Brak climate — normals and trends
Brak (Libya) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.4 °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 (31.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (10.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Brak averages 7 frost days, 189 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 3 rainy days per year.
Brak has warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.36 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 16 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 47.7 °C (on 5 July 2021) and the coldest -8.1 °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
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- coords
- 27.55°, 14.27°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.4°C
Average daily high
29.3°C
Average daily low
15.0°C
Annual rainfall
11mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
34%
Average peak wind
21.1km/h
Seasonal range
20.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
7 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
189 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
3 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
26.7 °C
Average feels-like low
11.6 °C
Average peak gust
34.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
134 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.1 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.80 · 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
47.7 °C
5 July 2021
Coldest day
-8.1 °C
20 December 1940
Wettest day
18 mm
6 November 1966
Windiest day
65.3 km/h
14 March 1962
Strongest gust
94.0 km/h
14 March 1962
Hottest feels-like
46.1 °C
19 June 1990
Coldest feels-like
-12.4 °C
20 December 1940
Sunniest day
13.3 h
30 June 1943
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 | 20.6 °C | +3.1 °C | 2 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 21.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 2 mm | +0 mm |
| Mar | 29.9 °C | +4.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 32.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 36.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 38.0 °C | -0.3 °C | 1 mm | +1 mm |
| Jul | 40.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 39.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 36.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 31.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 25.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 19.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 5 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Brak?
Brak has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.4 °C and it receives 11 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Brak?
The hottest day measured in Brak between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 2021, reaching 47.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Brak?
The coldest day measured in Brak between 1940 and 2025 was 20 December 1940, at -8.1 °C.
Does it snow in Brak?
Almost never: Brak sees virtually no snow, with about 7 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Brak warmed?
Yes: Brak warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Brak?
The wettest day measured in Brak between 1940 and 2025 was 6 November 1966, with 18 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Brak?
The windiest day measured in Brak between 1940 and 2025 was 14 March 1962, with winds reaching 65.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Brak?
The warmest month in Brak is June (31.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Brak?
Brak receives on average 11 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 3 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Brak?
Brak gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Brak?
Yes: Brak has on average 134 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Brak?
In Brak, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.1 °C on 19 June 1990, and the lowest was -12.4 °C on 20 December 1940.
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