Climate averages 1991–2020
Sabha weather
in July.
A very hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a very hot month in Sabha: daytime highs average 37.6°C and nights cool to about 23.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical July (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 40 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sirte (509 km away). In July its highs average 30.5°C, 7.1°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 July highs and joint 1st of 21 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 21 cities is 31.8°C; Sabha is 5.8°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs fall by 0.1°C to 37.5°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
July 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, selected | 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
July in nearby cities
- Sirte in JulyLibya · 509 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 22.4°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Misratah in JulyLibya · 597 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 23.0°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Zliten in JulyLibya · 604 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 22.1°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Msalātah in JulyLibya · 618 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 21.0°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Al Khums in JulyLibya · 624 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 22.5°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Qaşr Bin Ghashīr in JulyLibya · 639 kmHigh 34.4°C · Low 21.6°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Az Zāwīyah in JulyLibya · 657 kmHigh 33.2°C · Low 22.7°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Janzūr in JulyLibya · 657 kmHigh 33.0°C · Low 22.6°C · 0.3 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.