Tobruk climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Tobruk?

Tobruk has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.5 °C and it receives 93 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Tobruk between 1940 and 2025 was 28 June 1988, reaching 42.3 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Tobruk?

The coldest day measured in Tobruk between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1945, at 1.7 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Tobruk?

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

Q: Has the climate of Tobruk warmed?

Yes: Tobruk warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Tobruk?

The wettest day measured in Tobruk between 1940 and 2025 was 9 May 2007, with 45 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Tobruk?

The windiest day measured in Tobruk between 1940 and 2025 was 29 February 1968, with winds reaching 74.2 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Tobruk?

The warmest month in Tobruk is August (25.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.0 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Tobruk?

Tobruk receives on average 93 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 22 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Tobruk?

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

Tobruk (Libya) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.5 °C and it receives 93 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 (25.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (13.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Tobruk averages 0 frost days, 26 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 22 rainy days per year.

Tobruk has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 42.3 °C (on 28 June 1988) and the coldest 1.7 °C (on 10 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

TobrukAl Butnan

coords: 32.09°, 23.95°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

19.5°C

Average daily high

23.0°C

Average daily low

16.5°C

Annual rainfall

93mm

Sunshine / day

11.0h

Mean relative humidity

67%

Average peak wind

25.3km/h

Seasonal range

12.9°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

26 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

22 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

22.0 °C

Average feels-like low

15.2 °C

Average peak gust

37.9 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

122 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.6 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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

42.3 °C

28 June 1988

Coldest day

1.7 °C

10 January 1945

Wettest day

45 mm

9 May 2007

Windiest day

74.2 km/h

29 February 1968

Strongest gust

111.6 km/h

29 February 1968

Hottest feels-like

42.2 °C

29 May 1961

Coldest feels-like

-4.3 °C

9 January 1981

Sunniest day

13.2 h

5 June 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	37.3 °C24 May 2025	7.6 °C25 February 2025	20.7 °C	60 mm	56
2024	40.4 °C20 August 2024	8.1 °C31 January 2024	21.2 °C	65 mm	106
2023	33.3 °C4 August 2023	8.2 °C23 January 2023	20.7 °C	105 mm	48
2022	36.4 °C5 April 2022	6.8 °C24 January 2022	20.2 °C	103 mm	31
2021	37.0 °C1 May 2021	7.1 °C16 February 2021	20.7 °C	73 mm	53
2020	35.5 °C26 September 2020	6.5 °C12 January 2020	20.0 °C	145 mm	47
2019	37.5 °C16 July 2019	5.5 °C18 January 2019	20.1 °C	71 mm	32
2018	35.8 °C24 July 2018	8.2 °C20 January 2018	20.9 °C	95 mm	30
2017	35.5 °C20 September 2017	5.1 °C9 January 2017	19.8 °C	80 mm	34
2016	35.6 °C13 May 2016	6.3 °C31 December 2016	20.7 °C	66 mm	33
2015	36.7 °C13 August 2015	5.8 °C3 January 2015	20.0 °C	114 mm	33
2014	37.8 °C11 July 2014	8.9 °C14 January 2014	20.4 °C	73 mm	32
2013	37.4 °C7 June 2013	7.0 °C10 February 2013	20.4 °C	32 mm	24
2012	35.6 °C21 May 2012	6.0 °C8 February 2012	20.1 °C	84 mm	45
2011	36.3 °C24 July 2011	8.6 °C10 March 2011	19.6 °C	114 mm	21
2010	38.9 °C15 May 2010	8.9 °C12 December 2010	20.9 °C	26 mm	41
2009	34.1 °C14 September 2009	7.4 °C17 February 2009	20.2 °C	44 mm	16
2008	38.1 °C21 April 2008	4.8 °C18 February 2008	20.4 °C	111 mm	29
2007	35.1 °C9 June 2007	7.8 °C7 February 2007	20.2 °C	103 mm	34
2006	35.0 °C10 August 2006	6.5 °C8 February 2006	19.7 °C	71 mm	26
2005	34.9 °C17 May 2005	6.2 °C21 January 2005	19.8 °C	84 mm	24
2004	35.5 °C28 July 2004	5.1 °C14 February 2004	20.0 °C	38 mm	27
2003	37.6 °C10 September 2003	6.8 °C25 February 2003	20.0 °C	62 mm	38
2002	40.0 °C12 August 2002	6.6 °C4 January 2002	20.1 °C	48 mm	37
2001	36.0 °C23 August 2001	7.0 °C21 December 2001	20.0 °C	52 mm	34
2000	34.7 °C2 September 2000	7.2 °C22 January 2000	19.6 °C	92 mm	20
1999	34.7 °C18 September 1999	7.4 °C7 February 1999	20.2 °C	38 mm	28
1998	35.9 °C14 September 1998	7.9 °C18 March 1998	19.9 °C	100 mm	38
1997	38.4 °C12 July 1997	7.7 °C5 February 1997	19.5 °C	84 mm	25
1996	37.7 °C5 September 1996	7.6 °C20 January 1996	19.5 °C	123 mm	26
1995	39.1 °C6 September 1995	6.5 °C7 January 1995	19.6 °C	66 mm	33
1994	37.0 °C18 May 1994	6.9 °C30 January 1994	19.7 °C	93 mm	24
1993	37.8 °C3 June 1993	7.5 °C19 February 1993	19.5 °C	90 mm	25
1992	35.0 °C11 July 1992	5.5 °C24 February 1992	19.1 °C	103 mm	18
1991	33.6 °C7 May 1991	7.3 °C23 December 1991	19.5 °C	160 mm	12
1990	36.4 °C30 May 1990	8.1 °C8 February 1990	20.0 °C	71 mm	15
1989	38.5 °C6 June 1989	7.2 °C25 January 1989	19.6 °C	70 mm	20
1988	42.3 °C28 June 1988	7.9 °C24 February 1988	19.8 °C	169 mm	33
1987	34.1 °C21 May 1987	5.4 °C8 March 1987	19.4 °C	50 mm	21
1986	34.6 °C6 June 1986	7.7 °C27 December 1986	19.6 °C	88 mm	19
1985	34.9 °C1 June 1985	7.6 °C24 December 1985	19.7 °C	126 mm	12
1984	35.7 °C21 May 1984	7.3 °C13 February 1984	19.4 °C	56 mm	19
1983	36.7 °C9 July 1983	6.5 °C5 February 1983	19.1 °C	87 mm	13
1982	37.8 °C7 October 1982	6.8 °C31 December 1982	19.4 °C	75 mm	23
1981	35.2 °C15 August 1981	4.2 °C30 January 1981	19.5 °C	52 mm	20
1980	37.4 °C30 May 1980	6.7 °C5 January 1980	19.2 °C	74 mm	16
1979	36.1 °C2 April 1979	5.9 °C16 January 1979	19.6 °C	84 mm	21
1978	36.4 °C6 September 1978	7.4 °C8 January 1978	19.1 °C	150 mm	16
1977	35.7 °C25 May 1977	7.0 °C3 March 1977	19.4 °C	136 mm	29
1976	34.7 °C11 September 1976	5.4 °C12 February 1976	18.8 °C	97 mm	12
1975	35.7 °C25 May 1975	6.6 °C14 January 1975	19.0 °C	102 mm	13
1974	37.6 °C17 June 1974	5.7 °C24 January 1974	19.2 °C	116 mm	14
1973	35.1 °C9 June 1973	6.2 °C20 December 1973	19.1 °C	76 mm	17
1972	37.5 °C15 June 1972	6.0 °C28 January 1972	19.4 °C	216 mm	35
1971	34.8 °C5 June 1971	6.8 °C19 January 1971	19.2 °C	106 mm	21
1970	38.9 °C11 May 1970	7.3 °C26 December 1970	19.3 °C	65 mm	20
1969	41.7 °C14 June 1969	5.8 °C5 January 1969	19.2 °C	212 mm	21
1968	40.3 °C13 August 1968	6.1 °C14 January 1968	19.4 °C	114 mm	30
1967	37.6 °C18 June 1967	4.4 °C26 December 1967	18.9 °C	152 mm	20
1966	34.9 °C17 June 1966	6.0 °C7 January 1966	19.8 °C	103 mm	29
1965	38.5 °C5 June 1965	6.3 °C9 February 1965	19.0 °C	103 mm	26
1964	34.8 °C29 May 1964	5.3 °C7 January 1964	19.3 °C	119 mm	16
1963	39.6 °C17 June 1963	5.4 °C27 January 1963	19.7 °C	98 mm	22
1962	35.3 °C3 June 1962	6.5 °C4 February 1962	19.6 °C	180 mm	16
1961	41.7 °C29 May 1961	7.3 °C2 March 1961	18.9 °C	163 mm	17
1960	37.6 °C4 July 1960	6.6 °C5 February 1960	19.8 °C	99 mm	27
1959	38.5 °C31 May 1959	4.9 °C29 January 1959	18.9 °C	100 mm	14
1958	36.1 °C11 July 1958	6.4 °C28 January 1958	19.6 °C	41 mm	19
1957	35.2 °C1 May 1957	6.4 °C4 March 1957	19.2 °C	157 mm	25
1956	35.5 °C2 June 1956	5.5 °C10 February 1956	19.0 °C	107 mm	23
1955	39.7 °C2 June 1955	7.3 °C3 January 1955	20.0 °C	41 mm	40
1954	36.4 °C4 June 1954	3.9 °C9 January 1954	18.7 °C	57 mm	16
1953	34.2 °C5 June 1953	4.9 °C8 March 1953	18.7 °C	127 mm	24
1952	34.5 °C25 July 1952	5.4 °C13 January 1952	19.2 °C	68 mm	25
1951	35.7 °C30 May 1951	5.8 °C25 January 1951	19.4 °C	57 mm	24
1950	33.6 °C3 September 1950	4.0 °C7 February 1950	18.9 °C	90 mm	13
1949	36.5 °C2 June 1949	4.6 °C5 March 1949	18.4 °C	122 mm	9
1948	37.6 °C13 June 1948	6.2 °C16 February 1948	18.6 °C	117 mm	17
1947	37.4 °C3 September 1947	5.2 °C23 January 1947	19.5 °C	62 mm	27
1946	35.1 °C24 May 1946	4.7 °C16 February 1946	19.3 °C	50 mm	39
1945	36.3 °C21 August 1945	1.7 °C10 January 1945	18.7 °C	96 mm	40
1944	37.2 °C20 June 1944	5.2 °C18 January 1944	18.8 °C	83 mm	21
1943	33.8 °C4 May 1943	4.9 °C7 March 1943	18.9 °C	122 mm	9
1942	37.0 °C30 April 1942	2.6 °C2 January 1942	19.0 °C	91 mm	18
1941	37.8 °C7 August 1941	3.0 °C31 December 1941	18.9 °C	87 mm	30
1940	37.3 °C9 June 1940	4.5 °C23 December 1940	18.9 °C	83 mm	26

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

24.3 °C

+1.3 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

56 d/yr

+30

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

60 mm

-33 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	18.6 °C	+2.3 °C	12 mm	-7 mm
Feb	16.3 °C	-0.9 °C	6 mm	-8 mm
Mar	22.0 °C	+3.0 °C	6 mm	-4 mm
Apr	21.4 °C	-0.3 °C	4 mm	-0 mm
May	27.1 °C	+2.7 °C	7 mm	+4 mm
Jun	28.0 °C	+0.8 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Jul	30.5 °C	+2.0 °C	0 mm	0 mm
Aug	30.3 °C	+1.3 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Sep	28.8 °C	+0.9 °C	0 mm	-2 mm
Oct	26.2 °C	+0.8 °C	9 mm	-1 mm
Nov	23.0 °C	+1.3 °C	7 mm	-5 mm
Dec	19.2 °C	+1.4 °C	9 mm	-10 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

37.3 °C

24 May 2025

Coldest day

7.6 °C

25 Feb 2025

Wettest day

8.3 mm

2 Oct 2025

Windiest day

51.2 km/h

16 May 2025

Strongest gust

70.9 km/h

16 May 2025

Hottest feels-like

38.4 °C

31 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

4.1 °C

22 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

13.2 h

4 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Tobruk?

Tobruk has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.5 °C and it receives 93 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tobruk?

The hottest day measured in Tobruk between 1940 and 2025 was 28 June 1988, reaching 42.3 °C.

What is the coldest day in Tobruk?

The coldest day measured in Tobruk between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1945, at 1.7 °C.

Does it snow in Tobruk?

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

Has the climate of Tobruk warmed?

Yes: Tobruk warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Tobruk?

The wettest day measured in Tobruk between 1940 and 2025 was 9 May 2007, with 45 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Tobruk?

The windiest day measured in Tobruk between 1940 and 2025 was 29 February 1968, with winds reaching 74.2 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Tobruk?

The warmest month in Tobruk is August (25.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.0 °C).

How much does it rain in Tobruk?

Tobruk receives on average 93 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 22 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Tobruk?

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

Are there tropical nights in Tobruk?

Yes: Tobruk has on average 122 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tobruk?

In Tobruk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.2 °C on 29 May 1961, and the lowest was -4.3 °C on 9 January 1981.

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