Al Abyār climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Al Abyār?

Al Abyār has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.1 °C and it receives 197 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Al Abyār?

The hottest day measured in Al Abyār between 1940 and 2025 was 13 June 2024, reaching 44.4 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Al Abyār?

The coldest day measured in Al Abyār between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 2019, at 0.6 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Al Abyār?

Almost never: Al Abyār sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Al Abyār warmed?

Yes: Al Abyār warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Al Abyār?

The wettest day measured in Al Abyār between 1940 and 2025 was 10 September 2023, with 84 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Al Abyār?

The windiest day measured in Al Abyār between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 2015, with winds reaching 54.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Al Abyār?

The warmest month in Al Abyār is August (26.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.5 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Al Abyār?

Al Abyār receives on average 197 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 44 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Al Abyār?

Al Abyār gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Al Abyār (Libya) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.1 °C and it receives 197 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is August (26.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (11.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Al Abyār averages 0 frost days, 98 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 44 rainy days per year.

Al Abyār has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 44.4 °C (on 13 June 2024) and the coldest 0.6 °C (on 17 January 2019).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

Al AbyārAl Marj

coords: 32.19°, 20.60°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BShHot semi-aridWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

19.1°C

Average daily high

24.5°C

Average daily low

14.7°C

Annual rainfall

197mm

Sunshine / day

11.1h

Mean relative humidity

63%

Average peak wind

20.5km/h

Seasonal range

14.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

98 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

44 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

23.3 °C

Average feels-like low

13.4 °C

Average peak gust

40.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

84 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.6 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.6 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.51 · p = < 0.001

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

44.4 °C

13 June 2024

Coldest day

0.6 °C

17 January 2019

Wettest day

84 mm

10 September 2023

Windiest day

54.4 km/h

26 March 2015

Strongest gust

117.7 km/h

26 March 2015

Hottest feels-like

44.1 °C

13 June 2024

Coldest feels-like

-3.8 °C

10 January 1945

Snowiest day

0.1 cm

2 January 1942

Sunniest day

13.5 h

25 June 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	41.2 °C24 May 2025	3.8 °C23 February 2025	20.4 °C	98 mm	149
2024	44.4 °C13 June 2024	4.1 °C31 January 2024	21.2 °C	138 mm	153
2023	41.6 °C26 July 2023	4.8 °C24 February 2023	20.3 °C	261 mm	105
2022	40.8 °C1 October 2022	4.0 °C25 January 2022	20.0 °C	211 mm	129
2021	42.7 °C5 August 2021	4.0 °C21 January 2021	20.9 °C	157 mm	139
2020	41.6 °C19 May 2020	3.5 °C13 January 2020	20.0 °C	182 mm	129
2019	39.7 °C14 June 2019	0.6 °C17 January 2019	19.8 °C	227 mm	135
2018	40.7 °C8 August 2018	5.3 °C19 January 2018	20.8 °C	145 mm	133
2017	41.7 °C1 July 2017	2.9 °C12 January 2017	19.3 °C	173 mm	116
2016	40.0 °C30 May 2016	4.1 °C31 December 2016	20.6 °C	83 mm	140
2015	38.7 °C17 June 2015	3.3 °C13 February 2015	19.4 °C	177 mm	111
2014	40.4 °C10 July 2014	4.7 °C8 February 2014	19.8 °C	174 mm	119
2013	41.6 °C28 May 2013	5.3 °C28 January 2013	20.2 °C	162 mm	132
2012	39.1 °C21 May 2012	2.7 °C11 February 2012	19.7 °C	207 mm	136
2011	40.6 °C7 June 2011	4.2 °C9 March 2011	18.9 °C	305 mm	96
2010	41.1 °C18 June 2010	5.4 °C5 February 2010	20.7 °C	85 mm	109
2009	38.8 °C17 September 2009	4.7 °C16 February 2009	19.7 °C	177 mm	101
2008	39.6 °C21 April 2008	3.4 °C21 February 2008	20.1 °C	123 mm	137
2007	41.9 °C27 June 2007	4.1 °C17 January 2007	19.7 °C	168 mm	104
2006	39.7 °C17 September 2006	2.5 °C15 January 2006	19.1 °C	141 mm	85
2005	41.5 °C18 May 2005	2.3 °C21 January 2005	19.2 °C	138 mm	92
2004	38.5 °C13 July 2004	4.0 °C19 February 2004	19.5 °C	153 mm	98
2003	39.0 °C10 September 2003	4.2 °C26 February 2003	19.5 °C	185 mm	119
2002	43.0 °C11 August 2002	4.4 °C6 January 2002	19.4 °C	181 mm	91
2001	38.9 °C22 May 2001	4.1 °C18 February 2001	19.6 °C	141 mm	99
2000	37.4 °C3 September 2000	4.0 °C21 January 2000	19.1 °C	173 mm	90
1999	39.6 °C20 May 1999	3.7 °C18 January 1999	19.8 °C	130 mm	111
1998	42.8 °C4 July 1998	3.0 °C29 January 1998	19.3 °C	178 mm	105
1997	41.3 °C22 July 1997	4.3 °C19 December 1997	18.8 °C	192 mm	92
1996	39.3 °C3 September 1996	4.2 °C22 January 1996	18.8 °C	266 mm	87
1995	42.7 °C13 June 1995	4.0 °C17 January 1995	19.1 °C	176 mm	103
1994	36.4 °C17 May 1994	5.2 °C31 January 1994	19.3 °C	234 mm	104
1993	38.8 °C2 June 1993	2.4 °C27 February 1993	19.1 °C	166 mm	95
1992	39.8 °C10 July 1992	3.6 °C10 February 1992	18.6 °C	121 mm	71
1991	40.0 °C20 June 1991	4.8 °C1 February 1991	18.8 °C	208 mm	62
1990	39.2 °C7 June 1990	4.3 °C12 January 1990	19.4 °C	115 mm	82
1989	38.3 °C9 September 1989	2.5 °C6 January 1989	19.1 °C	201 mm	85
1988	41.8 °C28 June 1988	4.8 °C18 January 1988	19.5 °C	220 mm	104
1987	37.7 °C27 July 1987	3.2 °C8 March 1987	18.7 °C	179 mm	77
1986	40.4 °C6 June 1986	4.6 °C10 December 1986	18.7 °C	291 mm	73
1985	36.3 °C27 April 1985	5.2 °C26 February 1985	19.1 °C	227 mm	73
1984	38.3 °C7 June 1984	3.7 °C29 January 1984	18.7 °C	123 mm	73
1983	37.5 °C21 June 1983	2.9 °C26 February 1983	18.5 °C	183 mm	74
1982	41.7 °C10 August 1982	4.8 °C5 February 1982	18.9 °C	149 mm	103
1981	40.9 °C27 June 1981	3.0 °C29 January 1981	19.1 °C	252 mm	80
1980	39.3 °C27 May 1980	2.5 °C6 January 1980	18.6 °C	116 mm	72
1979	39.5 °C17 June 1979	4.3 °C16 January 1979	19.1 °C	209 mm	82
1978	42.1 °C21 June 1978	3.9 °C9 January 1978	18.6 °C	279 mm	70
1977	38.5 °C24 May 1977	3.6 °C19 February 1977	19.3 °C	191 mm	99
1976	37.5 °C24 August 1976	2.4 °C29 February 1976	18.2 °C	294 mm	68
1975	38.7 °C17 June 1975	3.6 °C11 March 1975	18.3 °C	188 mm	60
1974	40.5 °C28 June 1974	3.8 °C17 February 1974	18.8 °C	242 mm	93
1973	42.0 °C23 June 1973	2.8 °C4 January 1973	18.8 °C	249 mm	95
1972	41.8 °C16 June 1972	4.2 °C18 February 1972	18.9 °C	290 mm	89
1971	41.4 °C18 June 1971	4.1 °C16 January 1971	18.7 °C	278 mm	69
1970	39.7 °C10 May 1970	4.9 °C14 December 1970	18.7 °C	182 mm	78
1969	43.3 °C14 June 1969	3.4 °C9 January 1969	18.9 °C	270 mm	85
1968	42.7 °C12 August 1968	1.1 °C29 January 1968	18.9 °C	219 mm	79
1967	40.7 °C18 June 1967	1.4 °C23 January 1967	18.2 °C	204 mm	72
1966	41.4 °C28 July 1966	3.5 °C7 January 1966	19.4 °C	201 mm	111
1965	41.0 °C4 June 1965	3.3 °C19 December 1965	18.6 °C	243 mm	108
1964	39.2 °C26 August 1964	2.8 °C28 January 1964	19.2 °C	111 mm	96
1963	40.1 °C16 June 1963	4.1 °C27 February 1963	19.0 °C	173 mm	92
1962	37.8 °C3 June 1962	5.1 °C9 February 1962	18.9 °C	365 mm	92
1961	43.6 °C29 May 1961	4.6 °C21 January 1961	18.3 °C	215 mm	63
1960	39.4 °C9 July 1960	4.9 °C17 January 1960	19.5 °C	168 mm	102
1959	39.9 °C6 August 1959	2.2 °C29 January 1959	18.2 °C	148 mm	63
1958	39.5 °C24 June 1958	2.6 °C28 January 1958	19.1 °C	111 mm	79
1957	39.1 °C27 May 1957	3.2 °C4 February 1957	18.7 °C	261 mm	76
1956	40.7 °C25 May 1956	3.2 °C9 February 1956	18.7 °C	129 mm	100
1955	42.1 °C5 June 1955	2.2 °C6 March 1955	19.9 °C	118 mm	114
1954	38.5 °C4 June 1954	1.5 °C17 January 1954	18.3 °C	292 mm	91
1953	40.3 °C8 June 1953	1.7 °C13 March 1953	18.2 °C	238 mm	100
1952	38.4 °C18 June 1952	2.9 °C27 January 1952	19.0 °C	274 mm	120
1951	40.1 °C31 May 1951	3.5 °C24 January 1951	19.1 °C	253 mm	104
1950	37.4 °C24 June 1950	2.4 °C2 February 1950	18.5 °C	203 mm	92
1949	38.0 °C28 July 1949	2.4 °C9 January 1949	18.3 °C	202 mm	79
1948	38.8 °C28 May 1948	2.8 °C21 December 1948	18.4 °C	204 mm	94
1947	40.4 °C2 September 1947	4.4 °C8 February 1947	19.4 °C	228 mm	116
1946	39.0 °C31 May 1946	2.8 °C27 February 1946	19.2 °C	220 mm	125
1945	43.3 °C15 August 1945	1.2 °C7 January 1945	18.6 °C	214 mm	117
1944	38.4 °C5 June 1944	2.6 °C23 January 1944	18.4 °C	281 mm	102
1943	37.3 °C22 July 1943	1.1 °C19 January 1943	18.5 °C	194 mm	91
1942	39.6 °C19 June 1942	1.7 °C2 January 1942	18.6 °C	231 mm	95
1941	42.2 °C15 June 1941	1.4 °C7 January 1941	18.6 °C	159 mm	105
1940	42.2 °C25 June 1940	2.8 °C5 March 1940	18.4 °C	279 mm	100

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

26.4 °C

+1.9 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

149 d/yr

+51

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

98 mm

-99 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	18.7 °C	+3.1 °C	7 mm	-35 mm
Feb	17.8 °C	+1.2 °C	5 mm	-28 mm
Mar	24.2 °C	+4.8 °C	10 mm	-15 mm
Apr	23.8 °C	0.0 °C	11 mm	+1 mm
May	30.1 °C	+2.1 °C	6 mm	+1 mm
Jun	32.8 °C	+1.7 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Jul	34.2 °C	+2.7 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Aug	33.5 °C	+1.7 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Sep	31.7 °C	+1.5 °C	2 mm	-4 mm
Oct	27.3 °C	+0.5 °C	10 mm	-4 mm
Nov	23.4 °C	+1.6 °C	14 mm	-7 mm
Dec	18.9 °C	+1.6 °C	33 mm	-6 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

41.2 °C

24 May 2025

Coldest day

3.8 °C

23 Feb 2025

Wettest day

10.0 mm

4 Dec 2025

Windiest day

43.5 km/h

15 May 2025

Strongest gust

77.8 km/h

15 May 2025

Hottest feels-like

39.8 °C

23 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

1.3 °C

23 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

13.5 h

3 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Al Abyār?

Al Abyār has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.1 °C and it receives 197 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Al Abyār?

The hottest day measured in Al Abyār between 1940 and 2025 was 13 June 2024, reaching 44.4 °C.

What is the coldest day in Al Abyār?

The coldest day measured in Al Abyār between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 2019, at 0.6 °C.

Does it snow in Al Abyār?

Almost never: Al Abyār sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Al Abyār warmed?

Yes: Al Abyār warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Al Abyār?

The wettest day measured in Al Abyār between 1940 and 2025 was 10 September 2023, with 84 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Al Abyār?

The windiest day measured in Al Abyār between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 2015, with winds reaching 54.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Al Abyār?

The warmest month in Al Abyār is August (26.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.5 °C).

How much does it rain in Al Abyār?

Al Abyār receives on average 197 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 44 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Al Abyār?

Al Abyār gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Al Abyār?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Al Abyār between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1942, with 0.1 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Al Abyār?

Yes: Al Abyār has on average 84 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Al Abyār?

In Al Abyār, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.1 °C on 13 June 2024, and the lowest was -3.8 °C on 10 January 1945.

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