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Libya has two main types of climate, the Mediterranean climate along the coast, and the desertic climate in the rest of the country.
Along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, summers are hot and dry with average temperatures around 30 ° C and high humidity, while winters are mild and the rains are scarce.
During the spring, especially in April, along the coastline blowing sometimes Ghibli. This is a warm, dry wind that causes a sharp rise in temperatures.
Precipitation reaches its maximum in Cyrenaica in the Jabal al Akhdar area where it falls between 600 mm and 400 mm annually. The other coastal areas receive less than 400 mm of rain per year.
The Libyan desert is one of the places with the most extreme and arid climate in the world, with significant temperature variations between day and night. In summer temperatures can exceed 50 ° C, while in winter during the night they are often below zero. The desert areas of the Sahara receive less than 50 mm of rain per year.
WHEN TO GO TO LIBYA
The best time to go to Libya are the months between October and March.
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THE CLIMATE OF LIBYA: CLIMATE TABLES
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| TRIPOLI (81 meters) | ||||
| Month | Average low (°C) | Average high (°C) | Precip. (mm) | Precip. days |
| January | 8,9 | 17,9 | 62,1 | 9,4 |
| February | 9,5 | 19,1 | 32,2 | 6,4 |
| March | 11,2 | 20,7 | 29,6 | 5,8 |
| April | 13,7 | 23,7 | 14,3 | 3,3 |
| May | 16,7 | 27,1 | 4,6 | 1,5 |
| June | 20,1 | 30,4 | 1,3 | 0,6 |
| July | 21,7 | 31,7 | 0,7 | 0,2 |
| August | 22,7 | 32,6 | 0,1 | 0,0 |
| September | 21,4 | 31,0 | 16,7 | 2,3 |
| October | 18,0 | 27,7 | 46,6 | 6,8 |
| November | 13,4 | 23,3 | 58,2 | 6,9 |
| December | 9,9 | 19,3 | 67,5 | 9,1 |
| YEAR | 15,6 | 25,4 | 333,9 | 57,4 |
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| BENGASI (3 meters) | ||||
| Month | Average low (°C) | Average high (°C) | Precip. (mm) | Precip. days |
| January | 8,3 | 16,7 | 67 | 13 |
| February | 8,4 | 18,0 | 42 | 8 |
| March | 9,5 | 20,3 | 29 | 6 |
| April | 12,8 | 24,7 | 9 | 2 |
| May | 16,0 | 28,9 | 4 | 2 |
| June | 19,2 | 31,8 | 0 | 0 |
| July | 20,2 | 31,7 | 0 | 0 |
| August | 20,8 | 32,3 | 0 | 0 |
| September | 19,4 | 30,8 | 4 | 1 |
| October | 16,5 | 27,8 | 18 | 4 |
| November | 13,3 | 23,2 | 30 | 6 |
| December | 9,9 | 18,4 | 65 | 12 |
| YEAR | 14,5 | 25,4 | 270 | 55 |
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| GHADAMES (330 meters) | ||||
| Month | Average low (°C) | Average high (°C) | Precip. (mm) | Precip. days |
| January | 3,6 | 17,6 | 5,0 | 1,1 |
| February | 5,7 | 20,7 | 4,6 | 1,2 |
| March | 9,0 | 24,4 | 6,8 | 1,5 |
| April | 13,8 | 29,7 | 3,6 | 0,9 |
| May | 17,8 | 34,6 | 2,3 | 0,4 |
| June | 22,3 | 39,8 | 0,1 | 0,2 |
| July | 22,4 | 40,3 | 0,0 | 0,1 |
| August | 22,5 | 39,8 | 0,3 | 0,1 |
| September | 20,1 | 36,4 | 0,8 | 0,2 |
| October | 15,0 | 30,0 | 4,0 | 1,0 |
| November | 9,0 | 23,8 | 2,1 | 0,8 |
| December | 4,4 | 18,2 | 3,4 | 1,2 |
| YEAR | 13,8 | 29,6 | 33,0 | 8,7 |
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| BENGASI | ||||
| Month | Sea Water Temperature °C | |||
| January | 17 | |||
| February | 16 | |||
| March | 16 | |||
| April | 17 | |||
| May | 20 | |||
| June | 23 | |||
| July | 25 | |||
| August | 26 | |||
| September | 26 | |||
| October | 24 | |||
| November | 22 | |||
| December | 19 | |||
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