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Tobruk, Libya climate
Tobruk has a mildly seasonal warm-temperate climate. The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 30°C, while the coldest is February averaging around 11°C at night. Precipitation totals about 25 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — May alone averages 8 mm while August 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)Tobruk climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | — | 18 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 19 |
| Avg temp (°C) | — | 14 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 15 |
| Avg low (°C) | — | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 12 |
| Precipitation (mm) | — | — | 6 | — | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | — | 18 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 27 |
| Avg temp (°C) | — | 14 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 24 |
| Avg low (°C) | — | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 20 |
| Precipitation (mm) | — | — | 6 | — | 8 | 0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 19 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 26 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 15 |
| Avg low (°C) | 23 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 12 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | — | — |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 58 | 56 | 52 | 46 | 38 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 23 | 39 | 50 | 58 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 74 | 71 | 68 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 65 | 66 | 63 | 65 | 69 | 72 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 8.8 | 9.0 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 9.1 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 8.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 58 | 56 | 52 | 46 | 38 | 22 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 74 | 71 | 68 | 64 | 62 | 61 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 8.8 | 9.0 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 8.0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 13 | 12 | 23 | 39 | 50 | 58 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 65 | 66 | 63 | 65 | 69 | 72 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 9.1 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 8.6 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 15 years of daily observations at Tobruk, a weather station, about 2 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.