Msalātah weather in January

In January, Msalātah sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 30 mm of rain across 6 wet days and about 10.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 54 min at the start of January to 10 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Msalātah's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Msalātah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
30 mm
6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 06 min
8:11 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
40%
10th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month.

A typical January day in Msalātah reaches about 16°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 20°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

10°15°20°25°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11610
21610
31610
41610
5169
6169
7169
8169
9169
10169
11169
12169
13169
14169
15169
16169
17169
18169
19169
20169
21169
22169
23169
24169
25169
26169
27169
28169
29169
30169
31169

How January really feels in Msalātah

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.

Msalātah weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan16° / 30610.15.8
Feb17° / 26510.86.4
Mar20° / 11°223.911.87.5
Apr23° / 14°132.312.88.6
May27° / 17°61.313.68.4
Jun30° / 20°20.314.16.6
Jul32° / 22°00.113.95.6
Aug32° / 23°10.513.25.3
Sep31° / 22°112.212.25.9
Oct27° / 19°193.711.27.6
Nov22° / 14°173.810.38.0
Dec18° / 11°255.19.96.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27624
37624
47624
57624
67624
77525
87525
97624
107525
117525
127327
137228
147228
157228
167129
177129
187129
197129
207129
217228
227228
237228
247327
257327
267327
277228
287228
297228
307327
317327

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Msalātah gets around 30 mm of rain over 6 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 20% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
119
219
319
419
519
619
719
819
919
1019
1120
1220
1321
1421
1522
1622
1723
1823
1923
2022
2122
2222
2321
2421
2520
2620
2719
2819
2919
3018
3118

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
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 18 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1018light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1317light breeze
1417light breeze
1517light breeze
1617light breeze
1718light breeze
1818light breeze
1918light breeze
2018light breeze
2118light breeze
2218light breeze
2318light breeze
2418light breeze
2518light breeze
2618light breeze
2718light breeze
2818light breeze
2918light breeze
3018light breeze
3118light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 54 min at the start of January to 10 h 24 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 8:10 AM to 8:05 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 6:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.98:106:04
29.98:106:04
39.98:116:05
49.98:116:06
59.98:116:07
69.98:116:07
79.98:116:08
810.08:116:09
910.08:116:10
1010.08:116:10
1110.08:116:11
1210.08:116:12
1310.08:116:13
1410.08:116:14
1510.18:116:15
1610.18:116:15
1710.18:116:16
1810.18:106:17
1910.18:106:18
2010.18:106:19
2110.28:106:20
2210.28:096:21
2310.28:096:22
2410.28:096:23
2510.38:086:23
2610.38:086:24
2710.38:076:25
2810.38:076:26
2910.38:066:27
3010.48:066:28
3110.48:056:29

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.26 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 — January's 3.26 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.9Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.0Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.0Moderate
73.0Moderate
83.1Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.1Moderate
123.1Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.2Moderate
153.2Moderate
163.2Moderate
173.3Moderate
183.3Moderate
193.3Moderate
203.3Moderate
213.4Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Msalātah

In seasonPeak

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

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

5.8
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.8
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Msalātah for sightseeing.

What to pack for Msalātah in January

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

In January, Msalātah sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Msalātah in January

The nearest coast averages about 18°C in January — 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.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan18Cool
Feb16Cool
Mar16Cool
Apr17Cool
May19Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul26Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct25Warm
Nov23Refreshing
Dec20Cool

UV index in Msalātah 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 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeExtremeVery highModerateJun 19UV 11Jan 1UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5High
Mar7High
Apr7High
May7Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Msalātah 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 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).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorApr 1250 µg/m³Aug 1320 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan47Poor
Feb43Poor
Mar47Poor
Apr50Poor
May40Poor
Jun28Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov35Moderate
Dec38Poor
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
16 km
451 m
80 km
715 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January 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
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 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).