Qaryat Sulūq climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Qaryat Sulūq?

Qaryat Sulūq has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.2 °C and it receives 108 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Qaryat Sulūq?

The hottest day measured in Qaryat Sulūq between 1940 and 2025 was 29 May 1961, reaching 44.3 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Qaryat Sulūq?

The coldest day measured in Qaryat Sulūq between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1952, at 0.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Qaryat Sulūq?

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

Q: Has the climate of Qaryat Sulūq warmed?

Yes: Qaryat Sulūq warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Qaryat Sulūq?

The wettest day measured in Qaryat Sulūq between 1940 and 2025 was 17 December 1985, with 50 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Qaryat Sulūq?

The windiest day measured in Qaryat Sulūq between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1996, with winds reaching 76.5 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Qaryat Sulūq?

The warmest month in Qaryat Sulūq is August (27.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.4 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Qaryat Sulūq?

Qaryat Sulūq receives on average 108 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 27 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Qaryat Sulūq?

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

Qaryat Sulūq (Libya) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.2 °C and it receives 108 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 (27.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (12.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Qaryat Sulūq averages 0 frost days, 116 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 27 rainy days per year.

Qaryat Sulūq has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 44.3 °C (on 29 May 1961) and the coldest 0.9 °C (on 27 January 1952).

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

Qaryat SulūqBanghazi

coords: 31.67°, 20.25°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthDecemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

20.2°C

Average daily high

25.4°C

Average daily low

15.7°C

Annual rainfall

108mm

Sunshine / day

11.1h

Mean relative humidity

60%

Average peak wind

24.2km/h

Seasonal range

14.8°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

116 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

27 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

24.1 °C

Average feels-like low

14.1 °C

Average peak gust

40.6 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

108 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.9 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · 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

44.3 °C

29 May 1961

Coldest day

0.9 °C

27 January 1952

Wettest day

50 mm

17 December 1985

Windiest day

76.5 km/h

8 February 1996

Strongest gust

109.8 km/h

26 March 2015

Hottest feels-like

44.4 °C

27 June 1981

Coldest feels-like

-5.5 °C

10 January 1945

Sunniest day

13.5 h

7 July 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	41.3 °C24 May 2025	5.5 °C23 February 2025	21.4 °C	50 mm	149
2024	43.6 °C20 May 2024	4.2 °C20 February 2024	22.3 °C	76 mm	158
2023	42.4 °C24 July 2023	4.8 °C4 February 2023	21.4 °C	139 mm	114
2022	41.0 °C1 October 2022	4.3 °C10 February 2022	21.1 °C	107 mm	142
2021	43.4 °C3 August 2021	5.3 °C23 January 2021	21.9 °C	59 mm	148
2020	41.6 °C19 May 2020	3.6 °C10 January 2020	21.0 °C	98 mm	136
2019	39.5 °C14 June 2019	3.5 °C17 January 2019	20.9 °C	110 mm	142
2018	41.7 °C8 August 2018	4.5 °C19 January 2018	21.9 °C	68 mm	143
2017	42.3 °C2 July 2017	2.7 °C2 January 2017	20.4 °C	86 mm	126
2016	39.5 °C30 May 2016	4.3 °C30 December 2016	21.6 °C	40 mm	158
2015	38.6 °C17 June 2015	2.8 °C21 February 2015	20.6 °C	89 mm	119
2014	40.5 °C10 July 2014	6.4 °C13 March 2014	20.8 °C	97 mm	125
2013	43.2 °C28 May 2013	5.7 °C10 February 2013	21.2 °C	89 mm	141
2012	39.2 °C21 May 2012	4.3 °C2 March 2012	20.9 °C	111 mm	145
2011	41.8 °C7 June 2011	5.2 °C9 March 2011	20.1 °C	172 mm	105
2010	42.0 °C18 June 2010	4.2 °C5 February 2010	21.7 °C	45 mm	136
2009	39.3 °C17 September 2009	5.7 °C17 February 2009	20.9 °C	74 mm	121
2008	39.6 °C21 April 2008	4.3 °C30 January 2008	21.1 °C	73 mm	148
2007	43.6 °C25 June 2007	6.4 °C18 January 2007	20.9 °C	90 mm	116
2006	40.2 °C17 September 2006	4.1 °C14 January 2006	20.3 °C	88 mm	112
2005	42.5 °C18 May 2005	4.5 °C25 December 2005	20.4 °C	77 mm	115
2004	38.6 °C13 July 2004	5.2 °C19 February 2004	20.7 °C	76 mm	126
2003	39.4 °C10 September 2003	5.8 °C26 February 2003	20.8 °C	86 mm	140
2002	43.5 °C11 August 2002	3.8 °C3 January 2002	20.7 °C	85 mm	116
2001	39.8 °C23 May 2001	5.8 °C20 December 2001	20.7 °C	72 mm	119
2000	38.7 °C8 July 2000	4.7 °C21 January 2000	20.3 °C	84 mm	109
1999	40.3 °C20 May 1999	4.5 °C5 February 1999	21.0 °C	71 mm	129
1998	44.3 °C4 July 1998	5.1 °C20 March 1998	20.6 °C	102 mm	131
1997	42.2 °C29 June 1997	5.5 °C4 February 1997	20.1 °C	73 mm	111
1996	39.8 °C4 September 1996	5.1 °C18 January 1996	20.2 °C	159 mm	114
1995	44.2 °C13 June 1995	4.9 °C8 January 1995	20.4 °C	126 mm	119
1994	37.3 °C16 May 1994	5.5 °C5 December 1994	20.5 °C	159 mm	126
1993	39.9 °C2 June 1993	4.0 °C2 February 1993	20.4 °C	92 mm	121
1992	40.0 °C10 July 1992	5.3 °C2 January 1992	19.8 °C	73 mm	95
1991	40.7 °C20 June 1991	5.2 °C3 February 1991	20.1 °C	110 mm	97
1990	40.1 °C7 June 1990	4.5 °C8 February 1990	20.6 °C	59 mm	111
1989	38.6 °C9 September 1989	3.6 °C11 January 1989	20.3 °C	91 mm	125
1988	42.2 °C19 June 1988	5.7 °C28 December 1988	20.9 °C	141 mm	138
1987	39.6 °C24 July 1987	4.2 °C10 March 1987	19.9 °C	77 mm	107
1986	41.2 °C6 June 1986	6.6 °C10 December 1986	19.8 °C	209 mm	92
1985	37.5 °C20 May 1985	4.0 °C26 February 1985	20.2 °C	175 mm	103
1984	40.2 °C31 May 1984	4.5 °C20 February 1984	20.0 °C	71 mm	102
1983	38.7 °C22 June 1983	3.8 °C27 February 1983	19.7 °C	93 mm	97
1982	42.4 °C10 August 1982	4.3 °C5 February 1982	20.0 °C	98 mm	122
1981	42.7 °C27 June 1981	3.2 °C2 February 1981	20.4 °C	130 mm	113
1980	40.4 °C27 May 1980	4.9 °C6 January 1980	19.8 °C	62 mm	91
1979	40.2 °C17 June 1979	3.1 °C9 January 1979	20.3 °C	114 mm	109
1978	41.7 °C21 June 1978	4.9 °C9 January 1978	19.8 °C	138 mm	89
1977	39.7 °C28 July 1977	6.2 °C16 January 1977	20.4 °C	123 mm	112
1976	38.5 °C24 August 1976	1.9 °C10 February 1976	19.4 °C	167 mm	94
1975	39.9 °C17 June 1975	4.7 °C17 January 1975	19.5 °C	105 mm	89
1974	39.9 °C11 June 1974	5.3 °C15 January 1974	20.0 °C	122 mm	117
1973	41.9 °C22 June 1973	2.7 °C15 January 1973	19.9 °C	134 mm	120
1972	42.5 °C16 June 1972	5.3 °C24 January 1972	20.2 °C	144 mm	109
1971	42.4 °C17 June 1971	5.2 °C13 February 1971	19.9 °C	163 mm	102
1970	41.1 °C10 May 1970	5.4 °C26 January 1970	19.8 °C	83 mm	93
1969	43.8 °C14 June 1969	4.9 °C8 January 1969	20.1 °C	169 mm	101
1968	42.5 °C12 August 1968	5.2 °C29 January 1968	20.1 °C	147 mm	108
1967	41.9 °C18 June 1967	1.3 °C26 December 1967	19.4 °C	140 mm	102
1966	40.9 °C26 July 1966	5.7 °C7 January 1966	20.4 °C	117 mm	116
1965	40.7 °C4 June 1965	3.2 °C19 December 1965	19.6 °C	141 mm	114
1964	39.6 °C26 August 1964	3.5 °C28 January 1964	20.1 °C	59 mm	107
1963	41.2 °C16 June 1963	5.3 °C2 February 1963	20.1 °C	86 mm	116
1962	39.2 °C5 June 1962	6.0 °C9 February 1962	20.1 °C	199 mm	114
1961	44.3 °C29 May 1961	4.8 °C21 January 1961	19.4 °C	116 mm	95
1960	39.7 °C4 July 1960	4.8 °C17 January 1960	20.5 °C	99 mm	124
1959	40.9 °C7 June 1959	3.9 °C17 February 1959	19.4 °C	67 mm	82
1958	39.4 °C24 June 1958	3.8 °C28 January 1958	20.1 °C	51 mm	94
1957	40.1 °C27 May 1957	3.7 °C7 February 1957	19.7 °C	143 mm	88
1956	40.8 °C25 May 1956	4.8 °C11 February 1956	19.6 °C	88 mm	103
1955	41.6 °C5 June 1955	4.1 °C6 March 1955	20.7 °C	47 mm	124
1954	38.3 °C4 June 1954	3.4 °C17 January 1954	19.3 °C	166 mm	102
1953	40.6 °C8 June 1953	3.7 °C17 January 1953	19.3 °C	162 mm	111
1952	38.6 °C18 June 1952	0.9 °C27 January 1952	20.0 °C	132 mm	132
1951	39.9 °C9 May 1951	3.9 °C22 December 1951	20.0 °C	160 mm	113
1950	37.6 °C24 June 1950	2.0 °C15 January 1950	19.5 °C	94 mm	106
1949	38.7 °C25 June 1949	2.2 °C11 March 1949	19.2 °C	100 mm	88
1948	39.9 °C12 June 1948	4.0 °C13 January 1948	19.3 °C	108 mm	107
1947	39.4 °C2 September 1947	4.0 °C21 December 1947	20.3 °C	116 mm	120
1946	38.8 °C30 May 1946	3.7 °C4 January 1946	20.1 °C	123 mm	137
1945	41.8 °C15 August 1945	1.1 °C7 January 1945	19.5 °C	118 mm	127
1944	39.1 °C5 June 1944	2.2 °C30 March 1944	19.3 °C	180 mm	107
1943	37.8 °C22 July 1943	3.6 °C6 March 1943	19.4 °C	102 mm	105
1942	38.2 °C19 June 1942	2.7 °C7 January 1942	19.5 °C	119 mm	115
1941	41.7 °C15 June 1941	1.4 °C7 January 1941	19.5 °C	89 mm	115
1940	41.5 °C25 June 1940	3.3 °C12 March 1940	19.3 °C	153 mm	109

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

26.9 °C

+1.5 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

149 d/yr

+33

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

50 mm

-58 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	19.3 °C	+2.7 °C	3 mm	-20 mm
Feb	18.6 °C	+0.9 °C	4 mm	-13 mm
Mar	25.0 °C	+4.5 °C	4 mm	-8 mm
Apr	24.8 °C	0.0 °C	4 mm	-0 mm
May	30.3 °C	+1.4 °C	2 mm	-1 mm
Jun	33.0 °C	+1.0 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Jul	34.5 °C	+2.1 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Aug	33.9 °C	+1.3 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Sep	32.2 °C	+1.3 °C	0 mm	-3 mm
Oct	27.6 °C	+0.2 °C	3 mm	-4 mm
Nov	23.9 °C	+1.5 °C	6 mm	-7 mm
Dec	19.2 °C	+1.1 °C	23 mm	-2 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

41.3 °C

24 May 2025

Coldest day

5.5 °C

23 Feb 2025

Wettest day

9.6 mm

5 Dec 2025

Windiest day

45.7 km/h

15 May 2025

Strongest gust

70.9 km/h

17 Jan 2025

Hottest feels-like

39.9 °C

25 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

2.1 °C

23 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

13.5 h

4 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Qaryat Sulūq?

Qaryat Sulūq has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.2 °C and it receives 108 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Qaryat Sulūq?

The hottest day measured in Qaryat Sulūq between 1940 and 2025 was 29 May 1961, reaching 44.3 °C.

What is the coldest day in Qaryat Sulūq?

The coldest day measured in Qaryat Sulūq between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1952, at 0.9 °C.

Does it snow in Qaryat Sulūq?

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

Has the climate of Qaryat Sulūq warmed?

Yes: Qaryat Sulūq warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Qaryat Sulūq?

The wettest day measured in Qaryat Sulūq between 1940 and 2025 was 17 December 1985, with 50 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Qaryat Sulūq?

The windiest day measured in Qaryat Sulūq between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1996, with winds reaching 76.5 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Qaryat Sulūq?

The warmest month in Qaryat Sulūq is August (27.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.4 °C).

How much does it rain in Qaryat Sulūq?

Qaryat Sulūq receives on average 108 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 27 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Qaryat Sulūq?

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

Are there tropical nights in Qaryat Sulūq?

Yes: Qaryat Sulūq has on average 108 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Qaryat Sulūq?

In Qaryat Sulūq, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.4 °C on 27 June 1981, and the lowest was -5.5 °C on 10 January 1945.

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