Al ‘Azīzīyah weather in August

In August, Al ‘Azīzīyah sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 96% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

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 ‘Azīzīyah's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al ‘Azīzīyah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
6:36 AM – 7:48 PM
Cloud cover
6%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
7.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Al ‘Azīzīyah is city 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 35°C through the month.

A typical August day in Al ‘Azīzīyah reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 2°C warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Al ‘Azīzīyah

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 ‘Azīzīyah weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 295.110.16.3
Feb18° / 294.810.86.9
Mar21° / 12°203.611.88.0
Apr26° / 15°112.212.88.5
May30° / 18°4113.66.8
Jun33° / 22°10.214.14.7
Jul35° / 23°00.113.93.9
Aug35° / 24°10.313.23.6
Sep33° / 23°81.812.24.6
Oct29° / 19°163.211.26.9
Nov23° / 14°153.410.38.1
Dec18° / 10°2259.96.9

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 3% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 1%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Al ‘Azīzīyah gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.3 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 1% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 36% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 41% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
171739315
271739326
371638326
471638336
571637336
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Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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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 6:25 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 8:02 PM to 7:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.66:258:02
213.66:268:02
313.66:278:01
413.56:288:00
513.56:287:59
613.56:297:58
713.56:307:57
813.46:307:56
913.46:317:55
1013.46:327:54
1113.46:327:54
1213.36:337:52
1313.36:347:51
1413.36:347:50
1513.26:357:49
1613.26:367:48
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1813.16:377:46
1913.16:387:45
2013.16:397:44
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3112.76:467:30

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.86 kWh/m² to a high of 7.81 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 7.04 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
27.5Intense
37.4Intense
47.4Intense
57.4Intense
67.3Intense
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306.6Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Al ‘Azīzīyah

In seasonPeak

None of Al ‘Azīzīyah'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 ‘Azīzīyah sees seasonal dust haze (March–June), heaviest in April.

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Is August a good time to visit Al ‘Azīzīyah?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Al ‘Azīzīyah. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Al ‘Azīzīyah in August

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

In August, Al ‘Azīzīyah sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Al ‘Azīzīyah in August

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 39 km away) is warmest in August at about 27°C and coldest in February near 16°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 26 to Dec 11 — about 6.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan17Cool
Feb16Cool
Mar16Cool
Apr17Cool
May19Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct25Warm
Nov23Refreshing
Dec20Cool

UV index in Al ‘Azīzīyah in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (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 ‘Azīzīyah 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 — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highVery highModerateJun 19UV 11Jan 10UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5High
Mar7Very high
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Al ‘Azīzīyah 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 ‘Azīzīyah 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 ‘Azīzīyah?

Al ‘Azīzīyah sits at 32.5°N, 13.0°E, 116 m above sea level, in Libya. The nearest listed city is An Nāşirīyah, 18 km away.

Topography around Al ‘Azīzīyah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al ‘Azīzīyah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m around an average of 112 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 173 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 953 m.

The land around Al ‘Azīzīyah is covered by cropland (61%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (46%) and grassland (41%) within 16 km, and grassland (32%), bare terrain (27%) and water (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
41 m
16 km
173 m
80 km
953 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: An Nāşirīyah 18 km · As Sawānī 21 km · Az Zahrā’ 21 km · Qaşr Bin Ghashīr 23 km · Qarqūzah 29 km · Janzūr 32 km · Zawiya 37 km · Az Zāwīyah 37 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 ‘Azīzīyah (32.5319°, 13.0175°, elevation 116 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).