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Climate Trends in Libya

Climate trends for Libya from 0 stations with long records. Also streaks and temperature swings.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-12).

Longest Hot, Cold, Wet and Dry Streaks: Libya

6 lists of 10

Longest run of days at or above 35 C

Consecutive days with a daily maximum at or above 35 C (95 F).

Longest run of days at or above 35 C, Libya: the 10 longest runs
RankStationCountryLengthWhen
1KufraLibya125 days16 May to 17 September 2008
2JaloLibya64 days21 June to 23 August 1963
3ObariLibya52 days9 June to 30 July 2010
4GighbubLibya51 days5 July to 24 August 1962
5Ghadames EastLibya45 days16 July to 29 August 1962
6HonLibya37 days18 July to 23 August 1963
7AgedabiaLibya31 days17 August to 16 September 1924
8SebhaLibya26 days21 June to 16 July 1963
9Benghazi BeninaLibya22 days22 May to 12 June 1955
10NalutLibya19 days11 to 29 July 1939

Longest run of days at or above 40 C

Consecutive days with a daily maximum at or above 40 C (104 F).

Longest run of days at or above 40 C, Libya: the 10 longest runs
RankStationCountryLengthWhen
1ObariLibya15 days9 to 23 June 2010
2SebhaLibya14 days27 May to 9 June 1962
3KufraLibya14 days2 to 15 June 2008
4HonLibya11 days26 May to 5 June 1961
5JaloLibya11 days27 May to 6 June 1961
6Ghadames EastLibya11 days2 to 12 July 2009
7Tripoli AirportLibya10 days12 to 21 June 1952
8Tripoli Sidi El MesriLibya9 days26 June to 4 July 1927
9NalutLibya9 days17 to 25 July 1939
10AgedabiaLibya8 days23 to 30 May 1935

Longest run of frost days (minimum at or below 0 C)

Consecutive days with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F).

Longest run of frost days (minimum at or below 0 C), Libya: the 10 longest runs
RankStationCountryLengthWhen
1ShahatLibya14 days1 to 14 March 1926
2HonLibya7 days26 December 1956 to 1 January 1957
3NalutLibya5 days1 to 5 February 1962
4Ghadames EastLibya5 days1 to 5 February 1962
5KufraLibya4 days29 January to 1 February 1959
6SebhaLibya4 days2 to 5 February 1962
7GighbubLibya3 days23 to 25 January 1959
8Tripoli Sidi El MesriLibya3 days29 to 31 January 1968
9ZuaraLibya2 days5 to 6 January 1941
10Tripoli AirportLibya2 days8 to 9 January 1945

Longest dry spell (days under 1 mm of rain), within one year

Consecutive days with less than 1 mm (0.04 in) of rain, the longest run within a year. The dates are not kept, so the list gives the year (within the year).

Longest dry spell (days under 1 mm of rain), within one year, Libya: the 10 longest runs
RankStationCountryLengthWhen
1JaloLibya322 dayswithin 1961
2AgedabiaLibya293 dayswithin 1924
3SirteLibya289 dayswithin 1953
4MisurataLibya267 dayswithin 1930
5Benghazi BeninaLibya242 dayswithin 1947
6Tripoli CityLibya240 dayswithin 1928
7Tripoli Sidi El MesriLibya220 dayswithin 1928
8ZuaraLibya216 dayswithin 1920
9NalutLibya214 dayswithin 1953
10SebhaLibya205 dayswithin 1962

Longest wet spell (days with 1 mm or more of rain), within one year

Consecutive days with 1 mm (0.04 in) or more of rain, the longest run within a year. The dates are not kept, so the list gives the year (within the year).

Longest wet spell (days with 1 mm or more of rain), within one year, Libya: the 10 longest runs
RankStationCountryLengthWhen
1ShahatLibya20 dayswithin 1921
2ZuaraLibya20 dayswithin 1933
3Tripoli CityLibya19 dayswithin 1953
4MisurataLibya15 dayswithin 1936
5Tripoli Sidi El MesriLibya11 dayswithin 1917
6DernaLibya9 dayswithin 1958
7Benghazi BeninaLibya9 dayswithin 1962
8AgedabiaLibya8 dayswithin 1929
9Tripoli AirportLibya8 dayswithin 1957
10SirteLibya7 dayswithin 1932

Longest run of nights at or above 25 C

Longest run of nights at or above 25 C, Libya: the 10 longest runs
RankStationCountryLengthWhen
1JaloLibya35 days24 July to 27 August 2025
2KufraLibya18 days17 May to 3 June 2013
3NalutLibya14 days12 to 25 June 1952
4ZuaraLibya12 days24 July to 4 August 1952
5SirteLibya10 days4 to 13 August 1953
6El KhomsLibya10 days19 to 28 July 2025
7MisurataLibya7 days25 to 31 July 1952
8AgedabiaLibya7 days27 May to 2 June 1955
9SebhaLibya7 days11 to 17 June 1963
10Tripoli CityLibya7 days7 to 13 August 1968

A run belongs to the year it started in, even when it ran on into the next year. A station appears once per list, with its longest run in a complete year. Dry and wet spells are the longest run within a year. Lists use complete years only, so a long run in a year with gaps in the record is not counted.

Biggest One Day Temperature Swings: Libya

6 lists of 10

Caveat.Single readings can still be instrument errors that quality control missed. A station with one faulty value can top a list, so read each entry as a reported value, not as a confirmed event.

Biggest one day rise in the daily maximum

The largest increase in the daily maximum temperature from one day to the next. Values are in degrees Celsius with Fahrenheit beside them.

Biggest one day rise in the daily maximum, Libya
RankStationCountryValueDate
1SirteLibya21.1 C (38.0 F)26 April 1953
2ZuaraLibya21.0 C (37.8 F)6 October 1936
3Tripoli CityLibya19.8 C (35.6 F)10 May 1968
4MisurataLibya19.6 C (35.3 F)26 June 1939
5Tripoli Sidi El MesriLibya19.5 C (35.1 F)24 June 1978
6AgedabiaLibya19.0 C (34.2 F)7 October 1926
7DernaLibya16.7 C (30.1 F)26 May 1932
8ShahatLibya16.3 C (29.3 F)13 March 2005
9NalutLibya14.4 C (25.9 F)1 July 1939
10Benghazi BeninaLibya13.9 C (25.0 F)30 June 1949

Biggest one day drop in the daily maximum

The largest decrease in the daily maximum temperature from one day to the next. Values are in degrees Celsius with Fahrenheit beside them.

Biggest one day drop in the daily maximum, Libya
RankStationCountryValueDate
1AgedabiaLibya24.8 C (44.6 F)10 April 1924
2Tripoli Sidi El MesriLibya23.9 C (43.0 F)16 April 1917
3ZuaraLibya23.7 C (42.7 F)21 April 1951
4MisurataLibya22.5 C (40.5 F)30 May 1935
5SirteLibya22.3 C (40.1 F)30 May 1935
6Tripoli CityLibya20.2 C (36.4 F)29 May 1951
7ShahatLibya19.0 C (34.2 F)19 March 1981
8DernaLibya18.5 C (33.3 F)12 April 1936
9Benghazi BeninaLibya18.0 C (32.4 F)19 March 1981
10NalutLibya17.2 C (31.0 F)4 June 1957

Biggest one day rise in the daily minimum

The largest increase in the daily minimum temperature from one day to the next. Values are in degrees Celsius with Fahrenheit beside them.

Biggest one day rise in the daily minimum, Libya
RankStationCountryValueDate
1Tripoli Sidi El MesriLibya19.5 C (35.1 F)1 August 1972
2Benghazi BeninaLibya16.9 C (30.4 F)15 May 2024
3AgedabiaLibya16.0 C (28.8 F)30 July 1924
4DernaLibya14.6 C (26.3 F)4 July 2008
5Tripoli CityLibya14.3 C (25.7 F)9 June 1971
6SirteLibya13.8 C (24.8 F)8 April 1939
7NalutLibya13.5 C (24.3 F)10 June 1997
8ShahatLibya12.5 C (22.5 F)31 March 1982
9ZuaraLibya12.4 C (22.3 F)5 July 1926
10MisurataLibya11.2 C (20.2 F)11 October 1996

Biggest one day drop in the daily minimum

The largest decrease in the daily minimum temperature from one day to the next. Values are in degrees Celsius with Fahrenheit beside them.

Biggest one day drop in the daily minimum, Libya
RankStationCountryValueDate
1Tripoli Sidi El MesriLibya19.0 C (34.2 F)22 June 1937
2DernaLibya17.8 C (32.0 F)12 April 1936
3Benghazi BeninaLibya17.8 C (32.0 F)4 April 1952
4Tripoli CityLibya15.4 C (27.7 F)19 July 1947
5AgedabiaLibya13.8 C (24.8 F)6 November 1926
6NalutLibya13.5 C (24.3 F)20 May 1941
7ShahatLibya13.2 C (23.8 F)2 April 2003
8ZuaraLibya13.0 C (23.4 F)18 November 1923
9KufraLibya12.8 C (23.0 F)3 June 1984
10SirteLibya12.6 C (22.7 F)14 May 2026

Widest range between the high and the low of one day

The largest difference between the highest and the lowest temperature of the same day. Values are in degrees Celsius with Fahrenheit beside them.

Widest range between the high and the low of one day, Libya
RankStationCountryValueDate
1AgedabiaLibya34.4 C (61.9 F)7 October 1926
2ZuaraLibya33.9 C (61.0 F)28 April 1928
3Tripoli Sidi El MesriLibya33.3 C (59.9 F)15 June 1978
4SirteLibya33.1 C (59.6 F)6 June 1926
5Benghazi BeninaLibya31.6 C (56.9 F)16 June 1952
6Tripoli CityLibya30.5 C (54.9 F)2 April 1964
7KufraLibya29.5 C (53.1 F)24 April 1956
8NalutLibya29.4 C (52.9 F)20 June 1939
9DernaLibya28.7 C (51.7 F)15 April 1930
10ShahatLibya28.1 C (50.6 F)28 August 1924

Narrowest range between the high and the low of one day

The smallest difference between the highest and the lowest temperature of the same day. Values are in degrees Celsius with Fahrenheit beside them.

Narrowest range between the high and the low of one day, Libya
RankStationCountryValueDate
1ZuaraLibya0.1 C (0.2 F)23 May 1926
2SirteLibya0.1 C (0.2 F)14 November 1926
3Tripoli CityLibya0.1 C (0.2 F)31 May 1971
4Tripoli Sidi El MesriLibya0.2 C (0.4 F)17 April 1917
5NalutLibya0.2 C (0.4 F)18 December 1939
6AgedabiaLibya0.3 C (0.5 F)4 February 1937
7DernaLibya0.4 C (0.7 F)14 November 1928
8ShahatLibya0.4 C (0.7 F)20 November 1937
9MisurataLibya0.5 C (0.9 F)30 December 1951
10Benghazi BeninaLibya1.0 C (1.8 F)15 January 1995

Only stations with at least 10 complete years are listed, and a station appears once per list.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-12. Trends and counts are computed by this site from daily station records. The long-record station set is described under each chart.