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Monthly climate in Murzuq, Libya

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Murzuq features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 11 °C (52 °F) and 33 °C (92 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -4 °C (25 °F) or can rise to as high as 46 °C (115 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 11 mm (0.4 inches) and receives 0 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Murzuq enjoys an average of 3992 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 32 minutes to 13 hours 43 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Murzuq, Libya §

The warmest months in Murzuq are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 33 to 33 °C (91 - 92 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 11 to 14 °C (52 - 57 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Murzuq experiences 222 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 4 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Murzuq, 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 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 46°C
(115°F)		 46°C
(115°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Mean maximum 24°C
(75°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 27°C
(80°F)
Average high 18°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Daily mean 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Average low 4°C
(39°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 6°C
(43°F)
Mean minimum -2°C
(29°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 1°C
(34°F)
Minimum -4°C
(25°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 -0°C
(31°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Murzuq, Libya §

Murzuq usually has the most precipitation in January, June and October, with an average of 0 rainy days and 3 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Murzuq are July, August and November. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Murzuq, 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) 4 (0.2) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 2 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 2 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Murzuq, Libya §

The sunniest months in Murzuq are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 19 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Murzuq: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 23 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Murzuq, 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 249 293 336 339 365 369 391 372 342 324 302 305
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 42m 11h 16m 12h 0m 12h 46m 13h 24m 13h 43m 13h 33m 12h 59m 12h 16m 11h 30m 10h 51m 10h 32m

Solar UV radiation in Murzuq, Libya §

Murzuq experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 12, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the High / Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 8. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Murzuq UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Murzuq, 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) 7 9 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 10 8 6