Climate averages 1991–2020
Benghazi weather
in September.
A hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a hot month in Benghazi: daytime highs average 30.1°C and nights cool to about 22.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.9 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes September a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 24 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Al Marj (83 km away). In September its highs average 29.1°C, 1.0°C cooler than Benghazi, with 5.3 mm of rain.
Among the 21 cities listed in Libya, Benghazi ranks 15th of 21 for the warmest September highs and 4th of 21 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 21 cities is 30.9°C; Benghazi is 0.8°C cooler than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 3.2°C to 27.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.9 mm to 11 mm.
The annual picture
September 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, selected | 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
September in nearby cities
- Al Marj in SeptemberLibya · 83 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 19.2°C · 5.3 mm rain
- Ajdabiya in SeptemberLibya · 152 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 21.3°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Al Bayḑā’ in SeptemberLibya · 174 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 17.4°C · 9.7 mm rain
- Darnah in SeptemberLibya · 252 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 21.2°C · 6.9 mm rain
- Sirte in SeptemberLibya · 344 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 22.9°C · 4.0 mm rain
- Tobruk in SeptemberLibya · 366 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 22.1°C · 1.7 mm rain
- Misratah in SeptemberLibya · 469 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 23.7°C · 8.9 mm rain
- Zliten in SeptemberLibya · 518 kmHigh 32.0°C · Low 22.5°C · 8.8 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.