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Ghadames, Libya climate
BWh Hot desert
Ghadames has a seasonal warm-temperate climate (Hot desert, Köppen BWh). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 41°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 4°C at night. Precipitation totals about 40 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — December alone averages 11 mm while February barely receives 0 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Ghadames climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 17 | 21 | 26 | 30 | 36 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 38 | 32 | 24 | 18 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 25 | 17 | 12 |
| Avg low (°C) | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 6 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 17 | 21 | 26 | 30 | 36 | 40 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 28 | 32 |
| Avg low (°C) | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 24 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 41 | 41 | 38 | 32 | 24 | 18 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 33 | 33 | 30 | 25 | 17 | 12 |
| Avg low (°C) | 25 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 6 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | 0.1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 0.4 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | 0.1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 19 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 0.4 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 18 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 55 | 46 | 36 | 29 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 36 | 44 | 54 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 9.5 | 10.4 | 11.5 | 12.1 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 12.3 | 11.8 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 9.5 | 9.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 18 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 55 | 46 | 36 | 29 | 24 | 21 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 9.5 | 10.4 | 11.5 | 12.1 | 12.8 | 12.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 6 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 19 | 22 | 27 | 36 | 44 | 54 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 12.3 | 11.8 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 9.5 | 9.3 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 16 years of daily observations at Ghadames East, a weather station, about 21 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.