Al Jumayl climate — normals and trends
Al Jumayl (Libya) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.6 °C and it receives 116 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 (28.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (12.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Al Jumayl averages 0 frost days, 122 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 26 rainy days per year.
Al Jumayl has warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.34 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 47.4 °C (on 26 June 1995) and the coldest -2.5 °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 JumaylAn Nuqat al Khams
- coords
- 32.85°, 12.06°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.6°C
Average daily high
25.9°C
Average daily low
16.0°C
Annual rainfall
116mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
60%
Average peak wind
24.0km/h
Seasonal range
16.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
122 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
26 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
24.9 °C
Average feels-like low
14.6 °C
Average peak gust
38.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
121 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.9 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.76 · 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
47.4 °C
26 June 1995
Coldest day
-2.5 °C
6 January 1941
Wettest day
41 mm
28 October 2019
Windiest day
71.3 km/h
12 December 1967
Strongest gust
104.4 km/h
12 December 1967
Hottest feels-like
48.9 °C
29 June 2021
Coldest feels-like
-7.9 °C
7 January 1941
Sunniest day
13.7 h
18 June 1940
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 | 18.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 25 mm | +9 mm |
| Feb | 19.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 4 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 26.3 °C | +4.9 °C | 13 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 26.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 4 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 29.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 4 mm | -0 mm |
| Jun | 33.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 36.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 34.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 33.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 2 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 29.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 10 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 24.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 2 mm | -14 mm |
| Dec | 19.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 15 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Al Jumayl?
Al Jumayl has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.6 °C and it receives 116 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Al Jumayl?
The hottest day measured in Al Jumayl between 1940 and 2025 was 26 June 1995, reaching 47.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Al Jumayl?
The coldest day measured in Al Jumayl between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1941, at -2.5 °C.
Does it snow in Al Jumayl?
Almost never: Al Jumayl sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Al Jumayl warmed?
Yes: Al Jumayl warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Al Jumayl?
The wettest day measured in Al Jumayl between 1940 and 2025 was 28 October 2019, with 41 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Al Jumayl?
The windiest day measured in Al Jumayl between 1940 and 2025 was 12 December 1967, with winds reaching 71.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Al Jumayl?
The warmest month in Al Jumayl is August (28.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Al Jumayl?
Al Jumayl receives on average 116 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 26 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Al Jumayl?
Al Jumayl gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Al Jumayl?
Yes: Al Jumayl has on average 121 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Al Jumayl?
In Al Jumayl, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.9 °C on 29 June 2021, and the lowest was -7.9 °C on 7 January 1941.
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