Al Burayqah weather in April

In April, Al Burayqah sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 22°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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Al Burayqah's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Burayqah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
8th warmest
Overnight low
17°
5th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:20 AM – 7:04 PM
Cloud cover
28%
7th clearest
Wind
22 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.5
out of 10

Al Burayqah 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 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical April day in Al Burayqah reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C warmer than March and about 3°C cooler than May.

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Al Burayqah weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 14°498.210.36.0
Feb17° / 14°265.310.96.5
Mar19° / 15°112.211.87.7
Apr21° / 17°20.512.78.5
May23° / 20°10.313.59.1
Jun25° / 23°0013.99.4
Jul26° / 25°0013.89.3
Aug28° / 26°0013.19.0
Sep28° / 25°10.412.28.9
Oct26° / 22°81.811.38.7
Nov22° / 18°193.610.58.1
Dec18° / 15°457.510.16.6

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 18%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Al Burayqah gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.5 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 2% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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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 61% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
178211
278211
377221
476231
575241
674251
773261
872271
971281
1070291
1168302
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Wind in April

Winds average 22 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 22 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
122breezy
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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 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:38 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 6:55 PM to 7:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:386:55
212.36:376:55
312.36:366:56
412.46:346:56
512.46:336:57
612.46:326:58
712.56:316:58
812.56:296:59
912.56:287:00
1012.66:277:00
1112.66:267:01
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1312.66:237:02
1412.76:227:03
1512.76:217:03
1612.76:207:04
1712.86:197:05
1812.86:187:05
1912.86:167:06
2012.96:157:07
2112.96:147:07
2212.96:137:08
2312.96:127:09
2413.06:117:09
2513.06:107:10
2613.06:097:11
2713.16:087:11
2813.16:077:12
2913.16:067:12
3013.16:057:13

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3 kWh/m² to a high of 7.6 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 6.67 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Al Burayqah

In seasonPeak

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

Al Burayqah 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 Al Burayqah?

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

8.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

April is one of the better times to visit Al Burayqah for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Al Burayqah in April

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

In April, Al Burayqah sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 17°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker.

sun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Al Burayqah 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 19 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 15 to Dec 20 — 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
Jul26Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct25Warm
Nov23Refreshing
Dec20Refreshing

UV index in Al Burayqah in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

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

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Al Burayqah 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 Al Burayqah is worst in April — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.0× the cleanest month (July, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateGoodModerateApr 1442 µg/m³Jul 2411 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb33Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr43Poor
May27Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug11Good
Sep15Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Al Burayqah?

Al Burayqah sits at 30.4°N, 19.6°E, 5 m above sea level, in Libya. The nearest listed city is Ajdabiya, 74 km away.

Bin JawwādQaryat SulūqBenghaziAl AbyārAl MarjSirte

Topography around Al Burayqah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Burayqah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 197 m.

The land around Al Burayqah is covered by bare terrain (49%) and water (39%) within 3 km, bare terrain (49%) and water (49%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (71%) and water (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
35 m
16 km
60 m
80 km
197 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Ajdabiya 74 km · Az Zuwaytīnah 80 km · Bin Jawwād 150 km · Qaryat Sulūq 154 km · Benghazi 196 km · Al Abyār 221 km · Al Marj 261 km · Sirte 299 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 Burayqah (30.4062°, 19.5739°, elevation 5 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).