Climate averages 1991–2020
Misratah weather
in December.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 10th warmest and the 11th driest 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 Misratah: daytime highs average 18.3°C and nights cool to about 13.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 42 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes December a moderately wet month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 04 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Zliten (50 km away). In December its highs average 18.5°C, about as warm as Misratah, with 23 mm of rain.
Among the 21 cities listed in Libya, Misratah ranks joint 4th of 21 for the warmest December highs and 15th of 21 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 21 cities is 17.7°C; Misratah is 0.5°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.5°C to 16.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 42 mm to 44 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
Misratah climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16.8°C11.5°C | 11.5°C | 44 | 7.7 | 10.310 h |
| February | 17.3°C11.4°C | 11.4°C | 29 | 5.5 | 11.011 h |
| March | 19.1°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 20 | 3.7 | 12.012 h |
| April | 21.4°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 7.3 | 1.4 | 13.013 h |
| May | 24.1°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 3.1 | 0.7 | 13.814 h |
| June | 27.0°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 0.8 | 0.1 | 14.214 h |
| July | 29.3°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 0.5 | 0.1 | 14.114 h |
| August | 30.2°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 1.1 | 0.4 | 13.313 h |
| September | 29.1°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 8.9 | 1.3 | 12.412 h |
| October | 26.7°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 24 | 4.0 | 11.411 h |
| November | 22.3°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 27 | 5.5 | 10.511 h |
| December, selected | 18.3°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 42 | 7.7 | 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
- Zliten in DecemberLibya · 50 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 11.5°C · 23 mm rain
- Al Khums in DecemberLibya · 84 kmHigh 18.2°C · Low 12.5°C · 53 mm rain
- Msalātah in DecemberLibya · 102 kmHigh 16.5°C · Low 10.4°C · 25 mm rain
- Tājūrā’ in DecemberLibya · 173 kmHigh 17.8°C · Low 12.3°C · 72 mm rain
- Qaşr Bin Ghashīr in DecemberLibya · 182 kmHigh 17.9°C · Low 9.9°C · 29 mm rain
- Tripoli in DecemberLibya · 187 kmHigh 17.8°C · Low 12.2°C · 72 mm rain
- Sirte in DecemberLibya · 192 kmHigh 18.4°C · Low 12.1°C · 30 mm rain
- Janzūr in DecemberLibya · 201 kmHigh 17.9°C · Low 11.2°C · 26 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 Misratah) is explained once on the Misratah year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.