Ajdabiya weather in April

In April, Ajdabiya sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Ajdabiya's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ajdabiya's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
7th warmest
Overnight low
15°
6th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:17 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover
28%
7th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.6
out of 10

Ajdabiya is city in Libya.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical April day in Ajdabiya reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 4°C warmer than March and about 4°C cooler than May.

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How April really feels in Ajdabiya

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

April sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Ajdabiya weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 133.710.27.0
Feb19° / 10°113.110.97.5
Mar22° / 12°61.511.88.6
Apr26° / 15°10.412.78.6
May30° / 19°10.213.56.4
Jun33° / 22°00144.8
Jul34° / 23°0013.84.6
Aug34° / 23°0013.14.3
Sep33° / 22°10.212.25.0
Oct29° / 19°3111.27.2
Nov24° / 14°51.410.48.6
Dec19° / 11°144.1107.3

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
28317
38317
48317
58416
68416
78317
88317
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Ajdabiya gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.4 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 1% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
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209640
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249550
259460
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279460
289370
299271
309181

Wind in April

Winds average 19 km/h in April, the windiest month of the year.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
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519light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:35 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 7:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:356:52
212.36:346:53
312.36:336:53
412.46:326:54
512.46:306:55
612.46:296:55
712.56:286:56
812.56:276:57
912.56:256:57
1012.66:246:58
1112.66:236:59
1212.66:226:59
1312.76:207:00
1412.76:197:00
1512.76:187:01
1612.76:177:02
1712.86:167:02
1812.86:157:03
1912.86:137:04
2012.96:127:04
2112.96:117:05
2212.96:107:06
2313.06:097:06
2413.06:087:07
2513.06:077:08
2613.06:067:08
2713.16:057:09
2813.16:047:10
2913.16:037:10
3013.26:027:11

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.09 kWh/m² to a high of 7.92 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 6.89 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Ajdabiya

In seasonPeak

In April, Ajdabiya sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Ajdabiya sees seasonal dust haze (March–June), heaviest in April.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Ajdabiya?

Our two travel scores rate April for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

8.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

April is one of the better times to visit Ajdabiya for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ajdabiya in April

From April's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In April, Ajdabiya sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Ajdabiya in April

The nearest coast averages about 18°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 16 km away) is warmest in August at about 27°C and coldest in February near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 16 to Dec 19 — about 7.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan18Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr18Cool
May20Refreshing
Jun23Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct25Warm
Nov23Refreshing
Dec20Refreshing

UV index in Ajdabiya in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ajdabiya peaks around August 11 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 14 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateAug 11UV 11Jan 14UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Ajdabiya in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where April falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Ajdabiya is worst in April — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.6× the cleanest month (July, 13 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 1444 µg/m³Jul 2313 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan29Moderate
Feb33Moderate
Mar36Poor
Apr46Poor
May30Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ajdabiya?

Ajdabiya sits at 30.8°N, 20.2°E, 3 m above sea level, in Libya. The nearest listed city is Az Zuwaytīnah, 24 km away.

Qaryat SulūqBenghaziAl AbyārAl MarjBin JawwādAl Bayḑā’

Topography around Ajdabiya

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ajdabiya.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ajdabiya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 169 m.

The land around Ajdabiya is covered by artificial surfaces (64%) and bare terrain (32%) within 3 km, bare terrain (96%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (79%) and water (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
15 m
16 km
117 m
80 km
169 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Az Zuwaytīnah 24 km · Al Burayqah 74 km · Qaryat Sulūq 102 km · Benghazi 152 km · Al Abyār 163 km · Al Marj 201 km · Bin Jawwād 205 km · Al Bayḑā’ 266 km

Libya travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F / L
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 39% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$6,449
2025
Happiness
5.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths
21.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 395
Religion
Muslim 97%Christian 3%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Ajdabiya (30.7554°, 20.2263°, elevation 3 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).