Tripoli weather by month & the best time to visit
🇱🇾 Libya · major coastal city · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Tripoli is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 100/100), with May and June close behind. Tripoli averages about 3,424 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 0 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,424
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 100/100
- Rain / year
- 254 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 28°C / 82°F
- Population
- 2.2M
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Tripoli?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Tripoli is July, then May and June. The dullest month is January (61/100, 44 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Tripoli?
Tripoli is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,424 hours of sunshine a year. July (100/100) is noticeably better than January (61). It ranks #7 of 9 destinations in Libya for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,582 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around January, carries about 52% of the annual 254 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61 | 16° / 61°F | 13° / 55°F | 44 mm | 3 | 18° / 64°F |
| February | 69 | 17° / 63°F | 12° / 54°F | 38 mm | 4 | 17° / 63°F |
| March | 80 | 18° / 64°F | 14° / 57°F | 20 mm | 6 | 18° / 64°F |
| April | 98 | 21° / 70°F | 15° / 59°F | 8 mm | 7 | 18° / 64°F |
| May | 99 | 24° / 75°F | 18° / 64°F | 5 mm | 8 | 21° / 70°F |
| June | 99 | 27° / 81°F | 21° / 70°F | 2 mm | 10 | 24° / 75°F |
| July | 100 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 0 mm | 10 | 27° / 81°F |
| August | 99 | 31° / 88°F | 26° / 79°F | 1 mm | 9 | 28° / 82°F |
| September | 96 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 21 mm | 8 | 28° / 82°F |
| October | 94 | 27° / 81°F | 22° / 72°F | 29 mm | 5 | 26° / 79°F |
| November | 93 | 22° / 72°F | 18° / 64°F | 35 mm | 4 | 22° / 72°F |
| December | 75 | 18° / 64°F | 15° / 59°F | 51 mm | 2 | 20° / 68°F |
Sea temperature in Tripoli by month
The sea off Tripoli is warmest in August at around 28°C / 82°F, and coolest in February at 17°C / 63°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 7 months a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Zarzis Tunisia · 257 km · best in Jul · 3,296 h sun/yr
- Lampedusa Italy · 296 km · best in Jul · 3,136 h sun/yr
- Valletta Malta · 347 km · best in Jul · 3,046 h sun/yr
- Monastir Tunisia · 395 km · best in Jul · 3,177 h sun/yr
- Hammamet (Enfidha) Tunisia · 440 km · best in Jul · 2,724 h sun/yr
- Comiso Italy · 472 km · best in Jun · 3,021 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Misrata Libya · 178 km · 2,987 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Sfax Tunisia · 314 km · 3,145 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Gabès Tunisia · 327 km · 3,551 h sun/yr · best in May
Head-to-head
How Tripoli compares month by month: Tripoli vs Zarzis · Tripoli vs Valletta · Tripoli vs Lampedusa · all comparisons
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