Al Bayda' climate — normals and trends
Al Bayda' (Libya) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.6 °C and it receives 296 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 (22.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Al Bayda' averages 0 frost days, 35 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 63 rainy days per year.
Al Bayda' has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.3 °C (on 13 June 2024) and the coldest -0.6 °C (on 2 January 1942).
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 Bayda'Al Jabal al Akhdar
- coords
- 32.76°, 21.76°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.6°C
Average daily high
21.6°C
Average daily low
12.4°C
Annual rainfall
296mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
17.7km/h
Seasonal range
13.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
35 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
63 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.2 cm
Average feels-like high
20.4 °C
Average feels-like low
10.9 °C
Average peak gust
41.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
17 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · p = < 0.001
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
42.3 °C
13 June 2024
Coldest day
-0.6 °C
2 January 1942
Wettest day
67 mm
10 September 2023
Windiest day
53.5 km/h
17 March 2003
Strongest gust
109.8 km/h
17 March 2003
Hottest feels-like
42.7 °C
12 August 1968
Coldest feels-like
-6.6 °C
22 February 1940
Snowiest day
2.2 cm
18 February 2008
Sunniest day
13.4 h
24 June 2021
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16.9 °C | +3.6 °C | 14 mm | -42 mm |
| Feb | 14.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 18 mm | -30 mm |
| Mar | 21.4 °C | +4.8 °C | 27 mm | -13 mm |
| Apr | 20.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 16 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 27.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 20 mm | +9 mm |
| Jun | 29.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 31.4 °C | +3.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 30.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 2 mm | +0 mm |
| Sep | 28.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 2 mm | -10 mm |
| Oct | 24.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 14 mm | -13 mm |
| Nov | 21.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 31 mm | +0 mm |
| Dec | 16.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 45 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Al Bayda'?
Al Bayda' has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.6 °C and it receives 296 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Al Bayda'?
The hottest day measured in Al Bayda' between 1940 and 2025 was 13 June 2024, reaching 42.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Al Bayda'?
The coldest day measured in Al Bayda' between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1942, at -0.6 °C.
Does it snow in Al Bayda'?
Almost never: Al Bayda' sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Al Bayda' warmed?
Yes: Al Bayda' warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Al Bayda'?
The wettest day measured in Al Bayda' between 1940 and 2025 was 10 September 2023, with 67 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Al Bayda'?
The windiest day measured in Al Bayda' between 1940 and 2025 was 17 March 2003, with winds reaching 53.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Al Bayda'?
The warmest month in Al Bayda' is August (22.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Al Bayda'?
Al Bayda' receives on average 296 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 63 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Al Bayda'?
Al Bayda' gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Al Bayda'?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Al Bayda' between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 2008, with 2.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Al Bayda'?
Yes: Al Bayda' has on average 17 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Al Bayda'?
In Al Bayda', between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.7 °C on 12 August 1968, and the lowest was -6.6 °C on 22 February 1940.
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