Climate averages 1991–2020
Sabha weather
in September.
A very hot, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the joint 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a very hot month in Sabha: daytime highs average 36.2°C and nights cool to about 22.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical September (the joint 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 20 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sirte (509 km away). In September its highs average 30.6°C, 5.6°C cooler than Sabha, with 4.0 mm of rain.
Among the 21 cities listed in Libya, Sabha ranks 1st of 21 for the warmest September highs and 1st of 21 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 21 cities is 30.9°C; Sabha is 5.3°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 5.7°C to 30.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 1.0 mm.
The annual picture
September 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, selected | 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
September in nearby cities
- Sirte in SeptemberLibya · 509 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 22.9°C · 4.0 mm rain
- Misratah in SeptemberLibya · 597 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 23.7°C · 8.9 mm rain
- Zliten in SeptemberLibya · 604 kmHigh 32.0°C · Low 22.5°C · 8.8 mm rain
- Msalātah in SeptemberLibya · 618 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 21.3°C · 11 mm rain
- Al Khums in SeptemberLibya · 624 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 23.0°C · 10 mm rain
- Qaşr Bin Ghashīr in SeptemberLibya · 639 kmHigh 32.7°C · Low 21.9°C · 9.3 mm rain
- Az Zāwīyah in SeptemberLibya · 657 kmHigh 32.0°C · Low 23.0°C · 11 mm rain
- Janzūr in SeptemberLibya · 657 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 22.9°C · 10 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.