Climate averages 1991–2020
Sabha weather
in February.
A mild, very dry 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.
February is a mild month in Sabha: daytime highs average 20.1°C and nights cool to about 6.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.4 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes February a very dry month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 13 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sirte (509 km away). In February its highs average 18.0°C, 2.1°C cooler than Sabha, with 22 mm of rain.
Among the 21 cities listed in Libya, Sabha ranks 1st of 21 for the warmest February highs and 1st of 21 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 21 cities is 17.3°C; Sabha is 2.8°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 5.4°C to 25.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 1.4 mm to 1.3 mm.
The annual picture
February 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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Sirte in FebruaryLibya · 509 kmHigh 18.0°C · Low 10.6°C · 22 mm rain
- Misratah in FebruaryLibya · 597 kmHigh 17.3°C · Low 11.4°C · 29 mm rain
- Zliten in FebruaryLibya · 604 kmHigh 18.1°C · Low 10.0°C · 19 mm rain
- Msalātah in FebruaryLibya · 618 kmHigh 16.0°C · Low 8.8°C · 26 mm rain
- Al Khums in FebruaryLibya · 624 kmHigh 17.4°C · Low 10.8°C · 43 mm rain
- Qaşr Bin Ghashīr in FebruaryLibya · 639 kmHigh 17.8°C · Low 8.6°C · 30 mm rain
- Az Zāwīyah in FebruaryLibya · 657 kmHigh 17.8°C · Low 9.7°C · 27 mm rain
- Janzūr in FebruaryLibya · 657 kmHigh 17.6°C · Low 9.8°C · 27 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.