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Monthly climate in Benghazi, Libya

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Benghazi features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 14 °C (58 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 7 °C (45 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 191 mm (7.5 inches) and receives 36 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Benghazi enjoys an average of 4002 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 Benghazi, Libya §

The warmest months in Benghazi are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 28 °C (79 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 14 to 16 °C (58 - 61 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Benghazi experiences 144 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 Benghazi, 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 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Mean maximum 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Average high 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Daily mean 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 16°C
(62°F)
Average low 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 14°C
(58°F)
Mean minimum 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 11°C
(52°F)
Minimum 7°C
(45°F)		 8°C
(48°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 9°C
(49°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Benghazi, Libya §

Benghazi usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 8 rainy days and 43 mm (1.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Benghazi are May, July and August. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Benghazi, 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) 51 (2.0) 26 (1.0) 16 (0.6) 5 (0.2) 1 (0.0) 2 (0.1) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 5 (0.2) 15 (0.6) 19 (0.7) 52 (2.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 9 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 10

Monthly sunshine hours in Benghazi, Libya §

The sunniest months in Benghazi are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 55 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Benghazi: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 35 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Benghazi, 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 225 276 337 349 388 391 408 387 348 319 289 279
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 Benghazi, Libya §

Benghazi 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, 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 Benghazi UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Benghazi, 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 10 11 11 11 9 8 5 4