Mizdah climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Mizdah?

Mizdah has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.7 °C and it receives 60 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mizdah?

The hottest day measured in Mizdah between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 2023, reaching 45.2 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Mizdah?

The coldest day measured in Mizdah between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1941, at -7.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Mizdah?

Almost never: Mizdah sees virtually no snow, with about 5 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Mizdah warmed?

Yes: Mizdah warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Mizdah?

The wettest day measured in Mizdah between 1940 and 2025 was 20 September 1988, with 43 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Mizdah?

The windiest day measured in Mizdah between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 2006, with winds reaching 75.0 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Mizdah?

The warmest month in Mizdah is July (27.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Mizdah?

Mizdah receives on average 60 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 13 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Mizdah?

Mizdah gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Mizdah (Libya) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.7 °C and it receives 60 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 July (27.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (8.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.

Mizdah averages 5 frost days, 123 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 13 rainy days per year.

Mizdah has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 14 to 0 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 45.2 °C (on 30 July 2023) and the coldest -7.3 °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

MizdahJabal al Gharbi

coords: 31.45°, 12.99°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthMarchDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

18.7°C

Average daily high

24.9°C

Average daily low

12.9°C

Annual rainfall

60mm

Sunshine / day

11.0h

Mean relative humidity

52%

Average peak wind

22.9km/h

Seasonal range

18.9°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

5 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

123 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

13 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.1 cm

Average feels-like high

22.3 °C

Average feels-like low

10.5 °C

Average peak gust

37.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

67 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.6 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.7 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.75 · 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

45.2 °C

30 July 2023

Coldest day

-7.3 °C

6 January 1941

Wettest day

43 mm

20 September 1988

Windiest day

75.0 km/h

23 February 2006

Strongest gust

115.2 km/h

23 February 2006

Hottest feels-like

43.8 °C

15 June 1997

Coldest feels-like

-12.4 °C

21 December 1940

Snowiest day

2.4 cm

18 December 1962

Sunniest day

13.7 h

16 June 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	43.8 °C26 July 2025	2.9 °C28 November 2025	20.2 °C	65 mm	143	0
2024	44.4 °C11 June 2024	1.5 °C10 January 2024	21.0 °C	30 mm	150	0
2023	45.2 °C30 July 2023	0.7 °C20 January 2023	20.0 °C	31 mm	123	0
2022	41.7 °C1 July 2022	1.0 °C26 January 2022	20.3 °C	33 mm	139	0
2021	44.0 °C4 July 2021	2.2 °C17 February 2021	20.8 °C	9 mm	150	0
2020	41.3 °C14 May 2020	0.7 °C28 December 2020	19.9 °C	45 mm	144	0
2019	42.7 °C15 July 2019	0.7 °C16 January 2019	19.5 °C	72 mm	128	0
2018	42.8 °C23 July 2018	1.2 °C14 January 2018	20.3 °C	63 mm	135	0
2017	41.7 °C25 July 2017	-0.9 °C11 January 2017	19.0 °C	97 mm	118	1
2016	42.4 °C17 June 2016	1.3 °C19 January 2016	20.5 °C	19 mm	151	0
2015	41.7 °C25 June 2015	0.0 °C7 February 2015	19.4 °C	63 mm	134	0
2014	43.3 °C4 August 2014	0.5 °C31 December 2014	20.2 °C	57 mm	142	0
2013	40.8 °C6 June 2013	-0.4 °C11 February 2013	19.9 °C	50 mm	150	1
2012	41.6 °C13 July 2012	-3.0 °C10 February 2012	19.6 °C	34 mm	153	8
2011	43.0 °C23 July 2011	0.1 °C21 December 2011	18.8 °C	65 mm	121	0
2010	42.6 °C17 June 2010	0.2 °C18 December 2010	20.6 °C	32 mm	135	0
2009	42.6 °C8 July 2009	0.2 °C16 February 2009	19.5 °C	50 mm	130	0
2008	42.0 °C11 July 2008	0.9 °C13 December 2008	19.7 °C	119 mm	141	0
2007	42.8 °C2 July 2007	-1.1 °C19 December 2007	19.7 °C	56 mm	130	2
2006	42.8 °C17 August 2006	0.7 °C6 January 2006	19.3 °C	130 mm	124	0
2005	42.3 °C28 July 2005	-1.3 °C18 February 2005	19.3 °C	75 mm	123	5
2004	41.7 °C12 August 2004	0.2 °C2 February 2004	19.1 °C	122 mm	121	0
2003	41.9 °C1 July 2003	-1.8 °C8 February 2003	19.6 °C	68 mm	140	2
2002	42.5 °C11 August 2002	0.8 °C6 January 2002	19.6 °C	75 mm	133	0
2001	41.6 °C10 July 2001	-0.4 °C4 February 2001	20.1 °C	17 mm	151	1
2000	41.4 °C12 July 2000	-0.7 °C16 January 2000	19.4 °C	29 mm	127	1
1999	43.2 °C14 June 1999	-1.8 °C2 February 1999	20.2 °C	82 mm	152	3
1998	42.5 °C8 September 1998	0.9 °C11 December 1998	19.2 °C	66 mm	131	0
1997	43.3 °C28 June 1997	1.0 °C30 December 1997	19.2 °C	43 mm	124	0
1996	42.5 °C7 July 1996	-0.1 °C24 February 1996	19.4 °C	62 mm	124	2
1995	42.7 °C27 June 1995	-0.7 °C15 January 1995	19.1 °C	70 mm	127	2
1994	41.7 °C18 August 1994	1.2 °C1 February 1994	19.3 °C	63 mm	132	0
1993	41.9 °C23 June 1993	-1.2 °C26 February 1993	19.3 °C	27 mm	135	1
1992	41.2 °C7 July 1992	0.5 °C3 February 1992	18.5 °C	45 mm	122	0
1991	40.5 °C26 July 1991	0.7 °C17 February 1991	18.4 °C	104 mm	114	0
1990	40.4 °C12 June 1990	1.8 °C15 December 1990	19.5 °C	61 mm	144	0
1989	39.6 °C11 September 1989	1.5 °C6 March 1989	19.0 °C	36 mm	122	0
1988	43.9 °C18 June 1988	1.8 °C18 December 1988	19.2 °C	107 mm	130	0
1987	41.5 °C14 June 1987	-1.4 °C10 January 1987	19.0 °C	55 mm	131	2
1986	40.8 °C15 July 1986	0.3 °C30 December 1986	18.5 °C	62 mm	115	0
1985	41.5 °C20 June 1985	0.2 °C18 January 1985	19.0 °C	50 mm	115	0
1984	41.6 °C14 August 1984	-1.2 °C18 February 1984	18.5 °C	43 mm	115	3
1983	41.6 °C28 June 1983	-0.7 °C3 January 1983	18.5 °C	21 mm	118	2
1982	40.4 °C14 July 1982	-0.6 °C25 December 1982	18.6 °C	87 mm	131	1
1981	41.8 °C2 July 1981	-3.6 °C11 January 1981	18.9 °C	15 mm	131	8
1980	42.9 °C14 June 1980	-0.2 °C5 January 1980	17.9 °C	68 mm	110	4
1979	40.7 °C7 August 1979	-2.4 °C18 January 1979	18.3 °C	52 mm	107	1
1978	43.1 °C25 June 1978	1.6 °C11 January 1978	18.2 °C	69 mm	98	0
1977	43.1 °C8 July 1977	-1.3 °C14 January 1977	19.2 °C	24 mm	118	2
1976	40.7 °C28 August 1976	-1.3 °C30 January 1976	17.3 °C	214 mm	89	2
1975	41.0 °C16 June 1975	0.0 °C13 January 1975	18.2 °C	70 mm	110	0
1974	41.9 °C28 June 1974	-0.5 °C10 February 1974	18.0 °C	121 mm	110	1
1973	42.6 °C22 June 1973	-1.0 °C3 March 1973	18.3 °C	45 mm	130	5
1972	42.8 °C3 August 1972	-0.7 °C23 January 1972	18.0 °C	169 mm	107	1
1971	41.4 °C5 July 1971	-1.7 °C4 March 1971	18.2 °C	61 mm	110	3
1970	41.9 °C24 June 1970	-2.2 °C1 March 1970	18.4 °C	23 mm	111	1
1969	40.8 °C13 June 1969	-2.3 °C12 December 1969	18.5 °C	122 mm	107	3
1968	42.5 °C10 August 1968	-0.9 °C15 January 1968	18.6 °C	48 mm	112	3
1967	41.2 °C17 June 1967	-2.7 °C8 January 1967	17.8 °C	40 mm	98	6
1966	42.1 °C21 July 1966	-1.4 °C9 January 1966	18.2 °C	55 mm	105	2
1965	41.5 °C24 July 1965	-2.8 °C12 February 1965	17.7 °C	51 mm	103	7
1964	41.1 °C15 August 1964	-2.3 °C29 December 1964	18.3 °C	51 mm	113	4
1963	41.5 °C15 June 1963	-2.0 °C30 January 1963	18.3 °C	70 mm	104	6
1962	41.2 °C13 July 1962	-0.1 °C2 February 1962	18.2 °C	71 mm	110	1
1961	41.3 °C27 May 1961	-0.2 °C2 January 1961	18.0 °C	61 mm	107	2
1960	42.7 °C11 August 1960	-3.1 °C20 January 1960	19.0 °C	62 mm	128	7
1959	43.2 °C5 August 1959	-1.5 °C1 February 1959	17.9 °C	34 mm	117	8
1958	42.2 °C3 July 1958	-1.9 °C29 January 1958	18.4 °C	37 mm	119	5
1957	39.9 °C24 June 1957	-2.3 °C4 March 1957	17.7 °C	130 mm	100	7
1956	41.1 °C28 June 1956	-4.2 °C9 February 1956	17.6 °C	48 mm	116	16
1955	43.1 °C2 August 1955	-0.6 °C3 March 1955	19.2 °C	45 mm	134	1
1954	42.5 °C1 July 1954	-2.7 °C4 February 1954	17.2 °C	49 mm	105	15
1953	42.2 °C7 July 1953	-4.8 °C24 January 1953	17.7 °C	53 mm	127	19
1952	43.2 °C28 July 1952	-3.9 °C21 January 1952	18.4 °C	34 mm	138	25
1951	40.2 °C26 June 1951	-2.3 °C3 January 1951	18.3 °C	51 mm	120	7
1950	40.2 °C23 June 1950	-2.5 °C12 December 1950	17.4 °C	63 mm	124	14
1949	41.0 °C29 June 1949	-2.8 °C6 March 1949	17.5 °C	39 mm	109	8
1948	40.5 °C2 June 1948	-3.0 °C24 January 1948	17.8 °C	28 mm	119	8
1947	41.4 °C2 September 1947	-4.2 °C27 December 1947	18.5 °C	31 mm	114	20
1946	39.7 °C27 August 1946	-3.8 °C24 February 1946	18.5 °C	27 mm	136	8
1945	42.1 °C21 August 1945	-5.2 °C12 January 1945	17.6 °C	57 mm	122	27
1944	41.1 °C11 August 1944	-3.8 °C12 January 1944	17.2 °C	56 mm	123	26
1943	39.4 °C8 July 1943	-1.4 °C31 January 1943	17.5 °C	107 mm	108	6
1942	41.4 °C18 June 1942	-5.1 °C13 January 1942	17.8 °C	60 mm	123	22
1941	41.1 °C13 July 1941	-7.3 °C6 January 1941	17.5 °C	41 mm	118	36
1940	42.9 °C24 June 1940	-7.2 °C21 December 1940	17.2 °C	24 mm	109	29

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

26.0 °C

+1.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

143 d/yr

+20

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

-5

Annual rainfall

65 mm

+5 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	15.9 °C	+1.8 °C	8 mm	+1 mm
Feb	16.1 °C	-0.2 °C	4 mm	-2 mm
Mar	23.4 °C	+3.6 °C	13 mm	+3 mm
Apr	25.1 °C	+0.6 °C	13 mm	+7 mm
May	30.0 °C	+1.1 °C	4 mm	-1 mm
Jun	33.1 °C	-0.1 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Jul	36.3 °C	+1.6 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Aug	35.5 °C	+1.1 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Sep	32.3 °C	+1.1 °C	2 mm	-3 mm
Oct	27.1 °C	+1.1 °C	2 mm	-6 mm
Nov	21.4 °C	+1.2 °C	0 mm	-5 mm
Dec	15.2 °C	+0.1 °C	20 mm	+13 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

43.8 °C

26 Jul 2025

Coldest day

2.9 °C

28 Nov 2025

Wettest day

10.9 mm

7 Apr 2025

Windiest day

50.7 km/h

15 May 2025

Strongest gust

78.1 km/h

15 May 2025

Hottest feels-like

41.7 °C

26 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

-2.4 °C

28 Nov 2025

Sunniest day

13.7 h

16 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Mizdah?

Mizdah has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.7 °C and it receives 60 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mizdah?

The hottest day measured in Mizdah between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 2023, reaching 45.2 °C.

What is the coldest day in Mizdah?

The coldest day measured in Mizdah between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1941, at -7.3 °C.

Does it snow in Mizdah?

Almost never: Mizdah sees virtually no snow, with about 5 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Mizdah warmed?

Yes: Mizdah warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Mizdah?

The wettest day measured in Mizdah between 1940 and 2025 was 20 September 1988, with 43 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Mizdah?

The windiest day measured in Mizdah between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 2006, with winds reaching 75.0 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Mizdah?

The warmest month in Mizdah is July (27.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Mizdah?

Mizdah receives on average 60 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 13 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Mizdah?

Mizdah gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Mizdah?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Mizdah between 1940 and 2025 was 18 December 1962, with 2.4 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Mizdah?

Yes: Mizdah has on average 67 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mizdah?

In Mizdah, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.8 °C on 15 June 1997, and the lowest was -12.4 °C on 21 December 1940.

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