Mizdah weather in February

In February, Mizdah sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 9 mm of rain across 1.9 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 30 min at the start of February to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Mizdah's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mizdah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
10th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
1.9 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
7:57 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover
32%
8th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Mizdah is town and district of Libya.

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

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical February day in Mizdah reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 4°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1156
2156
3156
4156
5156
6156
7156
8156
9156
10166
11166
12166
13166
14166
15166
16166
17166
18176
19176
20176
21176
22177
23177
24187
25187
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27187
28187

How February really feels in Mizdah

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Mizdah weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-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 February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27822
37723
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Mizdah gets around 9 mm of rain over 1.9 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 7% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
16
26
36
46
56
66
76
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106
116
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146
156
166
177
187
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278
288

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.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
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8100
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11100
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Wind in February

Winds average 17 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 16 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
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1317light breeze
1417light breeze
1517light breeze
1617light breeze
1717light breeze
1817light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
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2617light breeze
2717light breeze
2817light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 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 42 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:07 AM to 7:44 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 6:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202528
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.58:076:36
210.58:066:37
310.58:066:38
410.68:056:39
510.68:056:40
610.68:046:41
710.68:036:41
810.78:036:42
910.78:026:43
1010.78:016:44
1110.78:006:45
1210.87:596:46
1310.87:596:47
1410.87:586:48
1510.97:576:48
1610.97:566:49
1710.97:556:50
1810.97:546:51
1911.07:536:52
2011.07:526:53
2111.07:516:53
2211.17:506:54
2311.17:496:55
2411.17:486:56
2511.27:476:57
2611.27:466:57
2711.27:456:58
2811.27:446:59

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.53 kWh/m².

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 — February's 4.53 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
24.0Bright
34.1Bright
44.1Bright
54.1Bright
64.2Bright
74.2Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.4Bright
124.4Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.6Bright
164.6Bright
174.7Bright
184.7Bright
194.7Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Mizdah

In seasonPeak

None of Mizdah's seasonal hazards are active in February. 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 February a good time to visit Mizdah?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.1
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Mizdah for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mizdah in February

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

In February, Mizdah sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Mizdah 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 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 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 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
February 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).