Climate averages 1991–2020
Sabha weather
in June.
A very hot, very dry month: the warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
June is a very hot month in Sabha: daytime highs average 38.0°C and nights cool to about 23.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical June (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 49 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sirte (509 km away). In June its highs average 29.2°C, 8.7°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 June highs and joint 2nd of 21 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 21 cities is 30.3°C; Sabha is 7.6°C warmer than that mean.
From June to July, average highs fall by 0.4°C to 37.6°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
June 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, selected | 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
June in nearby cities
- Sirte in JuneLibya · 509 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 20.3°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Misratah in JuneLibya · 597 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 20.5°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Zliten in JuneLibya · 604 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 20.0°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Msalātah in JuneLibya · 618 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 19.0°C · 1.7 mm rain
- Al Khums in JuneLibya · 624 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 20.3°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Qaşr Bin Ghashīr in JuneLibya · 639 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 20.2°C · 1.0 mm rain
- Az Zāwīyah in JuneLibya · 657 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 20.8°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Janzūr in JuneLibya · 657 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 20.8°C · 1.2 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.