Benghazi climate
Libya · Cyrenaica coast, eastern Libya · 32.117° N, 20.067° E
Köppen BShhot semi-arid (Mediterranean-fringe)Arid
Coastal semi-arid: mild rainy winters and hot dry summers, occasionally hit by scorching Ghibli desert winds.
Dry — evaporation outpaces what little rain arrives.
What the year looks like
Average high Average low
Rain
At a glance
Monthly climate normals
| Month | High °F/°C | Low °F/°C | Rain in/mm | Humidity | Wind mph/km/h | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63 / 17 | 51 / 11 | 3.04 / 77 | 68% | 11.3 / 18.2 | 46% |
| February | 63 / 17 | 50 / 10 | 1.54 / 39 | 70% | 9.9 / 15.9 | 46% |
| March | 67 / 19 | 52 / 11 | 0.64 / 16 | 64% | 10.5 / 16.9 | 33% |
| April | 76 / 24 | 58 / 14 | 0.23 / 6 | 55% | 11.5 / 18.5 | 34% |
| May | 82 / 28 | 63 / 17 | 0.32 / 8 | 54% | 10.6 / 17.1 | 23% |
| June | 85 / 29 | 68 / 20 | 0.09 / 2 | 65% | 9.3 / 15.0 | 13% |
| July | 88 / 31 | 74 / 23 | 0.05 / 1 | 70% | 10.7 / 17.2 | 9% |
| August | 89 / 32 | 75 / 24 | 0.08 / 2 | 68% | 9.6 / 15.4 | 7% |
| September | 87 / 30 | 71 / 22 | 1.01 / 26 | 64% | 9.0 / 14.5 | 12% |
| October | 82 / 28 | 67 / 19 | 0.54 / 14 | 61% | 8.6 / 13.8 | 26% |
| November | 75 / 24 | 61 / 16 | 0.80 / 20 | 65% | 9.2 / 14.8 | 37% |
| December | 68 / 20 | 56 / 13 | 1.54 / 39 | 68% | 10.2 / 16.4 | 44% |
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Nearby
- Heraklion · 367 mi · hot-summer Mediterranean
- Siwa Oasis · 381 mi · hot desert
- Tripoli · 404 mi · hot semi-arid
- Sliema · 413 mi · Mediterranean (very mild winters)
- Athens · 455 mi · hot-summer Mediterranean
- Sebha · 488 mi · hot desert
Other hot semi-arid (Mediterranean-fringe) places (BSh)
- Accra · Ghana
- Agadir · Morocco
- Bakersfield · United States
- Bamako · Mali
- Broome · Australia
- Cobar · Australia
More in Libya
- Ghadames · hot desert
- Kufra (Al Jawf oasis) · hyper-arid hot desert
- Sebha · hot desert
- Tripoli · hot semi-arid