The climate of Libya: when to go to Libya

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Libya has two main types of climate, the Mediterranean climate along the coast, and the desertic climate in the rest of the country.

Along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, summers are hot and dry with average temperatures around 30 ° C and high humidity, while winters are mild and the rains are scarce.

During the spring, especially in April, along the coastline blowing sometimes Ghibli. This is a warm, dry wind that causes a sharp rise in temperatures.

Precipitation reaches its maximum in Cyrenaica in the Jabal al Akhdar area where it falls between 600 mm and 400 mm annually. The other coastal areas receive less than 400 mm of rain per year.

The Libyan desert is one of the places with the most extreme and arid climate in the world, with significant temperature variations between day and night. In summer temperatures can exceed 50 ° C, while in winter during the night they are often below zero. The desert areas of the Sahara receive less than 50 mm of rain per year.

WHEN TO GO TO LIBYA

The best time to go to Libya are the months between October and March.

THE CLIMATE OF LIBYA: CLIMATE TABLES

TRIPOLI (81 meters)
Month	Average low (°C)	Average high (°C)	Precip. (mm)	Precip. days
January	8,9	17,9	62,1	9,4
February	9,5	19,1	32,2	6,4
March	11,2	20,7	29,6	5,8
April	13,7	23,7	14,3	3,3
May	16,7	27,1	4,6	1,5
June	20,1	30,4	1,3	0,6
July	21,7	31,7	0,7	0,2
August	22,7	32,6	0,1	0,0
September	21,4	31,0	16,7	2,3
October	18,0	27,7	46,6	6,8
November	13,4	23,3	58,2	6,9
December	9,9	19,3	67,5	9,1
YEAR	15,6	25,4	333,9	57,4

BENGASI (3 meters)
Month	Average low (°C)	Average high (°C)	Precip. (mm)	Precip. days
January	8,3	16,7	67	13
February	8,4	18,0	42	8
March	9,5	20,3	29	6
April	12,8	24,7	9	2
May	16,0	28,9	4	2
June	19,2	31,8	0	0
July	20,2	31,7	0	0
August	20,8	32,3	0	0
September	19,4	30,8	4	1
October	16,5	27,8	18	4
November	13,3	23,2	30	6
December	9,9	18,4	65	12
YEAR	14,5	25,4	270	55

GHADAMES (330 meters)
Month	Average low (°C)	Average high (°C)	Precip. (mm)	Precip. days
January	3,6	17,6	5,0	1,1
February	5,7	20,7	4,6	1,2
March	9,0	24,4	6,8	1,5
April	13,8	29,7	3,6	0,9
May	17,8	34,6	2,3	0,4
June	22,3	39,8	0,1	0,2
July	22,4	40,3	0,0	0,1
August	22,5	39,8	0,3	0,1
September	20,1	36,4	0,8	0,2
October	15,0	30,0	4,0	1,0
November	9,0	23,8	2,1	0,8
December	4,4	18,2	3,4	1,2
YEAR	13,8	29,6	33,0	8,7