Climate averages 1991–2020
Benghazi weather
in August.
A hot, very dry month: the warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Benghazi: daytime highs average 31.1°C and nights cool to about 23.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical August (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 20 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Al Marj (83 km away). In August its highs average 30.2°C, 0.9°C cooler than Benghazi, with 1.1 mm of rain.
Among the 21 cities listed in Libya, Benghazi ranks joint 15th of 21 for the warmest August highs and 4th of 21 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 21 cities is 32.4°C; Benghazi is 1.3°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 1.0°C to 30.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 1.9 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
Benghazi climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16.6°C11.0°C | 11.0°C | 39 | 7.6 | 10.310 h |
| February | 17.1°C10.8°C | 10.8°C | 30 | 5.6 | 11.011 h |
| March | 19.8°C11.8°C | 11.8°C | 15 | 3.4 | 12.012 h |
| April | 23.3°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 4.0 | 1.1 | 12.913 h |
| May | 26.7°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 2.1 | 0.7 | 13.814 h |
| June | 29.4°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 0.7 | 0.2 | 14.214 h |
| July | 30.5°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 14.014 h |
| August, selected | 31.1°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 13.313 h |
| September | 30.1°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 1.9 | 0.5 | 12.412 h |
| October | 27.0°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 11 | 2.1 | 11.411 h |
| November | 22.3°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 17 | 3.6 | 10.511 h |
| December | 18.2°C12.6°C | 12.6°C | 43 | 7.6 | 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
August in nearby cities
- Al Marj in AugustLibya · 83 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 20.6°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Ajdabiya in AugustLibya · 152 kmHigh 33.7°C · Low 22.4°C · 0 mm rain
- Al Bayḑā’ in AugustLibya · 174 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 18.8°C · 1.7 mm rain
- Darnah in AugustLibya · 252 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 23.0°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Sirte in AugustLibya · 344 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 23.3°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Tobruk in AugustLibya · 366 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 23.6°C · 0 mm rain
- Misratah in AugustLibya · 469 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 24.2°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Zliten in AugustLibya · 518 kmHigh 33.7°C · Low 23.1°C · 0.9 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 Benghazi) is explained once on the Benghazi year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.