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Monthly climate in Gharyan, Libya

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Gharyan features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 11 °C (52 °F) and 30 °C (85 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 2 °C (36 °F) or can rise to as high as 44 °C (111 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 182 mm (7.2 inches) and receives 31 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Gharyan enjoys an average of 3982 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 Gharyan, Libya §

The warmest months in Gharyan are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 30 °C (82 - 85 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 11 to 13 °C (52 - 55 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Gharyan experiences 163 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 Gharyan, 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 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Mean maximum 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 40°C
(103°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Average high 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 17°C
(62°F)
Daily mean 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Average low 8°C
(46°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 9°C
(49°F)
Mean minimum 3°C
(38°F)		 5°C
(40°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 5°C
(41°F)
Minimum 2°C
(36°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 3°C
(37°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Gharyan, Libya §

Gharyan usually has the most precipitation in February, October and December, with an average of 4 rainy days and 30 mm (1.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Gharyan are May, July and August. On average, 1 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Gharyan, 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) 16 (0.6) 27 (1.1) 26 (1.0) 11 (0.4) 2 (0.1) 3 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 10 (0.4) 31 (1.2) 21 (0.8) 33 (1.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 4 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 3 5 4 5

Monthly sunshine hours in Gharyan, Libya §

The sunniest months in Gharyan are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 45 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Gharyan: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 45 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Gharyan, 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 234 281 338 347 382 385 403 384 339 322 282 281
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 17m 11h 2m 11h 59m 12h 58m 13h 48m 14h 12m 13h 59m 13h 16m 12h 19m 11h 20m 10h 29m 10h 4m

Solar UV radiation in Gharyan, Libya §

Gharyan 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, 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 Gharyan UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Gharyan, 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 12 11 11 10 8 5 4