Az Zahrā’ weather in February

In February, Az Zahrā’ sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 27 mm of rain across 4.7 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 24 min at the start of February to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Az Zahrā’'s 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Az Zahrā’'s year-round climate.

Daytime high: 18°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 10°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 27 mm; 4.7 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 48 min; 7:59 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover: 37%; 9th clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 4.06 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.0; out of 10

← January Az Zahrā’ year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical February day in Az Zahrā’ reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and about 3°C cooler than March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	10
2	17	10
3	17	10
4	17	10
5	17	10
6	17	10
7	17	10
8	17	10
9	18	10
10	18	10
11	18	10
12	18	10
13	18	10
14	18	10
15	18	10
16	18	10
17	18	10
18	18	10
19	18	10
20	19	10
21	19	10
22	19	10
23	19	11
24	19	11
25	19	11
26	19	11
27	19	11
28	20	11

How February really feels in Az Zahrā’

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Az Zahrā’ weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	17° / 10°	29	5.4	10.1	6.4
Feb	18° / 10°	27	4.7	10.8	7.0
Mar	21° / 12°	17	3.5	11.8	7.9
Apr	25° / 15°	10	2	12.8	8.6
May	28° / 18°	5	1	13.7	7.7
Jun	31° / 21°	1	0.4	14.1	5.8
Jul	33° / 23°	0	0	13.9	4.9
Aug	34° / 24°	1	0.3	13.2	4.5
Sep	32° / 23°	11	1.9	12.2	5.2
Oct	28° / 20°	18	3.4	11.2	7.0
Nov	23° / 15°	21	4.2	10.3	8.0
Dec	19° / 11°	25	5.2	9.9	7.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	74	74	75	75	75	75	76	77	77	78	78	78	77	78	78	78	78	78	77	77	77	77	77	77	78	78	78	77
Cloudier (%)	26	26	25	25	25	25	24	23	23	22	22	22	23	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	74	26
3	75	25
4	75	25
5	75	25
6	75	25
7	76	24
8	77	23
9	77	23
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	78	22
13	77	23
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	78	22
18	78	22
19	77	23
20	77	23
21	77	23
22	77	23
23	77	23
24	77	23
25	78	22
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	77	23

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Az Zahrā’ gets around 27 mm of rain over 4.7 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 16% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13

	Rain chance (%)
1	17
2	17
3	17
4	17
5	17
6	17
7	17
8	17
9	17
10	17
11	17
12	16
13	16
14	16
15	15
16	15
17	15
18	15
19	15
20	15
21	15
22	14
23	14
24	14
25	14
26	13
27	13
28	13

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1

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 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	14	light breeze
2	14	light breeze
3	14	light breeze
4	14	light breeze
5	14	light breeze
6	14	light breeze
7	14	light breeze
8	14	light breeze
9	14	light breeze
10	14	light breeze
11	14	light breeze
12	14	light breeze
13	14	light breeze
14	14	light breeze
15	14	light breeze
16	14	light breeze
17	14	light breeze
18	14	light breeze
19	14	light breeze
20	14	light breeze
21	14	light breeze
22	14	light breeze
23	14	light breeze
24	14	light breeze
25	14	light breeze
26	14	light breeze
27	14	light breeze
28	14	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 min at the start of February to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:10 AM to 7:46 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 6:58 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2
Sunrise (AM)	8:10	8:09	8:08	8:08	8:07	8:06	8:06	8:05	8:04	8:03	8:03	8:02	8:01	8:00	7:59	7:58	7:57	7:56	7:55	7:54	7:53	7:52	7:51	7:50	7:49	7:48	7:47	7:46
Sunset (PM)	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:51	6:52	6:52	6:53	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:57	6:57	6:58

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.4	8:10	6:34
2	10.4	8:09	6:35
3	10.5	8:08	6:36
4	10.5	8:08	6:37
5	10.5	8:07	6:38
6	10.5	8:06	6:39
7	10.6	8:06	6:40
8	10.6	8:05	6:41
9	10.6	8:04	6:42
10	10.7	8:03	6:43
11	10.7	8:03	6:44
12	10.7	8:02	6:44
13	10.7	8:01	6:45
14	10.8	8:00	6:46
15	10.8	7:59	6:47
16	10.8	7:58	6:48
17	10.9	7:57	6:49
18	10.9	7:56	6:50
19	10.9	7:55	6:51
20	11.0	7:54	6:52
21	11.0	7:53	6:52
22	11.0	7:52	6:53
23	11.0	7:51	6:54
24	11.1	7:50	6:55
25	11.1	7:49	6:56
26	11.1	7:48	6:57
27	11.2	7:47	6:57
28	11.2	7:46	6:58

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.73 kWh/m² to a high of 7.65 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 4.06 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.6	Moderate
2	3.6	Moderate
3	3.6	Moderate
4	3.7	Moderate
5	3.7	Moderate
6	3.8	Moderate
7	3.8	Moderate
8	3.8	Moderate
9	3.9	Moderate
10	3.9	Moderate
11	3.9	Moderate
12	4.0	Moderate
13	4.0	Bright
14	4.0	Bright
15	4.1	Bright
16	4.1	Bright
17	4.2	Bright
18	4.2	Bright
19	4.3	Bright
20	4.3	Bright
21	4.3	Bright
22	4.4	Bright
23	4.4	Bright
24	4.5	Bright
25	4.5	Bright
26	4.5	Bright
27	4.6	Bright
28	4.6	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Az Zahrā’

In seasonPeak

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

Az Zahrā’ sees seasonal dust haze (March–June), heaviest in April.

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Az Zahrā’?

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

7.0

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

2.5

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is one of the better times to visit Az Zahrā’ for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Az Zahrā’ in February

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

In February, Az Zahrā’ sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 10°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 5 days see rain.

Sea temperature near Az Zahrā’ in February

The nearest coast averages about 16°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 22 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 25 to Dec 10 — about 6.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	17	16	16	17	19	22	25	27	27	25	23	19
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	17	Cool
Feb	16	Cool
Mar	16	Cool
Apr	17	Cool
May	19	Cool
Jun	22	Refreshing
Jul	25	Warm
Aug	27	Warm
Sep	27	Warm
Oct	25	Warm
Nov	23	Refreshing
Dec	19	Cool

UV index in Az Zahrā’ in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Az Zahrā’ peaks around June 19 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	5	7	5	7	11	9	10	8	7	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	7	High
Apr	5	High
May	7	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	7	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Az Zahrā’ 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 Az Zahrā’ is worst in April — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.6× the cleanest month (August, 16 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	38	35	38	40	29	22	16	16	21	26	32	32
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	38	Poor
Feb	35	Poor
Mar	38	Poor
Apr	40	Poor
May	29	Moderate
Jun	22	Moderate
Jul	16	Moderate
Aug	16	Moderate
Sep	21	Moderate
Oct	26	Moderate
Nov	32	Moderate
Dec	32	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Az Zahrā’?

Az Zahrā’ sits at 32.7°N, 12.9°E, 80 m above sea level, in Libya. The nearest listed city is An Nāşirīyah, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Az Zahrā’

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Az Zahrā’.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Az Zahrā’ has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m around an average of 75 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 121 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 912 m.

The land around Az Zahrā’ is covered by grassland (49%) and cropland (27%) within 3 km, grassland (47%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (31%), water (28%) and bare terrain (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

35 m

grassland 49%

16 km

121 m

grassland 47%

80 km

912 m

grassland 31%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← January Az Zahrā’ year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: An Nāşirīyah 5.0 km · Qarqūzah 8.0 km · Zawiya 16 km · Az Zāwīyah 16 km · As Sawānī 19 km · Janzūr 21 km · Al Ḩurshah 21 km · Al ‘Azīzīyah 21 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

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 Az Zahrā’ (32.6789°, 12.8733°, elevation 80 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	10
2	17	10
3	17	10
4	17	10
5	17	10
6	17	10
7	17	10
8	17	10
9	18	10
10	18	10
11	18	10
12	18	10
13	18	10
14	18	10
15	18	10
16	18	10
17	18	10
18	18	10
19	18	10
20	19	10
21	19	10
22	19	10
23	19	11
24	19	11
25	19	11
26	19	11
27	19	11
28	20	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	74	26
3	75	25
4	75	25
5	75	25
6	75	25
7	76	24
8	77	23
9	77	23
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	78	22
13	77	23
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	78	22
18	78	22
19	77	23
20	77	23
21	77	23
22	77	23
23	77	23
24	77	23
25	78	22
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	77	23

	Rain chance (%)
1	17
2	17
3	17
4	17
5	17
6	17
7	17
8	17
9	17
10	17
11	17
12	16
13	16
14	16
15	15
16	15
17	15
18	15
19	15
20	15
21	15
22	14
23	14
24	14
25	14
26	13
27	13
28	13

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	10
2	17	10
3	17	10
4	17	10
5	17	10
6	17	10
7	17	10
8	17	10
9	18	10
10	18	10
11	18	10
12	18	10
13	18	10
14	18	10
15	18	10
16	18	10
17	18	10
18	18	10
19	18	10
20	19	10
21	19	10
22	19	10
23	19	11
24	19	11
25	19	11
26	19	11
27	19	11
28	20	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	74	26
3	75	25
4	75	25
5	75	25
6	75	25
7	76	24
8	77	23
9	77	23
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	78	22
13	77	23
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	78	22
18	78	22
19	77	23
20	77	23
21	77	23
22	77	23
23	77	23
24	77	23
25	78	22
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	77	23

	Rain chance (%)
1	17
2	17
3	17
4	17
5	17
6	17
7	17
8	17
9	17
10	17
11	17
12	16
13	16
14	16
15	15
16	15
17	15
18	15
19	15
20	15
21	15
22	14
23	14
24	14
25	14
26	13
27	13
28	13

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	10
2	17	10
3	17	10
4	17	10
5	17	10
6	17	10
7	17	10
8	17	10
9	18	10
10	18	10
11	18	10
12	18	10
13	18	10
14	18	10
15	18	10
16	18	10
17	18	10
18	18	10
19	18	10
20	19	10
21	19	10
22	19	10
23	19	11
24	19	11
25	19	11
26	19	11
27	19	11
28	20	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	74	26
3	75	25
4	75	25
5	75	25
6	75	25
7	76	24
8	77	23
9	77	23
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	78	22
13	77	23
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	78	22
18	78	22
19	77	23
20	77	23
21	77	23
22	77	23
23	77	23
24	77	23
25	78	22
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	77	23

	Rain chance (%)
1	17
2	17
3	17
4	17
5	17
6	17
7	17
8	17
9	17
10	17
11	17
12	16
13	16
14	16
15	15
16	15
17	15
18	15
19	15
20	15
21	15
22	14
23	14
24	14
25	14
26	13
27	13
28	13

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1