Al Marj weather in August

In August, Al Marj sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.4 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 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 99% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Marj's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Marj's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
22°
12th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
6:05 AM – 7:17 PM
Cloud cover
7%
2nd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
7.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Al Marj 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 30°C through the month.

A typical August day in Al Marj reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C warmer than September.

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Al Marj 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
Jan15° / 499.410.14.9
Feb16° / 438.710.85.1
Mar18° / 10°265.211.86.9
Apr22° / 13°102.812.88.3
May26° / 16°61.613.68.7
Jun28° / 19°20.514.18.1
Jul29° / 21°00.113.97.4
Aug30° / 22°10.413.27.0
Sep29° / 20°51.512.27.4
Oct26° / 18°154.111.28.0
Nov21° / 14°255.510.37.5
Dec17° / 11°4399.95.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 99% 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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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Al Marj gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.4 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 2% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 67% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11526653
21525654
31424674
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Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
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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 5:54 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 7:31 PM to 6:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:547:31
213.65:557:30
313.65:567:30
413.55:567:29
513.55:577:28
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813.45:597:25
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1113.46:017:22
1213.36:027:21
1313.36:037:20
1413.36:037:19
1513.26:047:18
1613.26:057:17
1713.26:057:16
1813.16:067:15
1913.16:077:14
2013.16:077:12
2113.16:087:11
2213.06:097:10
2313.06:097:09
2413.06:107:08
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2712.96:127:04
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3112.76:156:59

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 2.66 kWh/m² to a high of 7.82 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.04 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Al Marj

In seasonPeak

None of Al Marj'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 Marj sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in April.

Dust
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Is August a good time to visit Al Marj?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
9.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Al Marj for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Al Marj in August

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

In August, Al Marj sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Al Marj 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 15 km away) is warmest in August at about 27°C and coldest in March near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 20 to Dec 16 — about 6.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan18Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr17Cool
May20Cool
Jun23Refreshing
Jul26Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct25Warm
Nov22Refreshing
Dec20Refreshing

UV index in Al Marj in August

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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 Marj peaks around August 11 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 — in 11 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Al Marj 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 Marj is worst in April — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (July, 10 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateApr 1429 µg/m³Jul 2410 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul10Good
Aug10Good
Sep12Good
Oct16Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Al Marj?

Al Marj sits at 32.5°N, 20.8°E, 338 m above sea level, in Libya. The nearest listed city is Al Abyār, 40 km away.

Al Bayḑā’ShahhatQaryat SulūqAl QubbahDarnahAz Zuwaytīnah

Topography around Al Marj

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Marj has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m around an average of 334 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 595 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 783 m.

The land around Al Marj is covered by cropland (37%), artificial surfaces (36%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (58%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and water (31%), grassland (27%) and bare terrain (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
101 m
16 km
595 m
80 km
783 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Al Abyār 40 km · Benghazi 83 km · Al Bayḑā’ 92 km · Shahhat 103 km · Qaryat Sulūq 107 km · Al Qubbah 135 km · Darnah 172 km · Az Zuwaytīnah 184 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 Marj (32.4926°, 20.8291°, elevation 338 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).