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Misratah, Libya climate
BSh Hot semi-arid
Misratah has a mildly seasonal warm-temperate climate (Hot semi-arid, Köppen BSh). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 32°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 10°C at night. Precipitation totals about 260 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — January alone averages 56 mm while August barely receives 1 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsMisratah climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 24 | 20 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 16 |
| Avg low (°C) | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 11 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 56 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 40 | 27 | 41 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 30 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 25 |
| Avg low (°C) | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 20 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 56 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 24 | 20 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 27 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 16 |
| Avg low (°C) | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 11 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 25 | 1 | 5 | 40 | 27 | 41 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | — |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 57 | 53 | 47 | 44 | 41 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 32 | 45 | 50 | 58 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 27 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 5 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 12 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 70 | 69 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 69 | 70 | 68 | 66 | 67 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 11.2 | 11.1 | 10.4 | 10.0 | 9.1 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 11.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 57 | 53 | 47 | 44 | 41 | 26 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 21 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 7 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 70 | 69 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 72 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 11.2 | 11.1 | 10.4 | 10.0 | 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 16 | 15 | 32 | 45 | 50 | 58 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 27 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 5 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 0.2 | 0.2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 12 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 70 | 69 | 70 | 68 | 66 | 67 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 7.6 | 7.5 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 11.3 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 21 years of daily observations at Misurata, a weather station, about 6 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.