Misratah weather in February

In February, Misratah sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 29 mm of rain across 5.5 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-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 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 Misratah's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Misratah's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 17°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 29 mm; 5.5 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 48 min; 7:50 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover: 37%; 9th clearest
Wind: 22 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 4.08 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.1; out of 10

Misratah is city in Libya.

Density: 128/km²; people per km²

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

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

A typical February day in Misratah reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 1°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	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14

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

Misratah weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	16° / 13°	44	7.7	10.1	5.8
Feb	17° / 13°	29	5.5	10.8	6.1
Mar	18° / 14°	21	3.7	11.8	7.0
Apr	19° / 16°	7	1.4	12.8	7.9
May	22° / 19°	3	0.7	13.6	8.6
Jun	24° / 22°	1	0.1	14.1	9.4
Jul	27° / 24°	1	0.1	13.9	9.2
Aug	28° / 25°	1	0.4	13.2	8.4
Sep	27° / 25°	9	1.3	12.2	8.4
Oct	25° / 22°	24	4	11.2	8.2
Nov	22° / 18°	27	5.5	10.3	7.7
Dec	18° / 15°	42	7.7	9.9	6.5

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 21% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%.

	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 (%)	78	78	77	77	77	77	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	79	79	79	79	78	78	78	78	78	78	78
Cloudier (%)	22	22	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	78	22
3	77	23
4	77	23
5	77	23
6	77	23
7	78	22
8	78	22
9	78	22
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	78	22
13	78	22
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	78	22
18	79	21
19	79	21
20	79	21
21	79	21
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	78	22
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	78	22

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Misratah gets around 29 mm of rain over 5.5 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 19% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	21	21	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	15	15

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

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 96% 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 (%)	96	96	96	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	94	94	93	92	92	91
Comfortable (%)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	7	8	8	9

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	96	4
2	96	4
3	96	4
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	95	5
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	93	7
26	92	8
27	92	8
28	91	9

Wind in February

Winds average 22 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 22 km/h on the calmest days to 23 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)	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

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

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 8:00 AM to 7:36 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:50 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	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	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)	8:00	8:00	7:59	7:58	7:58	7:57	7:56	7:56	7:55	7:54	7:53	7:52	7:52	7:51	7:50	7:49	7:48	7:47	7:46	7:45	7:44	7:43	7:42	7:41	7:40	7:39	7:38	7:36
Sunset (PM)	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:46	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:50

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.4	8:00	6:26
2	10.5	8:00	6:27
3	10.5	7:59	6:28
4	10.5	7:58	6:29
5	10.5	7:58	6:30
6	10.6	7:57	6:31
7	10.6	7:56	6:32
8	10.6	7:56	6:32
9	10.6	7:55	6:33
10	10.7	7:54	6:34
11	10.7	7:53	6:35
12	10.7	7:52	6:36
13	10.8	7:52	6:37
14	10.8	7:51	6:38
15	10.8	7:50	6:39
16	10.8	7:49	6:40
17	10.9	7:48	6:40
18	10.9	7:47	6:41
19	10.9	7:46	6:42
20	11.0	7:45	6:43
21	11.0	7:44	6:44
22	11.0	7:43	6:45
23	11.1	7:42	6:46
24	11.1	7:41	6:46
25	11.1	7:40	6:47
26	11.2	7:39	6:48
27	11.2	7:38	6:49
28	11.2	7:36	6:50

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.71 kWh/m² to a high of 7.54 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 4.08 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	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7
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	3.7	Moderate
7	3.8	Moderate
8	3.8	Moderate
9	3.8	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	4.4	Bright
22	4.4	Bright
23	4.5	Bright
24	4.5	Bright
25	4.5	Bright
26	4.6	Bright
27	4.6	Bright
28	4.7	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Misratah

In seasonPeak

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

Misratah 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 Misratah?

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

6.1

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

1.2

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Misratah for sightseeing.

What to pack for Misratah in February

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

In February, Misratah sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and a windbreaker. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layera windbreaker

Sea temperature near Misratah in February

The nearest coast averages about 17°C in February — 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 28°C and coldest in March near 16°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 22 to Dec 14 — about 6.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	18	17	16	17	19	23	26	28	27	25	23	20
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	18	Cool
Feb	17	Cool
Mar	16	Cool
Apr	17	Cool
May	19	Cool
Jun	23	Refreshing
Jul	26	Warm
Aug	28	Warm
Sep	27	Warm
Oct	25	Warm
Nov	23	Refreshing
Dec	20	Cool

UV index in Misratah 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 Misratah peaks around June 22 at about 10 (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 — in 10 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	5	7	6	7	10	10	10	8	7	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	High	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	7	High
Apr	6	High
May	7	High
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	7	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Misratah 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 Misratah is worst in April — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.6× the cleanest month (August, 9 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)	32	29	31	33	23	13	10	9	13	19	24	25
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	32	Moderate
Feb	29	Moderate
Mar	31	Moderate
Apr	33	Moderate
May	23	Moderate
Jun	13	Moderate
Jul	10	Good
Aug	9	Good
Sep	13	Moderate
Oct	19	Moderate
Nov	24	Moderate
Dec	25	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Misratah?

Misratah sits at 32.4°N, 15.1°E, 11 m above sea level, in Libya. The nearest listed city is Zliten, 50 km away.

Topography around Misratah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Misratah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 212 m.

The land around Misratah is covered by artificial surfaces (88%) within 3 km, water (40%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (45%) and water (41%) within 80 km.

3 km

28 m

artificial surfaces 88%

16 km

89 m

water 40%

80 km

212 m

bare terrain 45%

grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

February weather nearby: Zliten 50 km · Al Khums 84 km · Msalātah 102 km · Al-'Alūaṣ 112 km · Qaşr Khiyār 122 km · Bani Walid 126 km · Qaşr al Qarabūllī 136 km · Tarhuna 137 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 Misratah (32.3753°, 15.0925°, elevation 11 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	16	13
2	16	13
3	16	13
4	16	13
5	16	13
6	16	13
7	16	13
8	16	13
9	16	13
10	16	13
11	16	13
12	16	13
13	16	13
14	16	13
15	16	13
16	16	13
17	17	13
18	17	13
19	17	13
20	17	13
21	17	13
22	17	13
23	17	13
24	17	13
25	17	13
26	17	13
27	17	13
28	17	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	78	22
3	77	23
4	77	23
5	77	23
6	77	23
7	78	22
8	78	22
9	78	22
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	78	22
13	78	22
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	78	22
18	79	21
19	79	21
20	79	21
21	79	21
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	78	22
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	78	22

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	96	4
2	96	4
3	96	4
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	95	5
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	93	7
26	92	8
27	92	8
28	91	9

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	78	22
3	77	23
4	77	23
5	77	23
6	77	23
7	78	22
8	78	22
9	78	22
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	78	22
13	78	22
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	78	22
18	79	21
19	79	21
20	79	21
21	79	21
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	78	22
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	78	22

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	96	4
2	96	4
3	96	4
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	95	5
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	93	7
26	92	8
27	92	8
28	91	9

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	78	22
3	77	23
4	77	23
5	77	23
6	77	23
7	78	22
8	78	22
9	78	22
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	78	22
13	78	22
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	78	22
17	78	22
18	79	21
19	79	21
20	79	21
21	79	21
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	78	22
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	78	22

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	96	4
2	96	4
3	96	4
4	96	4
5	96	4
6	96	4
7	97	3
8	97	3
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	97	3
16	96	4
17	96	4
18	96	4
19	96	4
20	95	5
21	95	5
22	95	5
23	94	6
24	94	6
25	93	7
26	92	8
27	92	8
28	91	9