Mizdah weather in January

In January, Mizdah sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1.6 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% 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 Mizdah's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mizdah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
1.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 12 min
8:13 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
34%
11th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
3.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Mizdah is town and district of 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 15°C through the month.

A typical January day in Mizdah reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1156
2156
3156
4155
5155
6155
7155
8155
9155
10155
11155
12155
13155
14155
15155
16155
17155
18155
19155
20155
21155
22156
23156
24156
25156
26156
27156
28156
29156
30156
31156

How January really feels in Mizdah

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.

Mizdah weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-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 January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27723
37723
47822
57822
67822
77822
87822
97723
107624
117525
127525
137426
147327
157228
167228
177129
187228
197228
207327
217327
227426
237426
247525
257525
267525
277624
287723
297723
307723
317723

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Mizdah gets around 8 mm of rain over 1.6 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 6% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
14
24
34
44
54
64
74
84
95
105
115
125
136
146
156
166
176
187
197
207
217
227
237
246
256
266
276
286
296
306
316

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 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 January

Winds average 17 km/h in January.

Across January, 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
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1917light breeze
2017light breeze
2117light breeze
2217light breeze
2317light breeze
2417light breeze
2517light breeze
2617light breeze
2717light breeze
2817light breeze
2917light breeze
3017light breeze
3117light breeze

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 8:12 AM to 8:08 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.08:126:11
210.08:126:11
310.08:126:12
410.08:126:13
510.08:126:14
610.08:136:14
710.08:136:15
810.08:136:16
910.18:136:17
1010.18:136:17
1110.18:136:18
1210.18:136:19
1310.18:136:20
1410.18:136:20
1510.18:136:21
1610.28:136:22
1710.28:126:23
1810.28:126:24
1910.28:126:25
2010.28:126:26
2110.28:126:26
2210.38:116:27
2310.38:116:28
2410.38:116:29
2510.38:106:30
2610.38:106:31
2710.48:096:32
2810.48:096:33
2910.48:096:33
3010.48:086:34
3110.58:086:35

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.55 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 — January's 3.55 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.2Moderate
23.3Moderate
33.3Moderate
43.3Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.3Moderate
73.4Moderate
83.4Moderate
93.4Moderate
103.4Moderate
113.4Moderate
123.4Moderate
133.5Moderate
143.5Moderate
153.5Moderate
163.5Moderate
173.5Moderate
183.6Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.6Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.7Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
314.0Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Mizdah

In seasonPeak

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

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

5.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Mizdah for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mizdah in January

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

In January, Mizdah sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in Mizdah 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 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 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 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
January 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).