Climate averages 1991–2020
Benghazi weather
in March.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 9th warmest and the 8th 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 Benghazi: daytime highs average 19.8°C and nights cool to about 11.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 15 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes March a fairly dry month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 58 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Al Marj (83 km away). In March its highs average 18.1°C, 1.7°C cooler than Benghazi, with 26 mm of rain.
Among the 21 cities listed in Libya, Benghazi ranks 15th of 21 for the warmest March highs and 7th of 21 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 21 cities is 20.3°C; Benghazi is 0.5°C cooler than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 3.5°C to 23.3°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 15 mm to 4.0 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
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, selected | 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
March in nearby cities
- Al Marj in MarchLibya · 83 kmHigh 18.1°C · Low 8.9°C · 26 mm rain
- Ajdabiya in MarchLibya · 152 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 11.2°C · 5.7 mm rain
- Al Bayḑā’ in MarchLibya · 174 kmHigh 15.9°C · Low 7.7°C · 36 mm rain
- Darnah in MarchLibya · 252 kmHigh 19.9°C · Low 11.1°C · 14 mm rain
- Sirte in MarchLibya · 344 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 12.4°C · 13 mm rain
- Tobruk in MarchLibya · 366 kmHigh 19.9°C · Low 11.7°C · 7.4 mm rain
- Misratah in MarchLibya · 469 kmHigh 19.1°C · Low 12.9°C · 20 mm rain
- Zliten in MarchLibya · 518 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 11.7°C · 18 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.