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Monthly climate in Tobruk, Libya

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Tobruk features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 13 °C (56 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 5 °C (41 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (100 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 115 mm (4.5 inches) and receives 22 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Tobruk enjoys an average of 4038 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 4 minutes to 14 hours 12 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Tobruk, Libya §

The warmest months in Tobruk are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 27 °C (78 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 13 to 15 °C (56 - 60 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Tobruk experiences 140 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Tobruk, Libya.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 26°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Mean maximum 20°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Average high 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Daily mean 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 16°C
(60°F)
Average low 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Mean minimum 7°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 9°C
(49°F)
Minimum 5°C
(41°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 8°C
(46°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Tobruk, Libya §

Tobruk usually has the most precipitation in January, November and December, with an average of 3 rainy days and 22 mm (0.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Tobruk are June, July and August. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Tobruk, Libya.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 25 (1.0) 14 (0.6) 14 (0.5) 7 (0.3) 1 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 3 (0.1) 9 (0.4) 18 (0.7) 22 (0.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 3 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 5

Monthly sunshine hours in Tobruk, Libya §

The sunniest months in Tobruk are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 3 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Tobruk: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 43 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Tobruk, Libya.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 231 280 340 353 390 396 413 386 349 324 289 282
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 17m 11h 2m 11h 59m 12h 58m 13h 47m 14h 12m 13h 59m 13h 16m 12h 19m 11h 21m 10h 30m 10h 4m

Solar UV radiation in Tobruk, Libya §

Tobruk experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 11, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, February and December are in the Moderate / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 6. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Tobruk UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Tobruk, Libya.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 4 6 8 9 11 11 11 11 10 8 6 4