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When to go to Benghazi

Twelve months of averages for Benghazi, and what they say about when to go.

When to go

What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

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.

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Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): July and August.
The warmest month is August (30°C) and the coolest January (17°C). The wettest is December (61 mm) and the driest July (0 mm); about 222 mm of rain falls in a year.

Benghazi: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanCool
FebCool
MarMild–warm, dry
AprMild–warm, dry
MayMild–warm, dry
JunMild–warm, dry
JulMild–warm, mixed
AugMild–warm, mixed
SeptMild–warm, dry
OctMild–warm, dry
NovMild–warm, dry
DecMild–warm, mixed

Month by month

Every month in Benghazi

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Benghazi by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	17°C	13°C	39 mm	71%	60%	2.9	23°C	Cool
February	17°C	12°C	43 mm	70%	60%	3.7	24°C	Cool
March	19°C	13°C	21 mm	69%	51%	5.2	27°C	Mild to warm and dry
April	21°C	15°C	4 mm	66%	51%	6.3	31°C	Mild to warm and dry
May	24°C	18°C	4 mm	65%	47%	7	35°C	Mild to warm and dry
June	27°C	21°C	1 mm	68%	34%	7.7	37°C	Mild to warm and dry
July	29°C	24°C	0 mm	71%	25%	7.8	39°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
August	30°C	25°C	1 mm	70%	26%	7.1	39°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
September	29°C	23°C	6 mm	67%	35%	5.8	37°C	Mild to warm and dry
October	26°C	21°C	18 mm	67%	47%	4.4	34°C	Mild to warm and dry
November	22°C	18°C	24 mm	67%	54%	3.2	29°C	Mild to warm and dry
December	18°C	15°C	61 mm	69%	62%	2.6	25°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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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)

Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

17°C

13°C

39 mm

71%

60%

2.9

23°C

Cool

February

17°C

12°C

43 mm

70%

60%

3.7

24°C

Cool

March

19°C

13°C

21 mm

69%

51%

5.2

27°C

Mild to warm and dry

April

21°C

15°C

4 mm

66%

51%

6.3

31°C

Mild to warm and dry

May

24°C

18°C

4 mm

65%

47%

35°C

Mild to warm and dry

June

27°C

21°C

1 mm

68%

34%

7.7

37°C

Mild to warm and dry

July

29°C

24°C

0 mm

71%

25%

7.8

39°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

August

30°C

25°C

1 mm

70%

26%

7.1

39°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

September

29°C

23°C

6 mm

67%

35%

5.8

37°C

Mild to warm and dry

October

26°C

21°C

18 mm

67%

47%

4.4

34°C

Mild to warm and dry

November

22°C

18°C

24 mm

67%

54%

3.2

29°C

Mild to warm and dry

December

18°C

15°C

61 mm

69%

62%

2.6

25°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery