Az Zuwaytīnah weather in January

In January, Az Zuwaytīnah sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 29 mm of rain across 5.6 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 hours at the start of January to 10 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Az Zuwaytīnah's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Az Zuwaytīnah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
12th warmest
Overnight low
12°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
29 mm
5.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 12 min
7:43 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
41%
11th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
3.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Az Zuwaytīnah is town in Cyrenaica, Libya.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month.

A typical January day in Az Zuwaytīnah reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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21713
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311712

How January really feels in Az Zuwaytīnah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January 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

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

Az Zuwaytīnah weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 12°295.610.26.4
Feb18° / 12°214.410.96.9
Mar20° / 14°102.111.88.0
Apr23° / 16°20.512.78.9
May26° / 19°10.213.58.9
Jun28° / 22°00148.1
Jul30° / 24°0013.87.4
Aug30° / 25°0013.16.8
Sep30° / 24°10.212.27.2
Oct27° / 21°61.311.28.4
Nov23° / 17°122.410.48.4
Dec19° / 14°335.8106.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27426
37525
47525
57525
67525
77525
87525
97426
107426
117426
127426
137327
147327
157327
167327
177327
187426
197426
207426
217426
227525
237525
247624
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287723
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307921
317921

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Az Zuwaytīnah gets around 29 mm of rain over 5.6 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 18% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
124
224
324
423
523
622
722
821
920
1019
1119
1218
1317
1417
1516
1616
1715
1815
1915
2015
2115
2215
2315
2415
2515
2615
2715
2816
2916
3016
3116

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5982
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
141000
151000
161000
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191000
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221000
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Wind in January

Winds average 20 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
120breezy
220breezy
320breezy
420breezy
520breezy
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720breezy
820breezy
920light breeze
1020light breeze
1120light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 hours at the start of January to 10 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:42 AM to 7:38 AM, and sunset from 5:43 PM to 6:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.07:425:43
210.07:425:44
310.07:425:45
410.07:435:45
510.17:435:46
610.17:435:47
710.17:435:48
810.17:435:48
910.17:435:49
1010.17:435:50
1110.17:435:51
1210.17:435:51
1310.27:435:52
1410.27:435:53
1510.27:435:54
1610.27:435:55
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1810.27:435:56
1910.27:425:57
2010.37:425:58
2110.37:425:59
2210.37:426:00
2310.37:416:01
2410.37:416:02
2510.47:416:02
2610.47:406:03
2710.47:406:04
2810.47:396:05
2910.47:396:06
3010.57:396:07
3110.57:386:08

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.93 kWh/m² to a high of 7.73 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.31 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.0Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.1Moderate
73.1Moderate
83.1Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.2Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.3Moderate
153.3Moderate
163.3Moderate
173.4Moderate
183.4Moderate
193.4Moderate
203.4Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.7Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Az Zuwaytīnah

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is January a good time to visit Az Zuwaytīnah?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
1.7
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Az Zuwaytīnah for sightseeing.

What to pack for Az Zuwaytīnah in January

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

In January, Az Zuwaytīnah sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: a windbreaker. About 6 days see rain.

a windbreaker

Sea temperature near Az Zuwaytīnah in January

The nearest coast averages about 18°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 27°C and coldest in February near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 16 to Dec 19 — 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
Jul25Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct25Warm
Nov23Refreshing
Dec20Refreshing

UV index in Az Zuwaytīnah in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 3 — 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 Zuwaytīnah peaks around August 12 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateAug 12UV 10Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct7High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Az Zuwaytīnah in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Az Zuwaytīnah is worst in April — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.6× the cleanest month (July, 13 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 1444 µg/m³Jul 2313 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan29Moderate
Feb33Moderate
Mar36Poor
Apr46Poor
May30Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Az Zuwaytīnah?

Az Zuwaytīnah sits at 31.0°N, 20.1°E, 7 m above sea level, in Libya. The nearest listed city is Ajdabiya, 24 km away.

BenghaziAl AbyārAl MarjBin JawwādAl Bayḑā’

Topography around Az Zuwaytīnah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Az Zuwaytīnah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m around an average of 2 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 174 m.

The land around Az Zuwaytīnah is covered by bare terrain (59%) and water (35%) within 3 km, bare terrain (53%) and water (46%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (72%) and water (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
13 m
16 km
38 m
80 km
174 m
shrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Ajdabiya 24 km · Al Burayqah 80 km · Qaryat Sulūq 81 km · Benghazi 129 km · Al Abyār 145 km · Al Marj 184 km · Bin Jawwād 196 km · Al Bayḑā’ 254 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 Az Zuwaytīnah (30.9522°, 20.1202°, elevation 7 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).