Zuwarah climate — normals and trends
Zuwarah (Libya) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.3 °C and it receives 177 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 (27.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (13.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Zuwarah averages 0 frost days, 48 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 33 rainy days per year.
Zuwarah has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.5 °C (on 25 July 2023) and the coldest 2.7 °C (on 6 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
ZuwarahAn Nuqat al Khams
- coords
- 32.93°, 12.08°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.3°C
Average daily high
23.2°C
Average daily low
17.9°C
Annual rainfall
177mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
26.3km/h
Seasonal range
14.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
48 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
33 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
23.0 °C
Average feels-like low
16.7 °C
Average peak gust
38.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
149 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.74 · 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
44.5 °C
25 July 2023
Coldest day
2.7 °C
6 January 1941
Wettest day
64 mm
16 November 1988
Windiest day
72.6 km/h
12 December 1967
Strongest gust
105.1 km/h
12 December 1967
Hottest feels-like
45.8 °C
12 August 1960
Coldest feels-like
-3.7 °C
8 January 1981
Sunniest day
13.7 h
19 June 2006
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 | 17.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 40 mm | +14 mm |
| Feb | 18.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 5 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 22.8 °C | +3.8 °C | 16 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 22.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 3 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 25.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 28.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 32.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 31.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 30.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 3 mm | -8 mm |
| Oct | 27.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 11 mm | -16 mm |
| Nov | 22.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 7 mm | -22 mm |
| Dec | 18.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 25 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zuwarah?
Zuwarah has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.3 °C and it receives 177 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zuwarah?
The hottest day measured in Zuwarah between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2023, reaching 44.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zuwarah?
The coldest day measured in Zuwarah between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1941, at 2.7 °C.
Does it snow in Zuwarah?
Almost never: Zuwarah sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Zuwarah warmed?
Yes: Zuwarah warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zuwarah?
The wettest day measured in Zuwarah between 1940 and 2025 was 16 November 1988, with 64 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zuwarah?
The windiest day measured in Zuwarah between 1940 and 2025 was 12 December 1967, with winds reaching 72.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zuwarah?
The warmest month in Zuwarah is August (27.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Zuwarah?
Zuwarah receives on average 177 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 33 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zuwarah?
Zuwarah gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Zuwarah?
Yes: Zuwarah has on average 149 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zuwarah?
In Zuwarah, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.8 °C on 12 August 1960, and the lowest was -3.7 °C on 8 January 1981.
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