Kufra weather by month & the best time to visit

🇱🇾 Libya · small town · hot desert climate

The best time to visit Kufra is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 100/100), with March and October close behind. Kufra averages about 4,068 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 0 mm of rain in February.

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Sun hours / year

4,068

Sunniest month

February

Peak score

100/100

Rain / year

0 mm

Midday UV at peak

12 (extreme)

Population

46k

Elevation

383 m

When is the best time to visit Kufra?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Kufra is February, then March and October. The dullest month is June (30/100, 0 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Kufra?

Kufra is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 4,068 hours of sunshine a year. 70 Sunshine Score points separate February (100) from June (30), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #2 of 9 destinations in Libya for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,582 hours. Rain is a non-event in Kufra — about 0 mm in a typical year.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Sohag Egypt · 881 km · best in Jan · 4,007 h sun/yr
• Luxor Egypt · 961 km · best in Jan · 3,991 h sun/yr
• Alexandria Egypt · 979 km · best in May · 3,737 h sun/yr
• Giza Egypt · 998 km · best in Feb · 3,615 h sun/yr
• Cairo Egypt · 1,036 km · best in Feb · 3,501 h sun/yr
• Hurghada Egypt · 1,102 km · best in Jan · 3,879 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Siwa Oasis Egypt · 614 km · 3,790 h sun/yr · best in Mar
• Asyut Egypt · 835 km · 4,013 h sun/yr · best in Feb
• Tobruk Libya · 856 km · 3,582 h sun/yr · best in Jun
• Abu Simbel Egypt · 871 km · 4,078 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Marsa Matruh Egypt · 883 km · 3,012 h sun/yr · best in Jun