Al Burayqah climate — normals and trends
Al Burayqah (Libya) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.5 °C and it receives 176 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 (26.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (14.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Al Burayqah averages 0 frost days, 14 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 34 rainy days per year.
Al Burayqah has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.3 °C (on 26 July 1966) and the coldest 3.5 °C (on 25 December 1967).
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 BurayqahAl Wahat
- coords
- 30.41°, 19.57°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.5°C
Average daily high
22.2°C
Average daily low
19.0°C
Annual rainfall
176mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
27.6km/h
Seasonal range
11.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
14 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
34 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
22.3 °C
Average feels-like low
17.5 °C
Average peak gust
37.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
162 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.55 · 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
40.3 °C
26 July 1966
Coldest day
3.5 °C
25 December 1967
Wettest day
52 mm
7 January 1978
Windiest day
73.9 km/h
18 December 1962
Strongest gust
109.1 km/h
18 December 1962
Hottest feels-like
40.6 °C
27 July 2011
Coldest feels-like
-3.1 °C
9 January 1981
Sunniest day
13.4 h
4 July 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 12 mm | -38 mm |
| Feb | 17.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 2 mm | -21 mm |
| Mar | 21.1 °C | +2.8 °C | 1 mm | -12 mm |
| Apr | 20.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 7 mm | +4 mm |
| May | 25.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 2 mm | +1 mm |
| Jun | 25.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 27.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 28.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 27.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 25.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 5 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 22.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 11 mm | -14 mm |
| Dec | 18.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 52 mm | +5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Al Burayqah?
Al Burayqah has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.5 °C and it receives 176 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Al Burayqah?
The hottest day measured in Al Burayqah between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 1966, reaching 40.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Al Burayqah?
The coldest day measured in Al Burayqah between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1967, at 3.5 °C.
Does it snow in Al Burayqah?
Almost never: Al Burayqah sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Al Burayqah warmed?
Yes: Al Burayqah warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Al Burayqah?
The wettest day measured in Al Burayqah between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1978, with 52 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Al Burayqah?
The windiest day measured in Al Burayqah between 1940 and 2025 was 18 December 1962, with winds reaching 73.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Al Burayqah?
The warmest month in Al Burayqah is August (26.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (14.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Al Burayqah?
Al Burayqah receives on average 176 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 34 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Al Burayqah?
Al Burayqah gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Al Burayqah?
Yes: Al Burayqah has on average 162 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Al Burayqah?
In Al Burayqah, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.6 °C on 27 July 2011, and the lowest was -3.1 °C on 9 January 1981.
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