Sabha climate — normals and trends
Sabha (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 (31.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (10.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Sabha averages 5 frost days, 187 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 3 rainy days per year.
Sabha has warmed by +3.0 °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 12 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.4 °C (on 22 June 2010) and the coldest -7.5 °C (on 19 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
SabhaSabha District
- coords
- 27.04°, 14.43°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.4°C
Average daily high
28.8°C
Average daily low
15.5°C
Annual rainfall
11mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
33%
Average peak wind
21.6km/h
Seasonal range
20.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
5 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
187 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
3 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
26.3 °C
Average feels-like low
11.8 °C
Average peak gust
34.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
144 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.0 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.77 · 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
46.4 °C
22 June 2010
Coldest day
-7.5 °C
19 December 1940
Wettest day
22 mm
11 November 1954
Windiest day
61.7 km/h
11 May 1992
Strongest gust
90.4 km/h
11 May 1992
Hottest feels-like
45.6 °C
29 June 1997
Coldest feels-like
-12.2 °C
19 December 1940
Sunniest day
13.3 h
28 June 1942
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 | 20.2 °C | +3.2 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 21.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 29.6 °C | +4.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 31.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 36.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 37.5 °C | -0.4 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Jul | 39.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 39.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Sep | 36.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 31.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 25.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 19.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 3 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sabha?
Sabha 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 Sabha?
The hottest day measured in Sabha between 1940 and 2025 was 22 June 2010, reaching 46.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sabha?
The coldest day measured in Sabha between 1940 and 2025 was 19 December 1940, at -7.5 °C.
Does it snow in Sabha?
Almost never: Sabha sees virtually no snow, with about 5 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sabha warmed?
Yes: Sabha warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sabha?
The wettest day measured in Sabha between 1940 and 2025 was 11 November 1954, with 22 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sabha?
The windiest day measured in Sabha between 1940 and 2025 was 11 May 1992, with winds reaching 61.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sabha?
The warmest month in Sabha is June (31.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Sabha?
Sabha receives on average 11 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 3 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sabha?
Sabha gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sabha?
Yes: Sabha has on average 144 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sabha?
In Sabha, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.6 °C on 29 June 1997, and the lowest was -12.2 °C on 19 December 1940.
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