Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Tarhuna features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 11 °C (53 °F) and 28 °C (83 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 3 °C (37 °F) or can rise to as high as 45 °C (113 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 196 mm (7.7 inches) and receives 32 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Tarhuna enjoys an average of 3984 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 2 minutes to 14 hours 13 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Tarhuna are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 28 °C (80 - 83 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 11 to 13 °C (53 - 57 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Tarhuna experiences 157 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 | 31°C (88°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 44°C (111°F) | 43°C (109°F) | 45°C (113°F) | 43°C (111°F) | 40°C (105°F) | 40°C (105°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 29°C (85°F) |
Mean maximum | 22°C (72°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 41°C (107°F) | 42°C (108°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 25°C (77°F) |
Average high | 15°C (60°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 17°C (64°F) |
Daily mean | 11°C (53°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 13°C (57°F) |
Average low | 8°C (47°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 13°C (57°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 10°C (51°F) |
Mean minimum | 4°C (40°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 18°C (66°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 6°C (42°F) |
Minimum | 3°C (38°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 7°C (46°F) | 5°C (41°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Tarhuna, Al Marqab, Libya with other places around the world.
Tarhuna usually has the most precipitation in March, October and December, with an average of 5 rainy days and 33 mm (1.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Tarhuna are May, July and August. On average, 1 mm (0.1 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) | 20 (0.8) | 23 (0.9) | 30 (1.2) | 16 (0.6) | 2 (0.1) | 3 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.1) | 15 (0.6) | 30 (1.2) | 15 (0.6) | 39 (1.5) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
The sunniest months in Tarhuna are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 46 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Tarhuna: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 45 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 234 | 281 | 337 | 347 | 383 | 385 | 404 | 385 | 338 | 321 | 283 | 280 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 16m | 11h 1m | 11h 59m | 12h 59m | 13h 49m | 14h 13m | 14h 0m | 13h 16m | 12h 19m | 11h 20m | 10h 28m | 10h 2m |
Tarhuna experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 12, 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 Tarhuna 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 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 |