Al 'Aziziyah climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Al 'Aziziyah?

Al 'Aziziyah has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.5 °C and it receives 160 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Al 'Aziziyah between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1955, reaching 46.7 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Al 'Aziziyah?

The coldest day measured in Al 'Aziziyah between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1941, at -0.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Al 'Aziziyah?

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

Q: Has the climate of Al 'Aziziyah warmed?

Yes: Al 'Aziziyah warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Al 'Aziziyah?

The wettest day measured in Al 'Aziziyah between 1940 and 2025 was 20 October 1974, with 65 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Al 'Aziziyah?

The windiest day measured in Al 'Aziziyah between 1940 and 2025 was 23 March 1956, with winds reaching 57.5 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Al 'Aziziyah?

The warmest month in Al 'Aziziyah is August (28.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.7 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Al 'Aziziyah?

Al 'Aziziyah receives on average 160 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 33 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Al 'Aziziyah?

Al 'Aziziyah gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Al 'Aziziyah (Libya) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.5 °C and it receives 160 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 (28.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (11.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Al 'Aziziyah averages 0 frost days, 129 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 33 rainy days per year.

Al 'Aziziyah has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 46.7 °C (on 2 August 1955) and the coldest -0.9 °C (on 6 January 1941).

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 'AziziyahAl Jafarah

coords: 32.53°, 13.02°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

20.5°C

Average daily high

26.0°C

Average daily low

15.7°C

Annual rainfall

160mm

Sunshine / day

11.0h

Mean relative humidity

57%

Average peak wind

20.4km/h

Seasonal range

16.9°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

129 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

33 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

25.1 °C

Average feels-like low

14.3 °C

Average peak gust

35.7 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

112 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.7 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.3 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.58 · 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

46.7 °C

2 August 1955

Coldest day

-0.9 °C

6 January 1941

Wettest day

65 mm

20 October 1974

Windiest day

57.5 km/h

23 March 1956

Strongest gust

99.4 km/h

23 February 2006

Hottest feels-like

47.5 °C

29 June 2021

Coldest feels-like

-5.9 °C

19 December 1940

Snowiest day

0.3 cm

18 February 1979

Sunniest day

13.9 h

16 June 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	44.4 °C25 July 2025	6.0 °C29 December 2025	22.1 °C	91 mm	154	0
2024	44.6 °C10 June 2024	6.3 °C1 February 2024	22.7 °C	134 mm	156	0
2023	44.8 °C25 July 2023	5.3 °C25 January 2023	21.4 °C	119 mm	125	0
2022	44.0 °C18 August 2022	4.5 °C28 January 2022	21.6 °C	128 mm	134	0
2021	43.7 °C5 August 2021	2.5 °C5 January 2021	22.2 °C	35 mm	143	0
2020	44.5 °C14 May 2020	4.7 °C9 January 2020	21.6 °C	137 mm	138	0
2019	43.6 °C24 June 2019	3.6 °C17 February 2019	21.2 °C	219 mm	136	0
2018	43.5 °C23 July 2018	3.7 °C30 December 2018	21.6 °C	144 mm	134	0
2017	43.2 °C12 May 2017	3.2 °C19 January 2017	20.6 °C	220 mm	115	0
2016	45.3 °C16 June 2016	5.6 °C21 January 2016	22.2 °C	64 mm	148	0
2015	42.5 °C13 June 2015	4.0 °C8 February 2015	21.1 °C	121 mm	139	0
2014	44.0 °C3 August 2014	4.9 °C2 January 2014	22.0 °C	159 mm	149	0
2013	43.1 °C6 June 2013	4.5 °C15 December 2013	21.9 °C	113 mm	147	0
2012	42.6 °C20 May 2012	1.9 °C9 February 2012	21.6 °C	130 mm	171	0
2011	45.9 °C22 July 2011	5.7 °C21 December 2011	20.9 °C	159 mm	123	0
2010	42.7 °C10 June 2010	4.4 °C18 December 2010	22.3 °C	103 mm	142	0
2009	44.7 °C8 July 2009	5.0 °C17 February 2009	21.5 °C	111 mm	139	0
2008	45.1 °C13 July 2008	3.3 °C19 February 2008	21.5 °C	190 mm	153	0
2007	44.4 °C20 June 2007	3.4 °C20 December 2007	21.6 °C	146 mm	139	0
2006	43.1 °C15 August 2006	2.1 °C7 January 2006	21.3 °C	204 mm	137	0
2005	43.4 °C26 July 2005	3.1 °C18 February 2005	21.2 °C	134 mm	128	0
2004	42.3 °C11 August 2004	3.4 °C2 February 2004	21.2 °C	125 mm	142	0
2003	43.9 °C30 June 2003	4.0 °C8 February 2003	21.5 °C	170 mm	155	0
2002	43.8 °C14 July 2002	2.7 °C9 January 2002	21.3 °C	172 mm	131	0
2001	42.9 °C19 July 2001	4.8 °C4 February 2001	21.6 °C	144 mm	142	0
2000	44.0 °C11 July 2000	3.4 °C23 February 2000	20.9 °C	116 mm	126	0
1999	43.8 °C18 May 1999	0.5 °C2 February 1999	22.0 °C	184 mm	157	0
1998	43.0 °C5 September 1998	4.8 °C12 March 1998	20.6 °C	194 mm	132	0
1997	45.3 °C24 July 1997	4.5 °C30 December 1997	20.8 °C	185 mm	124	0
1996	44.2 °C22 August 1996	3.6 °C29 December 1996	20.9 °C	157 mm	114	0
1995	45.4 °C26 June 1995	3.3 °C15 January 1995	20.6 °C	206 mm	118	0
1994	41.7 °C18 August 1994	5.3 °C1 February 1994	21.0 °C	212 mm	134	0
1993	43.9 °C3 July 1993	4.3 °C26 February 1993	20.7 °C	109 mm	133	0
1992	41.3 °C23 June 1992	3.1 °C7 January 1992	19.9 °C	109 mm	116	0
1991	42.8 °C31 July 1991	4.1 °C17 February 1991	19.7 °C	234 mm	115	0
1990	43.2 °C5 June 1990	3.4 °C8 December 1990	21.1 °C	130 mm	146	0
1989	41.3 °C8 September 1989	4.4 °C7 March 1989	20.4 °C	128 mm	117	0
1988	46.2 °C1 July 1988	3.9 °C11 March 1988	20.9 °C	214 mm	138	0
1987	44.8 °C15 June 1987	2.6 °C21 January 1987	20.6 °C	137 mm	132	0
1986	41.0 °C14 July 1986	2.4 °C3 February 1986	19.9 °C	219 mm	116	0
1985	42.8 °C17 June 1985	2.3 °C11 January 1985	20.5 °C	114 mm	122	0
1984	43.3 °C13 August 1984	2.3 °C14 February 1984	19.9 °C	174 mm	117	0
1983	43.7 °C30 August 1983	3.1 °C6 February 1983	19.9 °C	126 mm	115	0
1982	43.4 °C24 June 1982	3.4 °C7 February 1982	20.5 °C	178 mm	131	0
1981	44.7 °C3 July 1981	1.0 °C10 January 1981	20.3 °C	130 mm	134	0
1980	43.3 °C13 June 1980	3.0 °C13 January 1980	19.4 °C	192 mm	104	0
1979	42.4 °C3 July 1979	2.1 °C18 January 1979	20.1 °C	169 mm	120	0
1978	46.1 °C20 June 1978	2.8 °C3 January 1978	20.0 °C	143 mm	105	0
1977	46.0 °C8 July 1977	3.0 °C19 January 1977	20.8 °C	147 mm	115	0
1976	42.0 °C14 September 1976	1.2 °C30 January 1976	19.2 °C	357 mm	104	0
1975	40.6 °C16 June 1975	3.0 °C4 December 1975	19.6 °C	170 mm	105	0
1974	44.0 °C26 June 1974	4.4 °C28 February 1974	19.3 °C	344 mm	104	0
1973	44.6 °C15 July 1973	3.0 °C3 March 1973	19.9 °C	199 mm	136	0
1972	43.5 °C14 June 1972	3.6 °C16 January 1972	19.8 °C	286 mm	107	0
1971	43.6 °C18 June 1971	3.7 °C4 January 1971	19.7 °C	187 mm	111	0
1970	43.0 °C24 June 1970	2.4 °C1 March 1970	20.0 °C	59 mm	104	0
1969	42.9 °C29 May 1969	2.9 °C12 December 1969	20.1 °C	167 mm	99	0
1968	44.8 °C11 August 1968	2.7 °C30 January 1968	20.2 °C	127 mm	112	0
1967	43.0 °C17 June 1967	2.3 °C19 January 1967	19.3 °C	156 mm	117	0
1966	44.8 °C27 August 1966	2.3 °C31 January 1966	20.0 °C	220 mm	116	0
1965	44.1 °C1 August 1965	1.8 °C11 February 1965	19.7 °C	136 mm	123	0
1964	45.2 °C15 August 1964	2.2 °C29 December 1964	20.0 °C	222 mm	126	0
1963	39.4 °C26 June 1963	2.6 °C30 January 1963	19.6 °C	196 mm	102	0
1962	42.8 °C13 July 1962	3.2 °C31 January 1962	19.4 °C	248 mm	89	0
1961	42.7 °C28 May 1961	3.2 °C26 February 1961	19.4 °C	159 mm	101	0
1960	45.3 °C12 August 1960	2.6 °C15 January 1960	20.7 °C	142 mm	137	0
1959	45.3 °C5 August 1959	2.6 °C20 January 1959	19.5 °C	121 mm	104	0
1958	44.8 °C3 July 1958	0.7 °C26 January 1958	20.3 °C	74 mm	124	0
1957	44.0 °C24 June 1957	1.3 °C5 March 1957	19.5 °C	220 mm	97	0
1956	45.2 °C21 July 1956	1.3 °C4 February 1956	19.6 °C	108 mm	122	0
1955	46.7 °C2 August 1955	4.8 °C3 March 1955	21.3 °C	185 mm	146	0
1954	45.9 °C5 July 1954	2.0 °C2 January 1954	19.4 °C	111 mm	107	0
1953	43.8 °C2 July 1953	0.8 °C16 January 1953	20.0 °C	171 mm	152	0
1952	43.7 °C17 June 1952	2.4 °C21 January 1952	20.7 °C	104 mm	153	0
1951	44.9 °C26 June 1951	2.4 °C8 January 1951	20.4 °C	150 mm	133	0
1950	41.5 °C8 August 1950	1.5 °C22 January 1950	19.6 °C	219 mm	136	0
1949	41.9 °C27 June 1949	1.6 °C30 January 1949	19.7 °C	150 mm	139	0
1948	44.4 °C11 July 1948	3.5 °C22 December 1948	19.9 °C	135 mm	131	0
1947	44.2 °C1 September 1947	2.3 °C27 December 1947	20.9 °C	106 mm	151	0
1946	42.7 °C16 June 1946	1.2 °C26 February 1946	20.9 °C	120 mm	164	0
1945	46.3 °C19 August 1945	0.9 °C24 February 1945	20.0 °C	186 mm	146	0
1944	45.6 °C10 August 1944	-0.4 °C10 January 1944	19.4 °C	205 mm	145	2
1943	43.2 °C7 July 1943	2.8 °C3 January 1943	19.8 °C	227 mm	138	0
1942	45.9 °C18 June 1942	0.4 °C4 January 1942	19.9 °C	145 mm	144	0
1941	44.7 °C4 August 1941	-0.9 °C6 January 1941	19.7 °C	122 mm	135	2
1940	44.7 °C23 June 1940	0.4 °C23 February 1940	19.5 °C	128 mm	138	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

27.5 °C

+1.5 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

154 d/yr

+25

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

91 mm

-69 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	18.1 °C	+1.9 °C	14 mm	-14 mm
Feb	19.2 °C	+1.2 °C	6 mm	-17 mm
Mar	25.9 °C	+4.8 °C	21 mm	-0 mm
Apr	26.4 °C	+1.1 °C	7 mm	-5 mm
May	29.8 °C	+0.5 °C	6 mm	+1 mm
Jun	33.9 °C	+0.7 °C	2 mm	+1 mm
Jul	36.2 °C	+1.8 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Aug	35.0 °C	+0.4 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Sep	32.9 °C	+0.7 °C	5 mm	-3 mm
Oct	28.7 °C	+1.0 °C	10 mm	-9 mm
Nov	23.7 °C	+1.5 °C	2 mm	-17 mm
Dec	19.1 °C	+1.6 °C	20 mm	-5 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

44.4 °C

25 Jul 2025

Coldest day

6.0 °C

29 Dec 2025

Wettest day

9.2 mm

31 Mar 2025

Windiest day

43.4 km/h

15 May 2025

Strongest gust

71.6 km/h

21 Apr 2025

Hottest feels-like

46.5 °C

24 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

2.5 °C

28 Nov 2025

Sunniest day

13.9 h

16 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Al 'Aziziyah?

Al 'Aziziyah has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.5 °C and it receives 160 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Al 'Aziziyah?

The hottest day measured in Al 'Aziziyah between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1955, reaching 46.7 °C.

What is the coldest day in Al 'Aziziyah?

The coldest day measured in Al 'Aziziyah between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1941, at -0.9 °C.

Does it snow in Al 'Aziziyah?

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

Has the climate of Al 'Aziziyah warmed?

Yes: Al 'Aziziyah warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Al 'Aziziyah?

The wettest day measured in Al 'Aziziyah between 1940 and 2025 was 20 October 1974, with 65 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Al 'Aziziyah?

The windiest day measured in Al 'Aziziyah between 1940 and 2025 was 23 March 1956, with winds reaching 57.5 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Al 'Aziziyah?

The warmest month in Al 'Aziziyah is August (28.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.7 °C).

How much does it rain in Al 'Aziziyah?

Al 'Aziziyah receives on average 160 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 33 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Al 'Aziziyah?

Al 'Aziziyah gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Al 'Aziziyah?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Al 'Aziziyah between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1979, with 0.3 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Al 'Aziziyah?

Yes: Al 'Aziziyah has on average 112 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Al 'Aziziyah?

In Al 'Aziziyah, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.5 °C on 29 June 2021, and the lowest was -5.9 °C on 19 December 1940.

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