Capital of Libya
Tripoli
Official travel advice warns against all travel to Libya at present, so we do not offer trips there. This page gives its climate and geography only.
Read the official travel advice (UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
- Local time
- Africa/Tripoli
- Country
- Libya
- Population
- 1,302,947
- Elevation
- 15 m
- Airports
- MJI
- 9.4 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 4,160 km
- 5 hrs 40 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Tripoli, month by month
- Jan16°
- Feb16°
- Mar18°
- Apr21°
- May24°
- Jun27°
- Jul30°
- Aug31°
- Sept29°
- Oct26°
- Nov22°
- Dec18°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Mean highs run from 16°C in January to 31°C in August, with about 254 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for TripoliModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
Airports serving Tripoli
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBTripoli
4,160 km
5 hrs 40 mins · Estimate
From AUHTripoli
4,130 km
5 hrs 35 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
- Local time
- Africa/Tripoli
- Country
- Libya
- Currency
- Libyan Dinar LYDToday's indicative rate: LYD 1 ≈ USD 0.156Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type C, F and L127 V / 230 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 190fire191ambulance193policeAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +218 · On the right
Travel advice
Official travel advice warns against all travel to Libya at present, so we do not offer trips there. This page gives its climate and geography only.
Read the official travel advice (UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs)