Climate averages 1991–2020
Sabha weather
in August.
A very hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the joint 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a very hot month in Sabha: daytime highs average 37.5°C and nights cool to about 24.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical August (the joint 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 06 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sirte (509 km away). In August its highs average 31.2°C, 6.3°C cooler than Sabha, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 21 cities listed in Libya, Sabha ranks 1st of 21 for the warmest August highs and 3rd of 21 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 21 cities is 32.4°C; Sabha is 5.1°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 1.3°C to 36.2°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
August 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
Sabha climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17.2°C4.6°C | 4.6°C | 3.0 | 0.6 | 10.611 h |
| February | 20.1°C6.4°C | 6.4°C | 1.4 | 0.5 | 11.211 h |
| March | 25.4°C11.1°C | 11.1°C | 1.3 | 0.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 31.2°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 0.6 | 0.2 | 12.813 h |
| May | 35.2°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 0.7 | 0.2 | 13.513 h |
| June | 38.0°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 13.814 h |
| July | 37.6°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.714 h |
| August, selected | 37.5°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 13.113 h |
| September | 36.2°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 12.312 h |
| October | 30.5°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 1.0 | 0.2 | 11.512 h |
| November | 23.6°C10.6°C | 10.6°C | 0.7 | 0.2 | 10.811 h |
| December | 18.1°C5.7°C | 5.7°C | 1.3 | 0.3 | 10.510 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
August in nearby cities
- Sirte in AugustLibya · 509 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 23.3°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Misratah in AugustLibya · 597 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 24.2°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Zliten in AugustLibya · 604 kmHigh 33.7°C · Low 23.1°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Msalātah in AugustLibya · 618 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 21.9°C · 1.4 mm rain
- Al Khums in AugustLibya · 624 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 23.5°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Qaşr Bin Ghashīr in AugustLibya · 639 kmHigh 34.6°C · Low 22.4°C · 1.0 mm rain
- Az Zāwīyah in AugustLibya · 657 kmHigh 33.8°C · Low 23.7°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Janzūr in AugustLibya · 657 kmHigh 33.5°C · Low 23.5°C · 1.1 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 Sabha) is explained once on the Sabha year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.