Al Ghurayfah climate — normals and trends
Al Ghurayfah (Libya) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.7 °C and it receives 11 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 June (31.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (10.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Al Ghurayfah averages 5 frost days, 190 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 3 rainy days per year.
Al Ghurayfah has warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.38 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 12 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 47.1 °C (on 22 June 2010) and the coldest -7.9 °C (on 20 December 1940).
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 GhurayfahWadi al Hayat
- coords
- 26.52°, 13.01°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.7°C
Average daily high
29.1°C
Average daily low
15.6°C
Annual rainfall
11mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
31%
Average peak wind
20.8km/h
Seasonal range
20.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
5 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
190 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
3 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
26.3 °C
Average feels-like low
12.0 °C
Average peak gust
35.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
145 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.2 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.79 · 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
47.1 °C
22 June 2010
Coldest day
-7.9 °C
20 December 1940
Wettest day
24 mm
21 December 1943
Windiest day
64.7 km/h
14 March 1962
Strongest gust
97.6 km/h
7 February 1996
Hottest feels-like
45.2 °C
5 July 2021
Coldest feels-like
-12.6 °C
20 December 1940
Sunniest day
13.1 h
15 June 2025
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 | 19.8 °C | +2.6 °C | 2 mm | +1 mm |
| Feb | 21.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 1 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 30.2 °C | +5.0 °C | 4 mm | +3 mm |
| Apr | 32.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 36.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 37.9 °C | -0.3 °C | 4 mm | +3 mm |
| Jul | 40.2 °C | +2.5 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 39.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 36.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 31.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 25.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 19.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 5 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Al Ghurayfah?
Al Ghurayfah has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.7 °C and it receives 11 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Al Ghurayfah?
The hottest day measured in Al Ghurayfah between 1940 and 2025 was 22 June 2010, reaching 47.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Al Ghurayfah?
The coldest day measured in Al Ghurayfah between 1940 and 2025 was 20 December 1940, at -7.9 °C.
Does it snow in Al Ghurayfah?
Almost never: Al Ghurayfah sees virtually no snow, with about 5 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Al Ghurayfah warmed?
Yes: Al Ghurayfah warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Al Ghurayfah?
The wettest day measured in Al Ghurayfah between 1940 and 2025 was 21 December 1943, with 24 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Al Ghurayfah?
The windiest day measured in Al Ghurayfah between 1940 and 2025 was 14 March 1962, with winds reaching 64.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Al Ghurayfah?
The warmest month in Al Ghurayfah is June (31.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Al Ghurayfah?
Al Ghurayfah receives on average 11 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 3 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Al Ghurayfah?
Al Ghurayfah gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Al Ghurayfah?
Yes: Al Ghurayfah has on average 145 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Al Ghurayfah?
In Al Ghurayfah, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.2 °C on 5 July 2021, and the lowest was -12.6 °C on 20 December 1940.
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