to about 9.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 43 mm of rain on roughly 9 days, which makes December a moderately wet month (the joint 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 04 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Benghazi (83 km away). In December its highs average 18.2°C, 1.9°C warmer than Al Marj, with 43 mm of rain.
Among the 21 cities listed in Libya, Al Marj ranks 20th of 21 for the warmest December highs and joint 16th of 21 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 21 cities is 17.7°C; Al Marj is 1.4°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.7°C to 14.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 43 mm to 49 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 Marj climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14.6°C8.0°C | 8.0°C | 49 | 9.4 | 10.310 h |
| February | 15.1°C7.8°C | 7.8°C | 43 | 8.8 | 11.011 h |
| March | 18.1°C8.9°C | 8.9°C | 26 | 5.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 22.2°C11.5°C | 11.5°C | 10 | 2.8 | 13.013 h |
| May | 26.1°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 5.7 | 1.6 | 13.814 h |
| June | 28.9°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 1.9 | 0.5 | 14.214 h |
| July | 29.8°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 14.114 h |
| August | 30.2°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 1.1 | 0.4 | 13.313 h |
| September | 29.1°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 5.3 | 1.5 | 12.412 h |
| October | 25.8°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 15 | 4.1 | 11.411 h |
| November | 20.7°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 25 | 5.5 | 10.511 h |
| December, selected | 16.3°C9.6°C | 9.6°C | 43 | 9.0 | 10.110 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
- Benghazi in DecemberLibya · 83 kmHigh 18.2°C · Low 12.6°C · 43 mm rain
- Al Bayḑā’ in DecemberLibya · 92 kmHigh 14.1°C · Low 8.2°C · 46 mm rain
- Darnah in DecemberLibya · 172 kmHigh 18.1°C · Low 11.7°C · 22 mm rain
- Ajdabiya in DecemberLibya · 201 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 10.4°C · 14 mm rain
- Tobruk in DecemberLibya · 297 kmHigh 18.3°C · Low 12.0°C · 17 mm rain
- Sirte in DecemberLibya · 425 kmHigh 18.4°C · Low 12.1°C · 30 mm rain
- Irákleion in DecemberGreece · 508 kmHigh 15.6°C · Low 10.0°C · 64 mm rain
- Misratah in DecemberLibya · 538 kmHigh 18.3°C · Low 13.1°C · 42 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 Marj) is explained once on the Al Marj year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.