Benghazi climate — normals and trends
Benghazi (Libya) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.2 °C and it receives 192 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 (26.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (13.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Benghazi averages 0 frost days, 30 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 38 rainy days per year.
Benghazi has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.0 °C (on 11 August 2002) and the coldest 4.7 °C (on 26 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
BenghaziBanghazi
- coords
- 32.11°, 20.07°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.2°C
Average daily high
23.0°C
Average daily low
17.7°C
Annual rainfall
192mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
25.3km/h
Seasonal range
12.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
30 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
38 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
22.4 °C
Average feels-like low
16.3 °C
Average peak gust
38.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
139 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.56 · 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
37.0 °C
11 August 2002
Coldest day
4.7 °C
26 December 1967
Wettest day
51 mm
17 December 1985
Windiest day
72.1 km/h
8 February 1996
Strongest gust
108.7 km/h
17 January 1985
Hottest feels-like
39.5 °C
7 August 2018
Coldest feels-like
-1.8 °C
26 December 1967
Sunniest day
13.5 h
4 July 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 6 mm | -39 mm |
| Feb | 17.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 4 mm | -25 mm |
| Mar | 22.0 °C | +3.5 °C | 7 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 21.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 7 mm | +2 mm |
| May | 25.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 28.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 30.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 30.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 29.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 25.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 5 mm | -8 mm |
| Nov | 22.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 14 mm | -12 mm |
| Dec | 18.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 54 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Benghazi?
Benghazi has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.2 °C and it receives 192 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Benghazi?
The hottest day measured in Benghazi between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 2002, reaching 37.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Benghazi?
The coldest day measured in Benghazi between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1967, at 4.7 °C.
Does it snow in Benghazi?
Almost never: Benghazi sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Benghazi warmed?
Yes: Benghazi warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Benghazi?
The wettest day measured in Benghazi between 1940 and 2025 was 17 December 1985, with 51 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Benghazi?
The windiest day measured in Benghazi between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1996, with winds reaching 72.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Benghazi?
The warmest month in Benghazi is August (26.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Benghazi?
Benghazi receives on average 192 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 38 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Benghazi?
Benghazi gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Benghazi?
Yes: Benghazi has on average 139 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Benghazi?
In Benghazi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.5 °C on 7 August 2018, and the lowest was -1.8 °C on 26 December 1967.
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