Climate averages 1991–2020
Benghazi weather
in December.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 10th warmest and the wettest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a mild month in Benghazi: daytime highs average 18.2°C and nights cool to about 12.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 43 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes December a moderately wet month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 05 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Al Marj (83 km away). In December its highs average 16.3°C, 1.9°C cooler than Benghazi, with 43 mm of rain.
Among the 21 cities listed in Libya, Benghazi ranks joint 6th 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; Benghazi is 0.5°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.6°C to 16.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 43 mm to 39 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
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 | 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, selected | 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
December in nearby cities
- Al Marj in DecemberLibya · 83 kmHigh 16.3°C · Low 9.6°C · 43 mm rain
- Ajdabiya in DecemberLibya · 152 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 10.4°C · 14 mm rain
- Al Bayḑā’ in DecemberLibya · 174 kmHigh 14.1°C · Low 8.2°C · 46 mm rain
- Darnah in DecemberLibya · 252 kmHigh 18.1°C · Low 11.7°C · 22 mm rain
- Sirte in DecemberLibya · 344 kmHigh 18.4°C · Low 12.1°C · 30 mm rain
- Tobruk in DecemberLibya · 366 kmHigh 18.3°C · Low 12.0°C · 17 mm rain
- Misratah in DecemberLibya · 469 kmHigh 18.3°C · Low 13.1°C · 42 mm rain
- Zliten in DecemberLibya · 518 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 11.5°C · 23 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.