Al Ghurayfah weather in February

In February, Al Ghurayfah sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of February to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Al Ghurayfah's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Ghurayfah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
7:50 AM – 6:55 PM
Cloud cover
23%
7th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.7
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 February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical February day in Al Ghurayfah reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 3°C warmer than January and about 5°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2196
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5206
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17217
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19228
20228
21228
22228
23228
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28249

How February really feels in Al Ghurayfah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February 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

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

Al Ghurayfah weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 5th-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 February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Al Ghurayfah gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.3 wet days in February. 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 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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21
31
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51
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Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in February

Winds average 14 km/h in February.

Across February, 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
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
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1914light breeze
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2114light breeze
2215light breeze
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2715light breeze
2815light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of February to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:58 AM to 7:40 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 7:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.87:586:44
210.87:586:45
310.87:586:46
410.87:576:47
510.87:576:47
610.97:566:48
710.97:566:49
810.97:556:50
910.97:546:50
1011.07:546:51
1111.07:536:52
1211.07:536:53
1311.07:526:53
1411.07:516:54
1511.17:506:55
1611.17:506:55
1711.17:496:56
1811.17:486:57
1911.27:476:57
2011.27:476:58
2111.27:466:59
2211.27:456:59
2311.37:447:00
2411.37:437:01
2511.37:427:01
2611.37:427:02
2711.47:417:02
2811.47:407:03

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.41 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 — February's 5.41 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.5Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Al Ghurayfah

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is February a good time to visit Al Ghurayfah?

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

8.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

February is one of the better times to visit Al Ghurayfah for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Al Ghurayfah in February

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

In February, Al Ghurayfah sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Al Ghurayfah in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February 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 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 February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February 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
February 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).