Yafran climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Yafran?

Yafran has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.0 °C and it receives 140 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Yafran between 1940 and 2025 was 11 June 2024, reaching 44.6 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Yafran?

The coldest day measured in Yafran between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1941, at -4.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Yafran?

Almost never: Yafran sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Yafran warmed?

Yes: Yafran warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Yafran?

The wettest day measured in Yafran between 1940 and 2025 was 20 September 1988, with 65 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Yafran?

The windiest day measured in Yafran between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 2006, with winds reaching 62.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Yafran?

The warmest month in Yafran is July (27.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.3 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Yafran?

Yafran receives on average 140 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 30 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Yafran?

Yafran gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Yafran (Libya) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.0 °C and it receives 140 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 July (27.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.

Yafran averages 1 frost days, 117 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 30 rainy days per year.

Yafran has warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.33 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 4 to 0 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 44.6 °C (on 11 June 2024) and the coldest -4.1 °C (on 8 January 1941).

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

YafranJabal al Gharbi

coords: 32.06°, 12.53°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthMarchDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

19.0°C

Average daily high

24.4°C

Average daily low

13.7°C

Annual rainfall

140mm

Sunshine / day

10.8h

Mean relative humidity

53%

Average peak wind

21.7km/h

Seasonal range

18.5°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

1 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

117 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

30 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.3 cm

Average feels-like high

22.4 °C

Average feels-like low

11.6 °C

Average peak gust

37.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

81 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.2 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.8 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.71 · 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

44.6 °C

11 June 2024

Coldest day

-4.1 °C

8 January 1941

Wettest day

65 mm

20 September 1988

Windiest day

62.7 km/h

23 February 2006

Strongest gust

107.6 km/h

23 February 2006

Hottest feels-like

44.8 °C

4 July 1988

Coldest feels-like

-9.7 °C

9 January 1981

Snowiest day

3.9 cm

4 February 1999

Sunniest day

13.7 h

16 June 2024

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	42.5 °C25 July 2025	3.4 °C11 February 2025	20.6 °C	78 mm	136	0
2024	44.6 °C11 June 2024	3.9 °C10 January 2024	21.3 °C	102 mm	147	0
2023	44.0 °C29 July 2023	2.6 °C29 January 2023	20.2 °C	134 mm	121	0
2022	41.7 °C1 July 2022	1.6 °C26 January 2022	20.6 °C	65 mm	131	0
2021	43.8 °C4 July 2021	1.7 °C5 January 2021	21.1 °C	35 mm	142	0
2020	42.0 °C14 May 2020	1.9 °C9 February 2020	20.2 °C	90 mm	129	0
2019	41.9 °C14 June 2019	0.9 °C16 January 2019	19.6 °C	201 mm	123	0
2018	43.2 °C23 July 2018	1.6 °C29 December 2018	20.2 °C	164 mm	123	0
2017	41.3 °C12 May 2017	1.8 °C7 January 2017	19.2 °C	236 mm	112	0
2016	42.9 °C16 June 2016	2.5 °C17 January 2016	20.7 °C	60 mm	143	0
2015	40.9 °C13 June 2015	1.3 °C9 January 2015	19.6 °C	87 mm	127	0
2014	43.7 °C3 August 2014	0.7 °C31 December 2014	20.5 °C	129 mm	140	0
2013	41.4 °C6 June 2013	1.2 °C11 February 2013	20.3 °C	97 mm	139	0
2012	41.3 °C12 July 2012	-0.9 °C9 February 2012	19.9 °C	117 mm	151	3
2011	43.3 °C23 July 2011	2.1 °C21 December 2011	19.0 °C	155 mm	114	0
2010	42.6 °C10 June 2010	1.8 °C11 January 2010	20.8 °C	94 mm	135	0
2009	43.2 °C8 July 2009	1.9 °C17 February 2009	19.9 °C	89 mm	126	0
2008	43.8 °C13 July 2008	1.9 °C19 February 2008	20.0 °C	181 mm	140	0
2007	42.3 °C20 June 2007	1.1 °C20 December 2007	20.0 °C	139 mm	128	0
2006	42.3 °C16 August 2006	1.1 °C7 January 2006	19.8 °C	219 mm	126	0
2005	42.8 °C28 July 2005	0.4 °C27 January 2005	19.7 °C	149 mm	118	0
2004	42.1 °C11 August 2004	2.0 °C6 January 2004	19.7 °C	121 mm	125	0
2003	42.5 °C3 July 2003	1.1 °C2 February 2003	19.9 °C	163 mm	137	0
2002	41.2 °C14 July 2002	0.8 °C9 January 2002	20.0 °C	134 mm	122	0
2001	42.5 °C10 July 2001	1.9 °C4 February 2001	20.3 °C	89 mm	142	0
2000	41.8 °C11 July 2000	2.6 °C17 January 2000	19.6 °C	89 mm	120	0
1999	42.7 °C9 August 1999	-0.7 °C6 February 1999	20.8 °C	144 mm	151	3
1998	42.3 °C8 September 1998	2.2 °C12 March 1998	19.3 °C	169 mm	123	0
1997	43.7 °C10 July 1997	2.2 °C30 December 1997	19.5 °C	144 mm	114	0
1996	43.1 °C7 July 1996	0.1 °C28 December 1996	19.6 °C	138 mm	114	0
1995	43.8 °C27 June 1995	-0.3 °C15 January 1995	19.3 °C	203 mm	120	1
1994	41.5 °C18 August 1994	2.6 °C1 February 1994	19.6 °C	166 mm	129	0
1993	42.1 °C3 July 1993	1.0 °C26 February 1993	19.5 °C	80 mm	129	0
1992	40.8 °C7 July 1992	-2.2 °C26 January 1992	18.6 °C	110 mm	111	1
1991	42.7 °C31 July 1991	1.2 °C16 February 1991	18.4 °C	206 mm	114	0
1990	41.5 °C12 June 1990	2.5 °C8 December 1990	19.8 °C	131 mm	139	0
1989	40.5 °C11 September 1989	2.3 °C14 January 1989	19.3 °C	85 mm	117	0
1988	43.8 °C1 July 1988	2.4 °C10 December 1988	19.5 °C	208 mm	130	0
1987	42.9 °C14 June 1987	0.3 °C21 January 1987	19.4 °C	128 mm	124	0
1986	40.7 °C14 July 1986	0.8 °C13 February 1986	18.6 °C	131 mm	110	0
1985	41.1 °C19 June 1985	0.7 °C11 January 1985	19.1 °C	119 mm	106	0
1984	41.7 °C13 August 1984	0.6 °C14 February 1984	18.7 °C	166 mm	119	0
1983	41.9 °C9 August 1983	-0.4 °C6 February 1983	18.6 °C	104 mm	114	2
1982	41.3 °C23 June 1982	0.9 °C25 December 1982	18.9 °C	194 mm	124	0
1981	43.0 °C3 July 1981	-2.3 °C10 January 1981	19.1 °C	72 mm	128	4
1980	42.6 °C13 June 1980	0.8 °C13 January 1980	18.0 °C	216 mm	101	0
1979	40.2 °C3 July 1979	-1.9 °C18 January 1979	18.6 °C	173 mm	107	1
1978	43.2 °C20 June 1978	0.5 °C3 January 1978	18.5 °C	130 mm	98	0
1977	44.3 °C8 July 1977	-0.3 °C19 January 1977	19.4 °C	111 mm	107	1
1976	40.4 °C23 August 1976	-0.4 °C30 January 1976	17.4 °C	366 mm	93	1
1975	40.2 °C16 June 1975	-0.2 °C4 December 1975	18.2 °C	137 mm	95	1
1974	42.1 °C26 June 1974	0.8 °C2 March 1974	17.9 °C	256 mm	92	0
1973	42.0 °C17 July 1973	0.2 °C3 March 1973	18.4 °C	152 mm	130	0
1972	41.5 °C30 July 1972	1.7 °C23 January 1972	18.2 °C	341 mm	97	0
1971	41.3 °C18 June 1971	0.7 °C3 March 1971	18.3 °C	142 mm	101	0
1970	42.8 °C24 June 1970	0.9 °C1 March 1970	18.6 °C	74 mm	102	0
1969	41.6 °C29 May 1969	-0.1 °C12 December 1969	18.5 °C	226 mm	97	1
1968	42.8 °C11 August 1968	0.5 °C14 March 1968	18.7 °C	124 mm	103	0
1967	41.7 °C17 June 1967	-0.5 °C8 January 1967	18.0 °C	119 mm	105	2
1966	42.0 °C27 August 1966	-0.2 °C31 January 1966	18.3 °C	175 mm	100	1
1965	41.9 °C1 August 1965	-0.8 °C11 February 1965	17.9 °C	109 mm	99	3
1964	42.1 °C27 June 1964	-0.7 °C29 December 1964	18.2 °C	143 mm	104	1
1963	39.9 °C16 June 1963	-0.1 °C30 January 1963	18.4 °C	197 mm	97	1
1962	42.4 °C13 July 1962	-0.5 °C10 January 1962	18.1 °C	210 mm	93	1
1961	42.2 °C27 May 1961	0.1 °C2 January 1961	18.0 °C	123 mm	94	0
1960	42.9 °C8 July 1960	-0.9 °C19 January 1960	19.2 °C	151 mm	114	2
1959	44.4 °C5 August 1959	-1.3 °C20 January 1959	18.2 °C	75 mm	108	2
1958	43.0 °C3 July 1958	-0.9 °C26 January 1958	18.6 °C	75 mm	109	1
1957	40.5 °C24 June 1957	-0.2 °C5 March 1957	17.7 °C	215 mm	84	1
1956	41.4 °C21 July 1956	-2.1 °C9 February 1956	17.7 °C	113 mm	99	4
1955	44.0 °C2 August 1955	1.5 °C30 November 1955	19.5 °C	148 mm	122	0
1954	42.9 °C5 July 1954	0.0 °C3 February 1954	17.5 °C	100 mm	93	0
1953	40.9 °C2 July 1953	-1.3 °C24 January 1953	18.1 °C	130 mm	120	6
1952	41.1 °C16 June 1952	-1.6 °C22 January 1952	18.8 °C	82 mm	133	2
1951	41.2 °C26 June 1951	0.7 °C8 January 1951	18.6 °C	113 mm	110	0
1950	40.3 °C23 June 1950	-1.0 °C22 January 1950	17.6 °C	178 mm	113	2
1949	40.7 °C16 June 1949	-1.2 °C30 January 1949	17.8 °C	127 mm	105	1
1948	41.0 °C11 July 1948	0.6 °C23 January 1948	18.0 °C	111 mm	108	0
1947	41.8 °C1 September 1947	-0.4 °C18 December 1947	19.0 °C	75 mm	114	3
1946	40.2 °C16 June 1946	-0.6 °C24 February 1946	18.9 °C	81 mm	131	3
1945	42.8 °C19 August 1945	-2.3 °C8 January 1945	18.0 °C	129 mm	123	13
1944	42.6 °C10 August 1944	-2.2 °C10 January 1944	17.5 °C	152 mm	117	8
1943	39.6 °C7 July 1943	0.1 °C1 January 1943	17.7 °C	268 mm	104	0
1942	42.4 °C18 June 1942	-2.7 °C5 January 1942	17.9 °C	119 mm	112	13
1941	41.1 °C13 July 1941	-4.1 °C8 January 1941	17.8 °C	123 mm	109	13
1940	42.2 °C24 June 1940	-3.9 °C21 December 1940	17.6 °C	62 mm	107	19

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

25.8 °C

+1.4 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

136 d/yr

+19

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

-1

Annual rainfall

78 mm

-62 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	15.9 °C	+2.2 °C	12 mm	-7 mm
Feb	16.7 °C	+1.0 °C	6 mm	-11 mm
Mar	24.0 °C	+4.7 °C	13 mm	-7 mm
Apr	25.2 °C	+1.2 °C	9 mm	-4 mm
May	29.0 °C	+0.6 °C	7 mm	-1 mm
Jun	32.8 °C	0.0 °C	3 mm	+1 mm
Jul	35.6 °C	+1.6 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Aug	34.5 °C	+0.6 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Sep	31.7 °C	+0.9 °C	3 mm	-6 mm
Oct	26.6 °C	+1.0 °C	6 mm	-12 mm
Nov	21.3 °C	+1.5 °C	0 mm	-15 mm
Dec	16.0 °C	+1.1 °C	19 mm	+1 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

42.5 °C

25 Jul 2025

Coldest day

3.4 °C

11 Feb 2025

Wettest day

6.6 mm

7 Apr 2025

Windiest day

50.9 km/h

15 May 2025

Strongest gust

82.8 km/h

15 May 2025

Hottest feels-like

42.3 °C

25 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

-0.2 °C

1 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

13.7 h

14 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Yafran?

Yafran has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.0 °C and it receives 140 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Yafran?

The hottest day measured in Yafran between 1940 and 2025 was 11 June 2024, reaching 44.6 °C.

What is the coldest day in Yafran?

The coldest day measured in Yafran between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1941, at -4.1 °C.

Does it snow in Yafran?

Almost never: Yafran sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Yafran warmed?

Yes: Yafran warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Yafran?

The wettest day measured in Yafran between 1940 and 2025 was 20 September 1988, with 65 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Yafran?

The windiest day measured in Yafran between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 2006, with winds reaching 62.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Yafran?

The warmest month in Yafran is July (27.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Yafran?

Yafran receives on average 140 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 30 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Yafran?

Yafran gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Yafran?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Yafran between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 1999, with 3.9 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Yafran?

Yes: Yafran has on average 81 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Yafran?

In Yafran, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.8 °C on 4 July 1988, and the lowest was -9.7 °C on 9 January 1981.

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