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
19402025 · 86 yrs
BWhHot desertWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthDecemberDriest monthJuly

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

1940Each stripe is one year, from 1940 (left) to 2025 (right). Blue = colder than the period average, red = warmer.2025

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

YearHottest dayColdest dayAnnual meanRainfallHot daysFrost days
202546.0 °C25 July 20255.4 °C1 December 202522.4 °C78 mm1530
202444.3 °C28 June 20245.7 °C10 January 202422.8 °C93 mm1510
202347.2 °C25 July 20234.3 °C29 January 202322.0 °C106 mm1350
202246.3 °C18 August 20223.8 °C28 January 202222.4 °C42 mm1450
202146.1 °C30 June 20213.1 °C5 January 202122.6 °C52 mm1480
202046.3 °C14 May 20204.8 °C8 February 202021.9 °C87 mm1300
201944.5 °C14 July 20194.7 °C16 January 201921.4 °C177 mm1380
201844.7 °C22 July 20184.3 °C29 December 201821.7 °C109 mm1250
201745.2 °C12 May 20173.9 °C19 January 201720.9 °C223 mm1140
201647.2 °C16 June 20166.3 °C21 January 201622.4 °C42 mm1450
201545.4 °C13 June 20154.3 °C8 January 201521.3 °C97 mm1290
201444.2 °C7 July 20143.9 °C2 January 201422.1 °C82 mm1440
201344.7 °C6 June 20135.0 °C11 February 201322.0 °C61 mm1500
201244.3 °C12 July 20122.3 °C9 February 201221.8 °C61 mm1610
201146.5 °C22 July 20115.6 °C21 December 201121.1 °C114 mm1220
201045.6 °C10 June 20104.3 °C18 December 201022.4 °C63 mm1410
200943.1 °C7 July 20095.7 °C28 February 200921.7 °C58 mm1370
200846.4 °C13 July 20084.2 °C19 February 200821.6 °C124 mm1400
200745.5 °C20 June 20072.5 °C19 December 200721.7 °C109 mm1330
200643.6 °C23 June 20062.6 °C7 January 200621.5 °C142 mm1370
200545.4 °C10 July 20052.9 °C27 January 200521.3 °C119 mm1240
200443.0 °C10 August 20043.5 °C2 February 200421.4 °C90 mm1380
200345.1 °C30 June 20032.7 °C8 February 200321.8 °C147 mm1440
200244.7 °C2 July 20023.9 °C19 January 200221.6 °C136 mm1350
200145.2 °C10 July 20014.5 °C4 February 200122.0 °C76 mm1480
200045.8 °C11 July 20002.5 °C16 January 200021.3 °C69 mm1290
199945.0 °C8 August 19990.9 °C2 February 199922.1 °C149 mm1660
199845.0 °C5 September 19984.4 °C24 January 199821.0 °C108 mm1300
199747.0 °C24 July 19974.7 °C30 December 199721.2 °C145 mm1230
199646.1 °C7 July 19964.0 °C24 February 199621.1 °C117 mm1150
199547.4 °C26 June 19953.4 °C5 January 199520.8 °C167 mm1060
199442.8 °C18 August 19944.6 °C2 February 199421.3 °C114 mm1370
199345.6 °C22 June 19934.0 °C31 January 199321.0 °C85 mm1310
199243.1 °C6 July 19922.9 °C26 January 199220.3 °C84 mm1130
199145.4 °C31 July 19913.8 °C17 February 199120.2 °C106 mm1060
199042.6 °C20 June 19904.5 °C8 December 199021.2 °C101 mm1410
198943.2 °C7 August 19895.0 °C7 January 198920.8 °C63 mm1210
198845.7 °C5 July 19884.4 °C11 March 198821.1 °C190 mm1310
198746.6 °C15 June 19872.3 °C10 January 198720.9 °C60 mm1280
198640.3 °C14 July 19863.2 °C3 February 198620.3 °C130 mm1170
198543.9 °C17 June 19853.3 °C11 January 198520.7 °C70 mm1150
198444.9 °C13 August 19842.7 °C19 February 198420.0 °C142 mm1120
198345.4 °C30 August 19833.6 °C3 January 198320.4 °C69 mm1100
198244.6 °C24 June 19823.9 °C25 December 198220.8 °C125 mm1280
198146.0 °C3 July 19812.2 °C11 January 198120.5 °C56 mm1260
198044.9 °C23 June 19802.2 °C2 December 198019.6 °C131 mm980
197942.8 °C16 June 19792.2 °C18 January 197920.1 °C176 mm1140
197846.1 °C18 June 19784.5 °C3 January 197820.1 °C108 mm970
197747.1 °C8 July 19773.6 °C19 January 197720.8 °C74 mm1000
197641.3 °C16 August 19760.4 °C30 January 197619.2 °C324 mm930
197541.9 °C16 June 19753.0 °C4 December 197519.9 °C138 mm1040
197444.6 °C26 June 19743.8 °C11 February 197419.5 °C244 mm950
197346.3 °C15 July 19733.2 °C3 March 197319.9 °C150 mm1230
197244.2 °C14 June 19723.0 °C16 January 197219.8 °C257 mm910
197144.4 °C14 June 19712.2 °C4 January 197119.9 °C125 mm1100
197044.0 °C17 June 19702.1 °C1 March 197020.2 °C61 mm1020
196943.9 °C19 June 19692.1 °C12 December 196920.1 °C182 mm910
196846.9 °C11 August 19682.0 °C30 January 196820.4 °C98 mm980
196743.2 °C13 August 19671.5 °C24 December 196719.6 °C87 mm1070
196646.1 °C27 August 19663.2 °C31 January 196620.2 °C121 mm1080
196544.3 °C1 August 19652.1 °C11 February 196519.5 °C120 mm1040
196445.7 °C15 August 19642.8 °C29 December 196419.9 °C186 mm1160
196341.2 °C9 August 19632.1 °C30 January 196320.0 °C122 mm1040
196244.9 °C13 July 19622.9 °C22 November 196219.8 °C165 mm1000
196144.5 °C28 May 19613.4 °C7 January 196119.6 °C108 mm940
196047.3 °C2 July 19601.8 °C19 January 196020.5 °C122 mm1100
195945.9 °C5 August 19592.1 °C20 January 195919.6 °C81 mm1020
195844.8 °C10 June 19580.6 °C26 January 195820.0 °C64 mm1050
195744.5 °C24 June 1957-0.2 °C18 January 195719.4 °C186 mm881
195645.9 °C21 July 19560.0 °C5 February 195619.2 °C117 mm990
195547.3 °C2 August 19553.6 °C3 March 195520.7 °C104 mm1140
195446.3 °C5 July 19541.0 °C2 January 195419.1 °C99 mm870
195343.4 °C30 June 1953-0.9 °C24 January 195319.7 °C163 mm1281
195244.6 °C26 July 19521.2 °C27 January 195220.4 °C76 mm1420
195145.3 °C26 June 19511.0 °C20 December 195119.9 °C136 mm1080
195043.4 °C8 August 19501.1 °C21 January 195019.5 °C155 mm1270
194940.3 °C24 June 19491.6 °C10 February 194919.4 °C122 mm1150
194844.2 °C11 July 19482.2 °C22 December 194819.7 °C94 mm1120
194742.6 °C16 August 1947-0.2 °C27 December 194720.7 °C62 mm1331
194642.3 °C24 August 19461.0 °C26 February 194620.6 °C70 mm1490
194547.2 °C19 August 19450.2 °C7 January 194519.6 °C112 mm1300
194444.9 °C10 August 1944-0.6 °C10 January 194419.2 °C88 mm1283
194343.1 °C7 July 19432.4 °C1 February 194319.7 °C209 mm1230
194246.7 °C18 June 1942-1.5 °C5 January 194219.5 °C148 mm1224
194145.5 °C4 August 1941-2.5 °C6 January 194119.3 °C123 mm1144
194044.1 °C16 July 1940-1.8 °C21 December 194019.4 °C63 mm1263

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Across the whole year

Average daily high
27.6 °C
+1.7 °C
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
153 d/yr
+31
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
0
Annual rainfall
78 mm
-38 mm

Month by month

Highvs. normalPrecipitationvs. normal
Jan18.4 °C+1.7 °C25 mm+9 mm
Feb19.8 °C+1.3 °C4 mm-9 mm
Mar26.3 °C+4.9 °C13 mm-1 mm
Apr26.1 °C+1.0 °C4 mm-6 mm
May29.6 °C+1.0 °C4 mm-0 mm
Jun33.3 °C+1.1 °C0 mm-1 mm
Jul36.4 °C+2.5 °C0 mm-0 mm
Aug34.7 °C+0.5 °C0 mm-1 mm
Sep33.0 °C+1.0 °C2 mm-5 mm
Oct29.0 °C+1.2 °C10 mm-6 mm
Nov24.0 °C+1.6 °C2 mm-14 mm
Dec19.5 °C+1.7 °C15 mm-4 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day
46.0 °C
25 Jul 2025
Coldest day
5.4 °C
1 Dec 2025
Wettest day
13.5 mm
17 Jan 2025
Windiest day
45.1 km/h
21 Apr 2025
Strongest gust
69.1 km/h
21 Apr 2025
Hottest feels-like
45.8 °C
25 Jul 2025
Coldest feels-like
1.0 °C
1 Dec 2025
Sunniest day
13.7 h
15 Jun 2025

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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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