Al Aşābi‘ah weather in August

In August, Al Aşābi‘ah sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 96% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Al Aşābi‘ah's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Aşābi‘ah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
22°
12th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
6:37 AM – 7:48 PM
Cloud cover
7%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
7.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Al Aşābi‘ah is settlement in Libya.

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month.

A typical August day in Al Aşābi‘ah reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13422
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33422
43423
53423
63423
73423
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93423
103423
113423
123423
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253422
263422
273422
283322
293322
303322
313322

How August really feels in Al Aşābi‘ah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Al Aşābi‘ah weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 224.410.14.8
Feb15° / 234.210.85.6
Mar19° / 213.711.87.4
Apr24° / 13°112.112.88.6
May28° / 17°71.413.67.5
Jun32° / 20°20.514.15.2
Jul34° / 22°00.113.94.2
Aug34° / 22°20.513.24.2
Sep31° / 21°102.312.25.6
Oct26° / 17°173.211.28.0
Nov20° / 12°122.510.47.8
Dec15° / 174.19.95.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 96% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 2% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 1%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11000
21000
31000
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22982
23982
24982
25982
26973
27973
28973
29973
30973
31973

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Al Aşābi‘ah gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.5 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
10
20
30
41
51
61
71
81
91
101
111
121
131
141
152
162
172
182
192
202
212
222
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242
252
262
272
283
293
303
313

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 42% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14735162
24635172
34535182
44534192
54434202
64434202
74333212
84333213
94333223
104333223
114333223
124333222
134233222
144233232
154233232
164233232
174233232
184233232
194233232
204133232
214133232
224134232
234034233
244034233
253934233
263935233
273835233
283835234
293736234
303636234
313637234

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
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2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:27 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 8:02 PM to 7:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.66:278:02
213.66:288:01
313.56:288:01
413.56:298:00
513.56:307:59
613.56:307:58
713.46:317:57
813.46:327:56
913.46:327:55
1013.46:337:54
1113.36:347:53
1213.36:347:52
1313.36:357:51
1413.26:367:50
1513.26:367:49
1613.26:377:48
1713.26:387:47
1813.16:387:46
1913.16:397:45
2013.16:407:44
2113.06:407:43
2213.06:417:41
2313.06:427:40
2412.96:427:39
2512.96:437:38
2612.96:447:37
2712.86:447:35
2812.86:457:34
2912.86:467:33
3012.86:467:32
3112.76:477:30

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3 kWh/m² to a high of 7.93 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 7.17 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.6Intense
27.6Intense
37.6Intense
47.5Intense
57.5Intense
67.5Intense
77.4Intense
87.4Intense
97.4Intense
107.3Intense
117.3Intense
127.3Intense
137.3Intense
147.2Intense
157.2Intense
167.2Intense
177.1Intense
187.1Intense
197.1Intense
207.0Intense
217.0Intense
227.0Intense
237.0Intense
246.9Intense
256.9Intense
266.8Intense
276.8Intense
286.8Intense
296.7Intense
306.7Intense
316.6Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Al Aşābi‘ah

In seasonPeak

None of Al Aşābi‘ah's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Al Aşābi‘ah sees seasonal dust haze (March–June), heaviest in April.

Dust
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Sep
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Is August a good time to visit Al Aşābi‘ah?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Al Aşābi‘ah for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Al Aşābi‘ah in August

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

In August, Al Aşābi‘ah sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Al Aşābi‘ah in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Al Aşābi‘ah peaks around June 19 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 19UV 11Jan 10UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb6High
Mar8Very high
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Al Aşābi‘ah in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Al Aşābi‘ah is worst in April — around 66 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.3× the cleanest month (August, 29 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorApr 1464 µg/m³Aug 1129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan53Poor
Feb50Poor
Mar56Unhealthy
Apr66Unhealthy
May50Poor
Jun40Poor
Jul30Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep34Moderate
Oct38Poor
Nov44Poor
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Al Aşābi‘ah?

Al Aşābi‘ah sits at 32.0°N, 12.9°E, 801 m above sea level, in Libya. The nearest listed city is Gharyan, 21 km away.

Topography around Al Aşābi‘ah

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Al Aşābi‘ah.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Aşābi‘ah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 214 m around an average of 816 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 663 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 935 m.

The land around Al Aşābi‘ah is covered by grassland (50%) and bare terrain (25%) within 3 km, grassland (56%) and bare terrain (35%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (66%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
214 m
16 km
663 m
80 km
935 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Gharyan 21 km · Al Qawāsim 25 km · Yafran 32 km · Ar Rayāyinah 48 km · Al ‘Azīzīyah 57 km · Zintan 59 km · Mizdah 66 km · An Nāşirīyah 67 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 Al Aşābi‘ah (32.0333°, 12.8667°, elevation 801 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. 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).