Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Yafran features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 10 °C (50 °F) and 29 °C (85 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 1 °C (34 °F) or can rise to as high as 44 °C (111 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 165 mm (6.5 inches) and receives 29 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Yafran enjoys an average of 3963 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 4 minutes to 14 hours 12 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Yafran are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 29 °C (81 - 85 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 10 to 12 °C (50 - 54 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Yafran experiences 160 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 | 29°C (84°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 42°C (108°F) | 42°C (108°F) | 44°C (111°F) | 42°C (108°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 26°C (79°F) |
Mean maximum | 21°C (70°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 42°C (107°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 22°C (72°F) |
Average high | 14°C (58°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 16°C (61°F) |
Daily mean | 10°C (50°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 12°C (53°F) |
Average low | 6°C (44°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 10°C (49°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 8°C (47°F) |
Mean minimum | 2°C (36°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 4°C (39°F) |
Minimum | 1°C (34°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 2°C (35°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Yafran, Jabal al Gharbi, Libya with other places around the world.
Yafran usually has the most precipitation in February, October and December, with an average of 4 rainy days and 28 mm (1.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Yafran are May, July and August. On average, 2 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) | 11 (0.4) | 30 (1.2) | 22 (0.9) | 8 (0.3) | 3 (0.1) | 4 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.1) | 7 (0.3) | 28 (1.1) | 24 (0.9) | 25 (1.0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
The sunniest months in Yafran are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 41 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Yafran: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 43 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 236 | 278 | 335 | 344 | 380 | 381 | 402 | 382 | 339 | 320 | 282 | 278 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 18m | 11h 2m | 11h 59m | 12h 58m | 13h 47m | 14h 12m | 13h 59m | 13h 15m | 12h 19m | 11h 21m | 10h 30m | 10h 4m |
Yafran experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 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 Yafran 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 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 |