Msalātah weather in February

In February, Msalātah sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 26 mm of rain across 5 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-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 55% 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 Msalātah's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Msalātah's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 17°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 26 mm; 5 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 48 min; 7:54 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover: 38%; 9th clearest
Wind: 18 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 4.17 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.4; out of 10

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

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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 Msalātah reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and about 3°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	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Avg low (°C)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

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

How February really feels in Msalātah

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.

Msalātah weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	16° / 9°	30	6	10.1	5.8
Feb	17° / 9°	26	5	10.8	6.4
Mar	20° / 11°	22	3.9	11.8	7.5
Apr	23° / 14°	13	2.3	12.8	8.6
May	27° / 17°	6	1.3	13.6	8.4
Jun	30° / 20°	2	0.3	14.1	6.6
Jul	32° / 22°	0	0.1	13.9	5.6
Aug	32° / 23°	1	0.5	13.2	5.3
Sep	31° / 22°	11	2.2	12.2	5.9
Oct	27° / 19°	19	3.7	11.2	7.6
Nov	22° / 14°	17	3.8	10.3	8.0
Dec	18° / 11°	25	5.1	9.9	6.6

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% 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 24%.

	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 (%)	74	73	74	74	74	75	76	76	76	76	77	76	76	76	77	77	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	77	76	76	76	76
Cloudier (%)	26	27	26	26	26	25	24	24	24	24	23	24	24	24	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	24	24	24	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	73	27
3	74	26
4	74	26
5	74	26
6	75	25
7	76	24
8	76	24
9	76	24
10	76	24
11	77	23
12	76	24
13	76	24
14	76	24
15	77	23
16	77	23
17	76	24
18	76	24
19	76	24
20	76	24
21	76	24
22	76	24
23	76	24
24	77	23
25	76	24
26	76	24
27	76	24
28	76	24

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Msalātah gets around 26 mm of rain over 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 17% and peaks near 18% 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 (%)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15

	Rain chance (%)
1	18
2	18
3	18
4	18
5	18
6	18
7	18
8	18
9	17
10	17
11	17
12	17
13	17
14	17
15	16
16	16
17	16
18	16
19	16
20	16
21	16
22	16
23	16
24	16
25	16
26	15
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 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 18 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 18 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)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
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	18	light breeze
2	18	light breeze
3	18	light breeze
4	18	light breeze
5	18	light breeze
6	18	light breeze
7	18	light breeze
8	18	light breeze
9	18	light breeze
10	18	light breeze
11	18	light breeze
12	18	light breeze
13	18	light breeze
14	18	light breeze
15	18	light breeze
16	18	light breeze
17	18	light breeze
18	18	light breeze
19	18	light breeze
20	18	light breeze
21	18	light breeze
22	18	light breeze
23	18	light breeze
24	18	light breeze
25	18	light breeze
26	18	light breeze
27	18	light breeze
28	18	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 8:05 AM to 7:41 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:54 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	10.4	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	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2
Sunrise (AM)	8:05	8:04	8:04	8:03	8:02	8:02	8:01	8:00	7:59	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	7:44	7:43	7:42	7:41
Sunset (PM)	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:50	6:51	6:52	6:53	6:54

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.4	8:05	6:30
2	10.4	8:04	6:31
3	10.5	8:04	6:32
4	10.5	8:03	6:33
5	10.5	8:02	6:34
6	10.5	8:02	6:34
7	10.6	8:01	6:35
8	10.6	8:00	6:36
9	10.6	7:59	6:37
10	10.7	7:59	6:38
11	10.7	7:58	6:39
12	10.7	7:57	6:40
13	10.7	7:56	6:41
14	10.8	7:55	6:42
15	10.8	7:54	6:43
16	10.8	7:53	6:43
17	10.9	7:52	6:44
18	10.9	7:51	6:45
19	10.9	7:50	6:46
20	11.0	7:49	6:47
21	11.0	7:48	6:48
22	11.0	7:47	6:49
23	11.1	7:46	6:50
24	11.1	7:45	6:50
25	11.1	7:44	6:51
26	11.1	7:43	6:52
27	11.2	7:42	6:53
28	11.2	7:41	6:54

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.85 kWh/m² to a high of 7.76 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 4.17 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	3.7	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	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.8
Level	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	Bright	Bright

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

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Msalātah

In seasonPeak

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

Msalātah 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 Msalātah?

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

6.4

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

1.5

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Msalātah for sightseeing.

What to pack for Msalātah in February

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

In February, Msalātah sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Msalātah in February

The nearest coast averages about 16°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 32 km away) is warmest in August at about 27°C and coldest in March near 16°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 24 to Dec 13 — about 6.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	18	16	16	17	19	22	26	27	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	16	Cool
Mar	16	Cool
Apr	17	Cool
May	19	Cool
Jun	22	Refreshing
Jul	26	Warm
Aug	27	Warm
Sep	27	Warm
Oct	25	Warm
Nov	23	Refreshing
Dec	20	Cool

UV index in Msalātah 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 Msalātah peaks around June 19 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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	5	7	7	7	11	10	11	8	7	4	3
Level	Moderate	High	High	High	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	5	High
Mar	7	High
Apr	7	High
May	7	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	7	Very high
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Msalātah 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 Msalātah is worst in April — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.6× the cleanest month (August, 19 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)	47	43	47	50	40	28	21	19	24	29	35	38
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	47	Poor
Feb	43	Poor
Mar	47	Poor
Apr	50	Poor
May	40	Poor
Jun	28	Moderate
Jul	21	Moderate
Aug	19	Moderate
Sep	24	Moderate
Oct	29	Moderate
Nov	35	Moderate
Dec	38	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Msalātah?

Msalātah sits at 32.6°N, 14.0°E, 298 m above sea level, in Libya. The nearest listed city is Al-'Alūaṣ, 16 km away.

Topography around Msalātah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Msalātah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m around an average of 270 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 451 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 715 m.

The land around Msalātah is covered by grassland (57%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, grassland (67%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (34%), water (30%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

139 m

grassland 57%

16 km

451 m

grassland 67%

80 km

715 m

bare terrain 34%

shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

February weather nearby: Al-'Alūaṣ 16 km · Qaşr Khiyār 22 km · Al Khums 22 km · Qaşr al Qarabūllī 35 km · Tarhuna 41 km · Zliten 52 km · Tājūrā’ 72 km · Qaşr Bin Ghashīr 81 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 Msalātah (32.5834°, 14.0363°, elevation 298 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	9
2	16	9
3	16	9
4	16	9
5	16	9
6	16	9
7	16	9
8	16	9
9	16	9
10	16	9
11	16	9
12	17	9
13	17	9
14	17	9
15	17	9
16	17	9
17	17	9
18	17	10
19	17	10
20	17	10
21	17	10
22	18	10
23	18	10
24	18	10
25	18	10
26	18	10
27	18	10
28	18	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	73	27
3	74	26
4	74	26
5	74	26
6	75	25
7	76	24
8	76	24
9	76	24
10	76	24
11	77	23
12	76	24
13	76	24
14	76	24
15	77	23
16	77	23
17	76	24
18	76	24
19	76	24
20	76	24
21	76	24
22	76	24
23	76	24
24	77	23
25	76	24
26	76	24
27	76	24
28	76	24

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	73	27
3	74	26
4	74	26
5	74	26
6	75	25
7	76	24
8	76	24
9	76	24
10	76	24
11	77	23
12	76	24
13	76	24
14	76	24
15	77	23
16	77	23
17	76	24
18	76	24
19	76	24
20	76	24
21	76	24
22	76	24
23	76	24
24	77	23
25	76	24
26	76	24
27	76	24
28	76	24

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	73	27
3	74	26
4	74	26
5	74	26
6	75	25
7	76	24
8	76	24
9	76	24
10	76	24
11	77	23
12	76	24
13	76	24
14	76	24
15	77	23
16	77	23
17	76	24
18	76	24
19	76	24
20	76	24
21	76	24
22	76	24
23	76	24
24	77	23
25	76	24
26	76	24
27	76	24
28	76	24

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

	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