Wādī 'Utbah climate — normals and trends
Wādī 'Utbah (Libya) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.0 °C and it receives 8 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 (31.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (10.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Wādī 'Utbah averages 13 frost days, 191 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 2 rainy days per year.
Wādī 'Utbah has warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.38 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 25 to 1 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.4 °C (on 22 June 2010) and the coldest -8.2 °C (on 20 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
Wādī 'UtbahMurzuq District
- coords
- 26.10°, 13.56°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.0°C
Average daily high
29.1°C
Average daily low
14.4°C
Annual rainfall
8mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
32%
Average peak wind
19.8km/h
Seasonal range
21.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
13 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
191 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
2 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
26.4 °C
Average feels-like low
10.8 °C
Average peak gust
31.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
127 d/yr
Solar radiation
23.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.2 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.80 · 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
-8.2 °C
20 December 1940
Wettest day
23 mm
21 December 1943
Windiest day
59.5 km/h
7 February 1996
Strongest gust
87.1 km/h
7 February 1996
Hottest feels-like
44.6 °C
13 June 2018
Coldest feels-like
-13.1 °C
22 December 1940
Sunniest day
13.1 h
21 June 1940
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 | 19.8 °C | +2.7 °C | 1 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 21.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 30.3 °C | +5.0 °C | 2 mm | +1 mm |
| Apr | 32.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 36.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 38.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 1 mm | +1 mm |
| Jul | 40.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 39.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 36.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 31.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 25.6 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 19.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 2 mm | +0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Wādī 'Utbah?
Wādī 'Utbah has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.0 °C and it receives 8 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Wādī 'Utbah?
The hottest day measured in Wādī 'Utbah between 1940 and 2025 was 22 June 2010, reaching 46.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Wādī 'Utbah?
The coldest day measured in Wādī 'Utbah between 1940 and 2025 was 20 December 1940, at -8.2 °C.
Does it snow in Wādī 'Utbah?
Almost never: Wādī 'Utbah sees virtually no snow, with about 13 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Wādī 'Utbah warmed?
Yes: Wādī 'Utbah warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Wādī 'Utbah?
The wettest day measured in Wādī 'Utbah between 1940 and 2025 was 21 December 1943, with 23 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Wādī 'Utbah?
The windiest day measured in Wādī 'Utbah between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1996, with winds reaching 59.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Wādī 'Utbah?
The warmest month in Wādī 'Utbah is June (31.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Wādī 'Utbah?
Wādī 'Utbah receives on average 8 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 2 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Wādī 'Utbah?
Wādī 'Utbah gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Wādī 'Utbah?
Yes: Wādī 'Utbah has on average 127 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Wādī 'Utbah?
In Wādī 'Utbah, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.6 °C on 13 June 2018, and the lowest was -13.1 °C on 22 December 1940.
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