Mizdah weather in December

In December, Mizdah sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.6 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 06 min at the start of December to 10 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Mizdah's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mizdah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
11th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.6 wet days
Daylight
10 hours
8:05 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
36%
12th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
3.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Mizdah is town and district of Libya.

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

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical December day in Mizdah reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°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 20°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 5°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1188
2188
3188
4178
5178
6178
7177
8177
9167
10167
11167
12167
13167
14167
15167
16167
17167
18166
19156
20156
21156
22156
23156
24156
25156
26156
27156
28156
29156
30156
31156

How December really feels in Mizdah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December 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

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

Mizdah weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 81.610.25.6
Feb16° / 91.910.96.5
Mar20° / 101.911.88.1
Apr25° / 12°51.112.78.8
May29° / 16°40.713.67.0
Jun33° / 20°10.2144.6
Jul35° / 22°00.113.83.4
Aug35° / 22°10.313.13.5
Sep32° / 20°60.912.25.2
Oct27° / 16°81.411.28.0
Nov21° / 11°5110.48.3
Dec16° / 61.6106.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27426
37525
47525
57525
67525
77525
87525
97525
107525
117525
127525
137426
147426
157426
167327
177426
187426
197327
207327
217228
227327
237327
247228
257228
267327
277426
287426
297525
307624
317723

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Mizdah gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.6 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 5% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
14
24
34
44
55
65
75
85
95
106
116
126
136
146
156
166
176
186
196
206
215
225
235
245
255
265
274
284
294
304
314

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in December

Winds average 16 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
2316light breeze
2416light breeze
2516light breeze
2616light breeze
2717light breeze
2817light breeze
2917light breeze
3017light breeze
3117light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min at the start of December to 10 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:55 AM to 8:12 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 6:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.17:556:01
210.17:566:01
310.17:566:01
410.17:576:01
510.07:586:01
610.07:596:01
710.07:596:01
810.08:006:01
910.08:016:01
1010.08:026:01
1110.08:026:02
1210.08:036:02
1310.08:046:02
1410.08:046:02
1510.08:056:03
1610.08:056:03
1710.08:066:03
1810.08:066:04
1910.08:076:04
2010.08:086:05
2110.08:086:05
229.98:096:06
2310.08:096:06
2410.08:096:07
2510.08:106:07
2610.08:106:08
2710.08:116:08
2810.08:116:09
2910.08:116:09
3010.08:126:10
3110.08:126:11

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 3.15 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.15 kWh/m² to a high of 7.96 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 3.15 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.3Moderate
33.3Moderate
43.3Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.3Moderate
73.3Moderate
83.2Moderate
93.2Moderate
103.2Moderate
113.2Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.2Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.1Moderate
173.1Moderate
183.1Moderate
193.1Moderate
203.1Moderate
213.1Moderate
223.1Moderate
233.1Moderate
243.1Moderate
253.1Moderate
263.1Moderate
273.1Moderate
283.2Moderate
293.2Moderate
303.2Moderate
313.2Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Mizdah

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is December a good time to visit Mizdah?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.8
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Mizdah for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mizdah in December

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

In December, Mizdah sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in Mizdah in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mizdah peaks around June 19 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 19UV 11Jan 10UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb6High
Mar8Very high
Apr7Very high
May9Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Mizdah in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Mizdah is worst in April — around 77 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.2× the cleanest month (August, 35 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorApr 1675 µg/m³Aug 1435 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan53Poor
Feb50Poor
Mar59Unhealthy
Apr77Unhealthy
May60Unhealthy
Jun49Poor
Jul36Poor
Aug35Moderate
Sep37Poor
Oct36Poor
Nov40Poor
Dec41Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Mizdah?

Mizdah sits at 31.4°N, 13.0°E, 458 m above sea level, in Libya. The nearest listed city is Al Aşābi‘ah, 66 km away.

Ar RayāyinahZintanBani WalidAl ‘Azīzīyah

Topography around Mizdah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mizdah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 168 m around an average of 473 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 317 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 752 m.

The land around Mizdah is covered by bare terrain (91%) within 3 km, bare terrain (100%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (92%) within 80 km.

3 km
168 m
16 km
317 m
80 km
752 m
grasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
December weather nearby: Al Aşābi‘ah 66 km · Gharyan 80 km · Yafran 81 km · Al Qawāsim 82 km · Ar Rayāyinah 88 km · Zintan 88 km · Bani Walid 100 km · Al ‘Azīzīyah 120 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 Mizdah (31.4493°, 12.9853°, elevation 458 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).