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Monthly climate in Sirte, Libya

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Sirte features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 15 °C (58 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 8 °C (47 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (102 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 160 mm (6.3 inches) and receives 30 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Sirte enjoys an average of 3976 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 8 minutes to 14 hours 7 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Sirte, Libya §

The warmest months in Sirte are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 28 °C (80 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 15 to 16 °C (58 - 62 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Sirte experiences 131 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 Sirte, 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)		 24°C
(76°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 26°C
(80°F)
Mean maximum 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Average high 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Daily mean 15°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 17°C
(62°F)
Average low 12°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 14°C
(58°F)
Mean minimum 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 11°C
(52°F)
Minimum 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 10°C
(51°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Sirte, Libya §

Sirte usually has the most precipitation in January, October and December, with an average of 5 rainy days and 30 mm (1.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Sirte 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 Sirte, 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) 32 (1.2) 21 (0.8) 15 (0.6) 3 (0.1) 1 (0.0) 2 (0.1) 1 (0.0) 2 (0.1) 6 (0.2) 26 (1.0) 18 (0.7) 33 (1.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 6 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 7

Monthly sunshine hours in Sirte, Libya §

The sunniest months in Sirte are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 43 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Sirte: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 46 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Sirte, 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 233 282 336 341 378 382 403 384 341 318 291 282
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 21m 11h 4m 11h 59m 12h 56m 13h 44m 14h 7m 13h 55m 13h 13m 12h 19m 11h 22m 10h 33m 10h 8m

Solar UV radiation in Sirte, Libya §

Sirte 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, 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 Sirte UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Sirte, 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 10 10 12 11 11 10 8 6 4