Climate averages 1991–2020
Sabha weather
in December.
A mild, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the joint 9th 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 Sabha: daytime highs average 18.1°C and nights cool to about 5.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.3 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes December a very dry month (the joint 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 28 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sirte (509 km away). In December its highs average 18.4°C, about as warm as Sabha, with 30 mm of rain.
Among the 21 cities listed in Libya, Sabha ranks joint 8th of 21 for the warmest December highs and 1st of 21 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 21 cities is 17.7°C; Sabha is 0.4°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.9°C to 17.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.3 mm to 3.0 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
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 | 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, selected | 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
December in nearby cities
- Sirte in DecemberLibya · 509 kmHigh 18.4°C · Low 12.1°C · 30 mm rain
- Misratah in DecemberLibya · 597 kmHigh 18.3°C · Low 13.1°C · 42 mm rain
- Zliten in DecemberLibya · 604 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 11.5°C · 23 mm rain
- Msalātah in DecemberLibya · 618 kmHigh 16.5°C · Low 10.4°C · 25 mm rain
- Al Khums in DecemberLibya · 624 kmHigh 18.2°C · Low 12.5°C · 53 mm rain
- Qaşr Bin Ghashīr in DecemberLibya · 639 kmHigh 17.9°C · Low 9.9°C · 29 mm rain
- Az Zāwīyah in DecemberLibya · 657 kmHigh 18.0°C · Low 11.1°C · 25 mm rain
- Janzūr in DecemberLibya · 657 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 Sabha) is explained once on the Sabha year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.