Tarhuna climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Tarhuna?

Tarhuna has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.2 °C and it receives 169 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Tarhuna between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 1959, reaching 45.7 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Tarhuna?

The coldest day measured in Tarhuna between 1940 and 2025 was 21 December 1940, at -1.5 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Tarhuna?

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

Q: Has the climate of Tarhuna warmed?

Yes: Tarhuna warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Tarhuna?

The wettest day measured in Tarhuna between 1940 and 2025 was 21 December 2017, with 73 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Tarhuna?

The windiest day measured in Tarhuna between 1940 and 2025 was 8 December 1988, with winds reaching 68.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Tarhuna?

The warmest month in Tarhuna is August (27.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Tarhuna?

Tarhuna receives on average 169 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 38 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Tarhuna?

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

Tarhuna (Libya) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.2 °C and it receives 169 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 (10.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Tarhuna averages 0 frost days, 105 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 38 rainy days per year.

Tarhuna has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 45.7 °C (on 5 August 1959) and the coldest -1.5 °C (on 21 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

TarhunaAl Marqab

coords: 32.44°, 13.63°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

19.2°C

Average daily high

24.6°C

Average daily low

14.6°C

Annual rainfall

169mm

Sunshine / day

11.0h

Mean relative humidity

61%

Average peak wind

23.0km/h

Seasonal range

16.3°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

105 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

38 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

23.1 °C

Average feels-like low

12.9 °C

Average peak gust

39.9 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

86 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.5 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.3 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.62 · 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

45.7 °C

5 August 1959

Coldest day

-1.5 °C

21 December 1940

Wettest day

73 mm

21 December 2017

Windiest day

68.4 km/h

8 December 1988

Strongest gust

117.4 km/h

5 April 1994

Hottest feels-like

47.0 °C

15 June 1987

Coldest feels-like

-7.2 °C

19 February 1942

Snowiest day

1.0 cm

18 February 1979

Sunniest day

14.0 h

19 June 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	42.9 °C25 July 2025	5.7 °C25 December 2025	20.8 °C	115 mm	135	0
2024	45.4 °C11 June 2024	6.3 °C1 February 2024	21.4 °C	130 mm	131	0
2023	44.2 °C25 July 2023	4.4 °C29 January 2023	20.5 °C	125 mm	107	0
2022	42.9 °C18 August 2022	5.5 °C28 January 2022	20.7 °C	132 mm	129	0
2021	43.5 °C5 August 2021	3.4 °C5 January 2021	21.2 °C	61 mm	118	0
2020	43.8 °C14 May 2020	2.9 °C8 February 2020	20.3 °C	168 mm	114	0
2019	43.5 °C28 July 2019	4.0 °C16 January 2019	19.9 °C	194 mm	117	0
2018	44.9 °C23 July 2018	5.3 °C16 January 2018	20.5 °C	161 mm	117	0
2017	43.5 °C12 May 2017	3.5 °C19 January 2017	19.4 °C	288 mm	97	0
2016	43.8 °C17 June 2016	5.1 °C20 February 2016	20.8 °C	73 mm	122	0
2015	40.2 °C25 June 2015	3.0 °C1 January 2015	19.7 °C	142 mm	119	0
2014	43.1 °C8 July 2014	3.4 °C31 December 2014	20.6 °C	147 mm	129	0
2013	42.5 °C6 June 2013	3.7 °C9 February 2013	20.5 °C	88 mm	127	0
2012	41.1 °C20 May 2012	1.1 °C9 February 2012	20.0 °C	117 mm	138	0
2011	44.8 °C23 July 2011	5.1 °C28 February 2011	19.4 °C	159 mm	98	0
2010	41.0 °C17 June 2010	2.8 °C11 January 2010	21.0 °C	85 mm	114	0
2009	43.6 °C8 July 2009	4.0 °C16 February 2009	19.9 °C	176 mm	115	0
2008	41.4 °C18 June 2008	2.8 °C19 February 2008	20.2 °C	218 mm	126	0
2007	43.3 °C20 June 2007	3.0 °C18 December 2007	20.1 °C	156 mm	113	0
2006	42.2 °C16 August 2006	4.0 °C7 January 2006	19.9 °C	219 mm	107	0
2005	42.4 °C10 July 2005	2.0 °C18 February 2005	19.8 °C	169 mm	103	0
2004	41.7 °C11 August 2004	4.2 °C2 February 2004	19.8 °C	184 mm	119	0
2003	43.6 °C30 June 2003	1.9 °C28 December 2003	20.1 °C	170 mm	127	0
2002	42.0 °C2 July 2002	3.8 °C9 January 2002	20.1 °C	200 mm	114	0
2001	42.1 °C24 September 2001	2.6 °C5 February 2001	20.3 °C	168 mm	116	0
2000	43.7 °C11 July 2000	3.1 °C27 February 2000	19.8 °C	110 mm	100	0
1999	43.3 °C8 June 1999	0.6 °C2 February 1999	20.7 °C	177 mm	129	0
1998	43.1 °C5 September 1998	3.9 °C29 March 1998	19.5 °C	190 mm	110	0
1997	44.8 °C28 June 1997	3.0 °C30 December 1997	19.7 °C	171 mm	100	0
1996	44.2 °C8 July 1996	2.7 °C29 December 1996	19.7 °C	201 mm	92	0
1995	45.4 °C27 June 1995	2.0 °C7 January 1995	19.5 °C	190 mm	98	0
1994	41.0 °C18 August 1994	5.0 °C2 February 1994	19.7 °C	221 mm	118	0
1993	43.1 °C6 July 1993	3.9 °C26 February 1993	19.6 °C	100 mm	112	0
1992	42.0 °C7 July 1992	4.6 °C31 December 1992	18.8 °C	156 mm	96	0
1991	40.3 °C29 September 1991	1.9 °C17 February 1991	18.7 °C	234 mm	96	0
1990	40.2 °C5 June 1990	3.8 °C8 December 1990	19.8 °C	180 mm	120	0
1989	42.5 °C12 September 1989	3.9 °C5 January 1989	19.2 °C	123 mm	84	0
1988	41.2 °C1 July 1988	4.1 °C27 February 1988	19.5 °C	213 mm	107	0
1987	44.4 °C15 June 1987	2.2 °C10 January 1987	19.4 °C	107 mm	107	0
1986	41.6 °C7 June 1986	2.9 °C14 February 1986	18.7 °C	201 mm	85	0
1985	42.2 °C17 June 1985	3.0 °C18 January 1985	19.3 °C	123 mm	93	0
1984	42.7 °C13 August 1984	1.4 °C19 February 1984	18.7 °C	153 mm	88	0
1983	42.8 °C30 August 1983	2.1 °C6 February 1983	18.8 °C	122 mm	97	0
1982	42.8 °C7 August 1982	3.1 °C5 March 1982	19.3 °C	202 mm	113	0
1981	42.2 °C10 July 1981	0.1 °C10 January 1981	19.1 °C	122 mm	98	0
1980	41.1 °C27 June 1980	2.7 °C2 December 1980	18.2 °C	185 mm	90	0
1979	41.1 °C3 July 1979	1.6 °C18 January 1979	18.9 °C	129 mm	96	0
1978	45.2 °C20 June 1978	3.6 °C1 December 1978	18.6 °C	215 mm	79	0
1977	45.0 °C8 July 1977	3.4 °C14 January 1977	19.6 °C	117 mm	101	0
1976	41.4 °C14 September 1976	-0.2 °C30 January 1976	17.8 °C	431 mm	80	1
1975	39.9 °C16 June 1975	3.1 °C13 January 1975	18.5 °C	141 mm	83	0
1974	42.5 °C26 June 1974	3.0 °C28 February 1974	18.3 °C	299 mm	77	0
1973	43.9 °C15 July 1973	1.8 °C3 March 1973	18.9 °C	181 mm	112	0
1972	43.1 °C15 June 1972	2.9 °C23 January 1972	18.6 °C	308 mm	91	0
1971	42.3 °C26 June 1971	2.1 °C4 March 1971	18.7 °C	185 mm	88	0
1970	40.1 °C9 June 1970	1.1 °C1 March 1970	19.0 °C	65 mm	81	0
1969	42.0 °C19 June 1969	2.1 °C23 December 1969	18.9 °C	205 mm	90	0
1968	44.7 °C11 August 1968	1.9 °C7 February 1968	19.1 °C	160 mm	95	0
1967	40.7 °C17 June 1967	1.4 °C19 January 1967	18.2 °C	189 mm	84	0
1966	44.2 °C27 August 1966	3.1 °C9 January 1966	19.0 °C	167 mm	97	0
1965	42.4 °C8 July 1965	1.6 °C11 February 1965	18.4 °C	156 mm	96	0
1964	43.3 °C14 August 1964	0.3 °C29 December 1964	18.8 °C	227 mm	103	0
1963	41.9 °C16 June 1963	2.1 °C30 January 1963	18.6 °C	202 mm	84	0
1962	42.6 °C13 July 1962	2.8 °C1 February 1962	18.6 °C	235 mm	75	0
1961	42.5 °C28 May 1961	1.3 °C2 January 1961	18.5 °C	190 mm	77	0
1960	44.8 °C12 August 1960	1.1 °C15 January 1960	19.7 °C	139 mm	112	0
1959	45.7 °C5 August 1959	1.2 °C1 February 1959	18.5 °C	142 mm	83	0
1958	43.4 °C3 July 1958	1.0 °C26 January 1958	19.0 °C	104 mm	98	0
1957	42.9 °C24 June 1957	2.3 °C5 March 1957	18.4 °C	248 mm	89	0
1956	43.9 °C21 July 1956	1.1 °C4 February 1956	18.3 °C	127 mm	90	0
1955	45.6 °C2 August 1955	3.4 °C17 March 1955	20.0 °C	143 mm	120	0
1954	44.3 °C5 July 1954	1.2 °C30 December 1954	18.1 °C	120 mm	89	0
1953	43.3 °C2 July 1953	-0.1 °C24 January 1953	18.5 °C	190 mm	115	1
1952	42.4 °C17 June 1952	1.4 °C22 January 1952	19.4 °C	106 mm	136	0
1951	43.7 °C26 June 1951	2.6 °C8 January 1951	19.0 °C	220 mm	101	0
1950	39.8 °C8 August 1950	1.1 °C12 December 1950	18.3 °C	206 mm	103	0
1949	39.2 °C29 June 1949	2.1 °C6 March 1949	18.3 °C	134 mm	96	0
1948	42.3 °C11 July 1948	2.1 °C24 January 1948	18.5 °C	145 mm	109	0
1947	42.6 °C1 September 1947	2.1 °C13 December 1947	19.6 °C	134 mm	116	0
1946	40.9 °C25 August 1946	2.8 °C25 February 1946	19.5 °C	137 mm	134	0
1945	45.5 °C19 August 1945	0.2 °C12 January 1945	18.6 °C	205 mm	117	0
1944	43.4 °C20 May 1944	-0.3 °C10 January 1944	18.0 °C	164 mm	102	1
1943	41.8 °C7 July 1943	1.4 °C3 January 1943	18.4 °C	255 mm	115	0
1942	44.3 °C18 June 1942	0.2 °C25 January 1942	18.5 °C	202 mm	110	0
1941	42.9 °C12 July 1941	-1.1 °C9 January 1941	18.4 °C	135 mm	112	4
1940	44.2 °C24 June 1940	-1.5 °C21 December 1940	18.2 °C	133 mm	112	2

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

26.1 °C

+1.5 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

135 d/yr

+30

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

115 mm

-54 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	17.0 °C	+1.8 °C	15 mm	-10 mm
Feb	17.8 °C	+0.9 °C	8 mm	-13 mm
Mar	24.0 °C	+4.3 °C	24 mm	+1 mm
Apr	24.3 °C	+0.6 °C	12 mm	-1 mm
May	28.6 °C	+0.9 °C	8 mm	+0 mm
Jun	32.2 °C	+0.6 °C	2 mm	+0 mm
Jul	34.8 °C	+1.8 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Aug	34.1 °C	+1.0 °C	1 mm	-1 mm
Sep	31.7 °C	+1.0 °C	5 mm	-7 mm
Oct	27.7 °C	+1.3 °C	9 mm	-13 mm
Nov	22.9 °C	+1.7 °C	3 mm	-16 mm
Dec	17.3 °C	+0.8 °C	28 mm	+5 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

42.9 °C

25 Jul 2025

Coldest day

5.7 °C

25 Dec 2025

Wettest day

8.6 mm

31 Mar 2025

Windiest day

44.0 km/h

15 May 2025

Strongest gust

78.1 km/h

15 May 2025

Hottest feels-like

43.8 °C

24 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

1.2 °C

28 Nov 2025

Sunniest day

14.0 h

9 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Tarhuna?

Tarhuna has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.2 °C and it receives 169 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tarhuna?

The hottest day measured in Tarhuna between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 1959, reaching 45.7 °C.

What is the coldest day in Tarhuna?

The coldest day measured in Tarhuna between 1940 and 2025 was 21 December 1940, at -1.5 °C.

Does it snow in Tarhuna?

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

Has the climate of Tarhuna warmed?

Yes: Tarhuna warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Tarhuna?

The wettest day measured in Tarhuna between 1940 and 2025 was 21 December 2017, with 73 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Tarhuna?

The windiest day measured in Tarhuna between 1940 and 2025 was 8 December 1988, with winds reaching 68.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Tarhuna?

The warmest month in Tarhuna is August (27.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Tarhuna?

Tarhuna receives on average 169 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 38 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Tarhuna?

Tarhuna 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 Tarhuna?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Tarhuna between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1979, with 1.0 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Tarhuna?

Yes: Tarhuna has on average 86 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tarhuna?

In Tarhuna, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.0 °C on 15 June 1987, and the lowest was -7.2 °C on 19 February 1942.

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