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Monthly climate in Tripoli, Libya

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Tripoli features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 15 °C (59 °F) and 27 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 9 °C (48 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (95 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 317 mm (12.5 inches) and receives 47 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Tripoli enjoys an average of 3987 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 0 minutes to 14 hours 16 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Tripoli, Libya §

The warmest months in Tripoli are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 27 °C (79 - 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 (59 - 61 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Tripoli experiences 102 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 Tripoli, 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 26°C
(79°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 23°C
(75°F)
Mean maximum 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Average high 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Daily mean 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 17°C
(62°F)
Average low 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 15°C
(60°F)
Mean minimum 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 12°C
(54°F)
Minimum 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 10°C
(51°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Tripoli, Libya §

Tripoli usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 7 rainy days and 58 mm (2.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Tripoli are June, July and August. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Tripoli, 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) 54 (2.1) 47 (1.9) 25 (1.0) 13 (0.5) 1 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 17 (0.7) 42 (1.7) 43 (1.7) 73 (2.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 8 5 5 3 0 0 0 0 2 7 8 9

Monthly sunshine hours in Tripoli, Libya §

The sunniest months in Tripoli are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 50 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Tripoli: January, November and December receive an average of 8 hours 33 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Tripoli, 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 230 280 339 350 386 389 404 386 339 321 278 278
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 14m 11h 0m 11h 59m 13h 0m 13h 50m 14h 16m 14h 2m 13h 18m 12h 20m 11h 19m 10h 27m 10h 0m

Solar UV radiation in Tripoli, Libya §

Tripoli experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / 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 Tripoli UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Tripoli, 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 7 9 10 11 11 10 9 8 5 4