Gharyan weather in February

In February, Gharyan sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 27 mm of rain across 4.5 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% 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 Gharyan's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gharyan's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 17°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 8°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 27 mm; 4.5 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 48 min; 7:58 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover: 37%; 9th clearest
Wind: 15 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 4.24 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.3; out of 10

Gharyan is town in northwestern Libya, in Jabal al Gharbi District.

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

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical February day in Gharyan reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and about 4°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)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18
Avg low (°C)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9

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

How February really feels in Gharyan

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.

Gharyan weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	15° / 8°	27	4.9	10.1	5.5
Feb	17° / 8°	27	4.5	10.8	6.3
Mar	20° / 11°	23	3.9	11.8	7.7
Apr	25° / 14°	12	2.2	12.8	8.5
May	29° / 18°	6	1.2	13.6	7.1
Jun	33° / 21°	2	0.4	14.1	4.8
Jul	35° / 23°	0	0.1	13.9	3.9
Aug	35° / 23°	2	0.3	13.2	3.8
Sep	32° / 22°	10	2.3	12.2	5.0
Oct	28° / 18°	18	3.4	11.2	7.5
Nov	22° / 13°	13	2.6	10.4	8.1
Dec	17° / 9°	20	4.7	9.9	6.3

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%.

	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 (%)	71	71	71	71	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	73	72	72	72	72	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	74	74	74	74
Cloudier (%)	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	71	29
4	71	29
5	72	28
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	72	28
11	72	28
12	73	27
13	72	28
14	72	28
15	72	28
16	72	28
17	73	27
18	73	27
19	73	27
20	73	27
21	73	27
22	73	27
23	73	27
24	73	27
25	74	26
26	74	26
27	74	26
28	74	26

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Gharyan gets around 27 mm of rain over 4.5 wet days in February, the wettest month. 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 16% 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 (%)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14

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

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	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

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

Wind in February

Winds average 15 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 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)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
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	15	light breeze
2	15	light breeze
3	15	light breeze
4	15	light breeze
5	15	light breeze
6	15	light breeze
7	15	light breeze
8	15	light breeze
9	15	light breeze
10	15	light breeze
11	15	light breeze
12	15	light breeze
13	15	light breeze
14	15	light breeze
15	15	light breeze
16	15	light breeze
17	15	light breeze
18	15	light breeze
19	15	light breeze
20	15	light breeze
21	15	light breeze
22	15	light breeze
23	15	light breeze
24	15	light breeze
25	15	light breeze
26	15	light breeze
27	15	light breeze
28	15	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 8:08 AM to 7:45 AM, and sunset from 6:35 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	10.5	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	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2
Sunrise (AM)	8:08	8:08	8:07	8:06	8:06	8:05	8:04	8:04	8:03	8:02	8:01	8:00	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	7:45
Sunset (PM)	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:45	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	6:56	6:57	6:58

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

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.93 kWh/m² to a high of 7.87 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 4.24 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)	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.7	Moderate
2	3.8	Moderate
3	3.8	Moderate
4	3.8	Moderate
5	3.9	Moderate
6	3.9	Moderate
7	4.0	Moderate
8	4.0	Moderate
9	4.0	Bright
10	4.1	Bright
11	4.1	Bright
12	4.2	Bright
13	4.2	Bright
14	4.2	Bright
15	4.3	Bright
16	4.3	Bright
17	4.3	Bright
18	4.4	Bright
19	4.4	Bright
20	4.5	Bright
21	4.5	Bright
22	4.6	Bright
23	4.6	Bright
24	4.6	Bright
25	4.7	Bright
26	4.7	Bright
27	4.8	Bright
28	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Gharyan

In seasonPeak

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

Gharyan 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 Gharyan?

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

6.3

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

1.3

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Gharyan for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gharyan in February

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

In February, Gharyan sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Gharyan in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gharyan peaks around June 18 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 3 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	6	7	6	8	12	10	11	9	8	4	3
Level	Moderate	High	Very high	High	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	6	High
Mar	7	Very high
Apr	6	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Gharyan 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 Gharyan is worst in April — around 66 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.3× the cleanest month (August, 29 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)	53	50	56	66	50	40	30	29	34	38	44	44
Level	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	53	Poor
Feb	50	Poor
Mar	56	Unhealthy
Apr	66	Unhealthy
May	50	Poor
Jun	40	Poor
Jul	30	Moderate
Aug	29	Moderate
Sep	34	Moderate
Oct	38	Poor
Nov	44	Poor
Dec	44	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Gharyan?

Gharyan sits at 32.2°N, 13.0°E, 704 m above sea level, in Libya. The nearest listed city is Al Qawāsim, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Gharyan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gharyan has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 376 m around an average of 625 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 676 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 951 m.

The land around Gharyan is covered by grassland (52%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, grassland (65%) and bare terrain (22%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (54%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km

376 m

grassland 52%

16 km

676 m

grassland 65%

80 km

951 m

bare terrain 54%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← January Gharyan year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Al Qawāsim 4.0 km · Al Aşābi‘ah 21 km · Al ‘Azīzīyah 40 km · Yafran 48 km · An Nāşirīyah 53 km · Az Zahrā’ 58 km · Qaşr Bin Ghashīr 59 km · As Sawānī 61 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 Gharyan (32.1722°, 13.0203°, elevation 704 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	71	29
4	71	29
5	72	28
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	72	28
11	72	28
12	73	27
13	72	28
14	72	28
15	72	28
16	72	28
17	73	27
18	73	27
19	73	27
20	73	27
21	73	27
22	73	27
23	73	27
24	73	27
25	74	26
26	74	26
27	74	26
28	74	26

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

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	71	29
4	71	29
5	72	28
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	72	28
11	72	28
12	73	27
13	72	28
14	72	28
15	72	28
16	72	28
17	73	27
18	73	27
19	73	27
20	73	27
21	73	27
22	73	27
23	73	27
24	73	27
25	74	26
26	74	26
27	74	26
28	74	26

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

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	71	29
4	71	29
5	72	28
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	72	28
11	72	28
12	73	27
13	72	28
14	72	28
15	72	28
16	72	28
17	73	27
18	73	27
19	73	27
20	73	27
21	73	27
22	73	27
23	73	27
24	73	27
25	74	26
26	74	26
27	74	26
28	74	26

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

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