Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Al Khums features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 15 °C (59 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 8 °C (48 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (96 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 281 mm (11.1 inches) and receives 44 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Al Khums enjoys an average of 3987 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 1 minutes to 14 hours 15 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Al Khums are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 27 °C (79 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 15 to 16 °C (59 - 60 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Al Khums experiences 98 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 26°C (80°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 25°C (77°F) |
Mean maximum | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 22°C (73°F) |
Average high | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 18°C (65°F) |
Daily mean | 15°C (59°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 17°C (62°F) |
Average low | 14°C (57°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 15°C (60°F) |
Mean minimum | 11°C (52°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 12°C (55°F) |
Minimum | 10°C (51°F) | 8°C (48°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 11°C (52°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Al Khums, Libya with other places around the world.
Al Khums usually has the most precipitation in January, October and December, with an average of 7 rainy days and 54 mm (2.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Al Khums are June, July and August. On average, 1 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 53 (2.1) | 31 (1.2) | 31 (1.2) | 12 (0.5) | 2 (0.1) | 1 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 16 (0.6) | 38 (1.5) | 26 (1.0) | 70 (2.8) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
The sunniest months in Al Khums are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 49 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Al Khums: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 41 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 231 | 281 | 338 | 349 | 387 | 387 | 404 | 387 | 338 | 320 | 283 | 277 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 15m | 11h 0m | 11h 59m | 12h 59m | 13h 50m | 14h 15m | 14h 1m | 13h 17m | 12h 19m | 11h 19m | 10h 28m | 10h 1m |
Al Khums experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Al Khums UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 |