Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Al Burayqah features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 15 °C (59 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 9 °C (48 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (102 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 199 mm (7.8 inches) and receives 34 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Al Burayqah enjoys an average of 4000 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 12 minutes to 14 hours 3 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Al Burayqah 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 17 °C (59 - 62 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Al Burayqah experiences 120 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 | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 23°C (73°F) |
Mean maximum | 19°C (67°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 22°C (71°F) |
Average high | 17°C (62°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 19°C (66°F) |
Daily mean | 15°C (59°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 17°C (63°F) |
Average low | 13°C (56°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 15°C (58°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 16°C (60°F) |
Mean minimum | 10°C (50°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 13°C (55°F) |
Minimum | 9°C (48°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 12°C (54°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Al Burayqah, Al Wāḩāt, Libya with other places around the world.
Al Burayqah usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 8 rainy days and 46 mm (1.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Al Burayqah are June, July and August. On average, 0 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) | 55 (2.2) | 29 (1.1) | 14 (0.5) | 2 (0.1) | 1 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (0.1) | 12 (0.5) | 28 (1.1) | 54 (2.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
The sunniest months in Al Burayqah are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 44 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Al Burayqah: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 50 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 235 | 283 | 337 | 348 | 377 | 383 | 403 | 385 | 347 | 319 | 292 | 284 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 25m | 11h 6m | 11h 59m | 12h 54m | 13h 41m | 14h 3m | 13h 51m | 13h 11m | 12h 18m | 11h 23m | 10h 36m | 10h 12m |
Al Burayqah experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, 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 Al Burayqah 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 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 |