climigo

Libya

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The governments of Canada and the United States advise against all travel to the whole country.

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When to go?

The best months are February–April, October–November.

Very varied climate The climate changes a lot from one part to another: look at the cities below for the details.

Climate zones

ChadNigerTunisiaGreeceAlgeriaSudanEgyptTripoliTripoliTripoliBenghaziBenghaziBenghaziTobrukTobrukTobrukSirteSirteSirteLeptis MagnaLeptis MagnaLeptis Magna

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 19°7°
February 21°8°
March 25°11°
April 31°16°
May 35°20°
June 37°23°
July 37°23°
August 37°23°
September 35°22°
October 30°18°
November 25°12°
December 20°8°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°40°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec6.5 · 19.0 °CJanuary: 6.5 · 19.0 °C7.7 · 20.9 °CFebruary: 7.7 · 20.9 °C11.2 · 25.4 °CMarch: 11.2 · 25.4 °C16.0 · 30.7 °CApril: 16.0 · 30.7 °C20.1 · 34.5 °CMay: 20.1 · 34.5 °C22.5 · 36.7 °CJune: 22.5 · 36.7 °C23.0 · 37.0 °CJuly: 23.0 · 37.0 °C23.4 · 36.9 °CAugust: 23.4 · 36.9 °C21.8 · 35.2 °CSeptember: 21.8 · 35.2 °C17.5 · 30.4 °COctober: 17.5 · 30.4 °C12.0 · 24.9 °CNovember: 12.0 · 24.9 °C7.8 · 20.1 °CDecember: 7.8 · 20.1 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan 6.5 – 19.0 °C
Feb 7.7 – 20.9 °C
Mar 11.2 – 25.4 °C
Apr 16.0 – 30.7 °C
May 20.1 – 34.5 °C
Jun 22.5 – 36.7 °C
Jul 23.0 – 37.0 °C
Aug 23.4 – 36.9 °C
Sep 21.8 – 35.2 °C
Oct 17.5 – 30.4 °C
Nov 12.0 – 24.9 °C
Dec 7.8 – 20.1 °C

How much it rains

January 5 mm1 d
February 5 mm1 d
March 3 mm0 d
April 2 mm0 d
May 1 mm0 d
June 1 mm0 d
July 0 mm0 d
August 0 mm0 d
September 1 mm0 d
October 3 mm0 d
November 2 mm0 d
December 4 mm1 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec5 mm · 1 rain day · 5 mm a dayJanuary: 5 mm · 1 rain day · 5 mm a day5 mm · 1 rain day · 5 mm a dayFebruary: 5 mm · 1 rain day · 5 mm a day3 mm · 0 rain daysMarch: 3 mm · 0 rain days2 mm · 0 rain daysApril: 2 mm · 0 rain days1 mm · 0 rain daysMay: 1 mm · 0 rain days1 mm · 0 rain daysJune: 1 mm · 0 rain days0 mm · 0 rain daysJuly: 0 mm · 0 rain days0 mm · 0 rain daysAugust: 0 mm · 0 rain days1 mm · 0 rain daysSeptember: 1 mm · 0 rain days3 mm · 0 rain daysOctober: 3 mm · 0 rain days2 mm · 0 rain daysNovember: 2 mm · 0 rain days4 mm · 1 rain day · 4 mm a dayDecember: 4 mm · 1 rain day · 4 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 5 mm1 d
Feb 5 mm1 d
Mar 3 mm0 d
Apr 2 mm0 d
May 1 mm0 d
Jun 1 mm0 d
Jul 0 mm0 d
Aug 0 mm0 d
Sep 1 mm0 d
Oct 3 mm0 d
Nov 2 mm0 d
Dec 4 mm1 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 10 h 38
February 11 h 15
March 11 h 59
April 12 h 48
May 13 h 28
June 13 h 49
July 13 h 40
August 13 h 06
September 12 h 20
October 11 h 33
November 10 h 50
December 10 h 28

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Cities