Misratah climate — normals and trends
Misratah (Libya) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.0 °C and it receives 231 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 (26.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (14.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Misratah averages 0 frost days, 9 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 43 rainy days per year.
Misratah 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 39.7 °C (on 2 September 1947) and the coldest 5.4 °C (on 12 January 1945).
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
MisratahMisratah
- coords
- 32.38°, 15.09°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.0°C
Average daily high
21.6°C
Average daily low
18.5°C
Annual rainfall
231mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
26.9km/h
Seasonal range
12.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
9 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
43 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
21.8 °C
Average feels-like low
17.5 °C
Average peak gust
36.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
150 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.51 · 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
39.7 °C
2 September 1947
Coldest day
5.4 °C
12 January 1945
Wettest day
102 mm
6 December 2008
Windiest day
77.2 km/h
21 January 1981
Strongest gust
113.8 km/h
9 December 1988
Hottest feels-like
41.2 °C
25 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
-3.7 °C
8 January 1981
Sunniest day
14.0 h
6 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 16 mm | -30 mm |
| Feb | 17.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 16 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 20.3 °C | +2.9 °C | 26 mm | +7 mm |
| Apr | 19.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 9 mm | +1 mm |
| May | 22.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 2 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 25.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 28.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 28.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 2 mm | +1 mm |
| Sep | 27.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 4 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 25.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 11 mm | -19 mm |
| Nov | 22.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 7 mm | -29 mm |
| Dec | 18.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 67 mm | +18 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Misratah?
Misratah has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.0 °C and it receives 231 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Misratah?
The hottest day measured in Misratah between 1940 and 2025 was 2 September 1947, reaching 39.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Misratah?
The coldest day measured in Misratah between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1945, at 5.4 °C.
Does it snow in Misratah?
Almost never: Misratah sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Misratah warmed?
Yes: Misratah warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Misratah?
The wettest day measured in Misratah between 1940 and 2025 was 6 December 2008, with 102 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Misratah?
The windiest day measured in Misratah between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1981, with winds reaching 77.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Misratah?
The warmest month in Misratah is August (26.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (14.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Misratah?
Misratah receives on average 231 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 43 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Misratah?
Misratah gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Misratah?
Yes: Misratah has on average 150 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Misratah?
In Misratah, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.2 °C on 25 July 2023, and the lowest was -3.7 °C on 8 January 1981.
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