Al Khums climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Al Khums?

Al Khums has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.9 °C and it receives 294 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Al Khums?

The hottest day measured in Al Khums between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 1945, reaching 38.8 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Al Khums?

The coldest day measured in Al Khums between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1981, at 6.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Al Khums?

Almost never: Al Khums sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Al Khums warmed?

Yes: Al Khums warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Al Khums?

The wettest day measured in Al Khums between 1940 and 2025 was 21 December 2017, with 97 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Al Khums?

The windiest day measured in Al Khums between 1940 and 2025 was 8 December 1988, with winds reaching 87.2 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Al Khums?

The warmest month in Al Khums is August (26.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (14.4 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Al Khums?

Al Khums receives on average 294 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 47 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Al Khums?

Al Khums gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Al Khums (Libya) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.9 °C and it receives 294 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 (14.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Al Khums averages 0 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 47 rainy days per year.

Al Khums 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 38.8 °C (on 19 August 1945) and the coldest 6.4 °C (on 9 January 1981).

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 KhumsAl Marqab

coords: 32.65°, 14.26°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BShHot semi-aridWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthDecemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

19.9°C

Average daily high

21.3°C

Average daily low

18.7°C

Annual rainfall

294mm

Sunshine / day

11.1h

Mean relative humidity

73%

Average peak wind

28.2km/h

Seasonal range

12.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

8 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

47 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

21.4 °C

Average feels-like low

17.1 °C

Average peak gust

38.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

152 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.0 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.4 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.54 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

38.8 °C

19 August 1945

Coldest day

6.4 °C

9 January 1981

Wettest day

97 mm

21 December 2017

Windiest day

87.2 km/h

8 December 1988

Strongest gust

132.5 km/h

8 December 1988

Hottest feels-like

41.4 °C

19 August 1945

Coldest feels-like

-3.3 °C

8 January 1981

Sunniest day

14.0 h

30 May 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	32.4 °C26 July 2025	12.0 °C14 January 2025	21.3 °C	176 mm	14
2024	32.1 °C5 September 2024	12.4 °C25 December 2024	21.5 °C	295 mm	17
2023	37.4 °C25 July 2023	11.6 °C27 January 2023	21.0 °C	213 mm	20
2022	33.8 °C18 August 2022	11.0 °C25 January 2022	20.9 °C	209 mm	17
2021	35.0 °C5 August 2021	11.3 °C15 February 2021	21.0 °C	99 mm	25
2020	35.5 °C19 June 2020	11.3 °C6 February 2020	20.6 °C	270 mm	21
2019	33.8 °C15 July 2019	8.5 °C24 February 2019	20.2 °C	325 mm	8
2018	33.5 °C23 July 2018	11.3 °C12 February 2018	20.7 °C	193 mm	8
2017	31.6 °C8 September 2017	10.6 °C11 January 2017	20.2 °C	359 mm	7
2016	32.3 °C28 May 2016	10.8 °C17 January 2016	21.0 °C	147 mm	13
2015	32.2 °C9 October 2015	8.1 °C1 January 2015	20.3 °C	205 mm	13
2014	34.5 °C23 September 2014	7.3 °C31 December 2014	20.8 °C	250 mm	20
2013	32.3 °C16 September 2013	10.3 °C14 February 2013	20.6 °C	160 mm	11
2012	31.7 °C15 August 2012	7.5 °C6 February 2012	20.4 °C	157 mm	13
2011	36.4 °C23 July 2011	11.4 °C27 February 2011	20.1 °C	305 mm	11
2010	31.3 °C12 October 2010	10.8 °C17 December 2010	20.9 °C	166 mm	7
2009	32.0 °C9 July 2009	10.7 °C23 February 2009	20.3 °C	260 mm	7
2008	31.7 °C14 September 2008	9.9 °C18 February 2008	20.4 °C	348 mm	9
2007	33.3 °C21 August 2007	11.7 °C22 March 2007	20.4 °C	292 mm	8
2006	33.9 °C13 August 2006	10.0 °C7 February 2006	20.3 °C	350 mm	8
2005	31.2 °C10 July 2005	8.8 °C27 January 2005	20.0 °C	265 mm	8
2004	33.0 °C11 August 2004	10.2 °C29 December 2004	20.1 °C	209 mm	4
2003	33.2 °C29 June 2003	9.3 °C1 February 2003	20.6 °C	272 mm	16
2002	33.7 °C3 July 2002	10.4 °C22 February 2002	20.4 °C	315 mm	14
2001	34.0 °C24 September 2001	10.8 °C2 February 2001	20.6 °C	347 mm	9
2000	35.2 °C1 September 2000	10.4 °C25 February 2000	20.1 °C	192 mm	11
1999	33.1 °C20 September 1999	8.3 °C31 January 1999	20.7 °C	246 mm	11
1998	34.3 °C6 October 1998	10.5 °C27 March 1998	20.0 °C	301 mm	9
1997	33.0 °C28 June 1997	11.0 °C1 April 1997	20.0 °C	238 mm	10
1996	34.3 °C8 July 1996	9.5 °C27 December 1996	19.9 °C	279 mm	14
1995	35.3 °C27 June 1995	8.3 °C15 January 1995	19.9 °C	349 mm	11
1994	31.0 °C25 August 1994	9.7 °C6 February 1994	20.1 °C	328 mm	3
1993	31.1 °C6 July 1993	9.4 °C27 February 1993	19.8 °C	188 mm	3
1992	31.5 °C30 August 1992	10.1 °C28 January 1992	19.5 °C	231 mm	3
1991	32.4 °C29 September 1991	10.9 °C15 February 1991	19.6 °C	404 mm	6
1990	31.8 °C8 October 1990	11.9 °C13 January 1990	20.2 °C	330 mm	3
1989	33.0 °C8 September 1989	10.3 °C16 February 1989	19.9 °C	199 mm	4
1988	31.3 °C15 September 1988	11.1 °C7 March 1988	19.9 °C	378 mm	2
1987	32.8 °C30 September 1987	8.5 °C17 January 1987	19.7 °C	176 mm	7
1986	31.0 °C28 August 1986	8.0 °C26 December 1986	19.5 °C	399 mm	1
1985	30.6 °C28 April 1985	9.1 °C18 January 1985	19.8 °C	222 mm	1
1984	31.4 °C9 August 1984	9.0 °C12 January 1984	19.2 °C	326 mm	6
1983	32.4 °C31 August 1983	8.8 °C21 January 1983	19.4 °C	264 mm	4
1982	31.6 °C5 August 1982	9.5 °C25 December 1982	19.9 °C	394 mm	13
1981	32.4 °C24 August 1981	6.4 °C9 January 1981	19.6 °C	348 mm	3
1980	30.2 °C9 July 1980	10.0 °C19 December 1980	19.3 °C	356 mm	1
1979	32.1 °C24 September 1979	7.2 °C18 February 1979	19.7 °C	173 mm	3
1978	35.1 °C19 June 1978	10.3 °C6 January 1978	19.2 °C	350 mm	6
1977	35.2 °C10 July 1977	11.1 °C8 January 1977	19.9 °C	245 mm	7
1976	31.1 °C23 August 1976	8.3 °C28 January 1976	19.0 °C	479 mm	5
1975	33.5 °C30 August 1975	9.2 °C27 February 1975	19.3 °C	329 mm	3
1974	31.2 °C27 June 1974	11.2 °C14 March 1974	19.2 °C	378 mm	4
1973	32.9 °C24 September 1973	8.8 °C1 March 1973	19.6 °C	387 mm	13
1972	33.2 °C31 July 1972	10.2 °C27 January 1972	19.4 °C	361 mm	6
1971	32.5 °C15 September 1971	9.7 °C5 February 1971	19.7 °C	389 mm	6
1970	31.5 °C16 July 1970	10.3 °C28 February 1970	20.0 °C	98 mm	7
1969	33.0 °C25 August 1969	10.2 °C3 January 1969	19.9 °C	284 mm	7
1968	36.6 °C11 August 1968	10.0 °C12 January 1968	19.8 °C	272 mm	13
1967	30.7 °C9 August 1967	10.3 °C8 January 1967	19.5 °C	346 mm	1
1966	36.3 °C27 August 1966	10.6 °C9 January 1966	19.9 °C	369 mm	16
1965	32.6 °C21 July 1965	9.0 °C11 February 1965	19.4 °C	280 mm	7
1964	34.2 °C14 August 1964	10.0 °C6 January 1964	19.8 °C	520 mm	6
1963	32.5 °C16 June 1963	8.9 °C27 January 1963	19.9 °C	319 mm	6
1962	34.5 °C12 July 1962	7.8 °C3 February 1962	19.7 °C	513 mm	4
1961	32.4 °C28 May 1961	10.0 °C20 December 1961	19.6 °C	478 mm	1
1960	31.6 °C3 July 1960	8.1 °C15 January 1960	19.9 °C	220 mm	8
1959	33.8 °C5 August 1959	10.0 °C18 February 1959	19.2 °C	334 mm	5
1958	34.7 °C27 June 1958	8.6 °C28 February 1958	19.6 °C	185 mm	7
1957	33.5 °C23 June 1957	10.6 °C17 January 1957	19.2 °C	438 mm	6
1956	33.6 °C23 July 1956	8.4 °C4 February 1956	19.3 °C	287 mm	7
1955	35.6 °C27 July 1955	10.5 °C1 March 1955	20.2 °C	211 mm	13
1954	31.7 °C5 July 1954	8.6 °C3 February 1954	19.1 °C	226 mm	2
1953	30.5 °C14 October 1953	8.3 °C14 January 1953	19.4 °C	380 mm	3
1952	32.9 °C6 September 1952	8.7 °C20 January 1952	20.1 °C	279 mm	11
1951	35.6 °C26 June 1951	10.2 °C4 January 1951	19.8 °C	377 mm	4
1950	31.1 °C8 August 1950	9.5 °C21 January 1950	19.8 °C	338 mm	2
1949	30.7 °C29 June 1949	9.2 °C3 February 1949	19.4 °C	256 mm	1
1948	31.2 °C11 July 1948	9.9 °C22 January 1948	19.5 °C	279 mm	2
1947	35.2 °C31 August 1947	10.1 °C2 January 1947	20.3 °C	229 mm	17
1946	32.2 °C25 August 1946	10.3 °C29 December 1946	20.1 °C	315 mm	4
1945	38.8 °C19 August 1945	7.7 °C2 January 1945	19.6 °C	365 mm	12
1944	32.8 °C20 May 1944	8.6 °C27 March 1944	19.2 °C	403 mm	2
1943	33.8 °C7 July 1943	8.3 °C3 January 1943	19.7 °C	269 mm	4
1942	34.4 °C18 June 1942	8.0 °C19 February 1942	19.4 °C	353 mm	5
1941	34.4 °C6 August 1941	7.8 °C6 February 1941	19.1 °C	279 mm	6
1940	32.0 °C4 July 1940	8.0 °C19 December 1940	19.2 °C	358 mm	6

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

22.7 °C

+1.4 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

14 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

176 mm

-118 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	17.5 °C	+1.7 °C	25 mm	-35 mm
Feb	17.0 °C	+1.0 °C	14 mm	-24 mm
Mar	20.2 °C	+3.2 °C	32 mm	+8 mm
Apr	19.6 °C	+0.9 °C	15 mm	+5 mm
May	22.4 °C	+1.5 °C	5 mm	-0 mm
Jun	25.0 °C	+1.1 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Jul	28.2 °C	+2.0 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Aug	28.4 °C	+0.9 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Sep	27.7 °C	+0.9 °C	3 mm	-9 mm
Oct	25.4 °C	+1.0 °C	10 mm	-26 mm
Nov	22.2 °C	+1.3 °C	9 mm	-34 mm
Dec	18.4 °C	+1.1 °C	63 mm	-1 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

32.4 °C

26 Jul 2025

Coldest day

12.0 °C

14 Jan 2025

Wettest day

36.8 mm

6 Dec 2025

Windiest day

52.4 km/h

6 Dec 2025

Strongest gust

76.0 km/h

6 Dec 2025

Hottest feels-like

38.4 °C

21 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

6.2 °C

14 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

14.0 h

8 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Al Khums?

Al Khums has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.9 °C and it receives 294 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Al Khums?

The hottest day measured in Al Khums between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 1945, reaching 38.8 °C.

What is the coldest day in Al Khums?

The coldest day measured in Al Khums between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1981, at 6.4 °C.

Does it snow in Al Khums?

Almost never: Al Khums sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Al Khums warmed?

Yes: Al Khums warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Al Khums?

The wettest day measured in Al Khums between 1940 and 2025 was 21 December 2017, with 97 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Al Khums?

The windiest day measured in Al Khums between 1940 and 2025 was 8 December 1988, with winds reaching 87.2 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Al Khums?

The warmest month in Al Khums is August (26.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (14.4 °C).

How much does it rain in Al Khums?

Al Khums receives on average 294 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 47 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Al Khums?

Al Khums 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 Khums?

Yes: Al Khums has on average 152 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Al Khums?

In Al Khums, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.4 °C on 19 August 1945, and the lowest was -3.3 °C on 8 January 1981.

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