Al Ghurayfah weather in August

In August, Al Ghurayfah sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 38°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 98% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Al Ghurayfah's 2nd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Ghurayfah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:44 AM – 7:40 PM
Cloud cover
4%
2nd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
7.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.2
out of 10

Al Ghurayfah is town in Wadi al Hayaa District, 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 38°C through the month.

A typical August day in Al Ghurayfah reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 41°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 Ghurayfah

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 Ghurayfah weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 30.510.57.8
Feb21° / 10.311.18.7
Mar26° / 12°10.411.88.9
Apr32° / 17°00.112.65.5
May36° / 22°10.213.32.8
Jun39° / 25°10.213.61.0
Jul38° / 25°0013.51.1
Aug38° / 25°00.112.91.2
Sep37° / 23°0012.22.3
Oct31° / 18°20.411.45.9
Nov25° / 11°10.110.79.0
Dec19° / 10.310.48.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 98% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 1% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 0%.

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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Al Ghurayfah gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 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 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 14 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:36 AM to 6:51 AM, and sunset from 7:52 PM to 7:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.36:367:52
213.26:377:51
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413.26:387:50
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.07 kWh/m² to a high of 7.89 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 7.41 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Al Ghurayfah

In seasonPeak

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

Al Ghurayfah sees seasonal dust haze (March–October), heaviest in May.

Dust
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Is August a good time to visit Al Ghurayfah?

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

1.2
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Al Ghurayfah.

What to pack for Al Ghurayfah in August

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

In August, Al Ghurayfah sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Al Ghurayfah in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 13 (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 Ghurayfah peaks around August 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highVery highExtremeVery highHighAug 14UV 13Jan 10UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb7Very high
Mar7High
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov7High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Al Ghurayfah 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 Ghurayfah is worst in April — around 88 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.2× the cleanest month (November, 28 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateApr 2086 µg/m³Nov 2228 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan29Moderate
Feb46Poor
Mar66Unhealthy
Apr88Unhealthy
May82Unhealthy
Jun65Unhealthy
Jul49Poor
Aug46Poor
Sep38Poor
Oct40Poor
Nov28Moderate
Dec30Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Al Ghurayfah?

Al Ghurayfah sits at 26.5°N, 13.0°E, 475 m above sea level, in Libya. The nearest listed city is Ubari, 25 km away.

MurzukAl JadīdSabhaBrakHūnMizdah

Topography around Al Ghurayfah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Ghurayfah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 173 m around an average of 481 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 211 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 418 m.

The land around Al Ghurayfah is covered by bare terrain (69%) within 3 km, bare terrain (95%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
173 m
16 km
211 m
80 km
418 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Ubari 25 km · Wādī 'Utbah 72 km · Murzuk 113 km · Al Jadīd 150 km · Sabha 152 km · Brak 169 km · Hūn 409 km · Mizdah 548 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 Ghurayfah (26.5216°, 13.0107°, elevation 475 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).