Climate averages 1991–2020
Benghazi weather
in February.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 11th warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a mild month in Benghazi: daytime highs average 17.1°C and nights cool to about 10.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 30 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes February a fairly dry month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 01 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Al Marj (83 km away). In February its highs average 15.1°C, 2.0°C cooler than Benghazi, with 43 mm of rain.
Among the 21 cities listed in Libya, Benghazi ranks joint 16th of 21 for the warmest February highs and joint 15th of 21 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 21 cities is 17.3°C; Benghazi is 0.2°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 2.7°C to 19.8°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 30 mm to 15 mm.
The annual picture
February 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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Al Marj in FebruaryLibya · 83 kmHigh 15.1°C · Low 7.8°C · 43 mm rain
- Ajdabiya in FebruaryLibya · 152 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 9.4°C · 11 mm rain
- Al Bayḑā’ in FebruaryLibya · 174 kmHigh 13.0°C · Low 6.4°C · 47 mm rain
- Darnah in FebruaryLibya · 252 kmHigh 17.2°C · Low 10.0°C · 23 mm rain
- Sirte in FebruaryLibya · 344 kmHigh 18.0°C · Low 10.6°C · 22 mm rain
- Tobruk in FebruaryLibya · 366 kmHigh 17.6°C · Low 10.4°C · 14 mm rain
- Misratah in FebruaryLibya · 469 kmHigh 17.3°C · Low 11.4°C · 29 mm rain
- Zliten in FebruaryLibya · 518 kmHigh 18.1°C · Low 10.0°C · 19 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.