Murzuk weather in February

In February, Murzuk sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of February to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Murzuk's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Murzuk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
7:46 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover
23%
7th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.7
out of 10

Murzuk is town in 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 20°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical February day in Murzuk reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 3°C warmer than January and about 5°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How February really feels in Murzuk

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.

Murzuk weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 20.410.67.9
Feb21° / 20.411.18.7
Mar27° / 11°20.211.88.7
Apr32° / 17°10.112.65.1
May36° / 22°10.213.22.4
Jun39° / 24°00.113.60.8
Jul39° / 25°0013.50.9
Aug39° / 25°0012.91.0
Sep37° / 22°00.112.22.2
Oct32° / 17°00.111.45.7
Nov25° / 11°00.110.79.0
Dec19° / 10.210.48.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Murzuk gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.4 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 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 (%)
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Wind in February

Winds average 14 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of February to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:54 AM to 7:36 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 7:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.87:546:42
210.87:536:43
310.87:536:43
410.97:536:44
510.97:526:45
610.97:526:45
710.97:516:46
810.97:506:47
911.07:506:48
1011.07:496:48
1111.07:496:49
1211.07:486:50
1311.07:476:50
1411.17:476:51
1511.17:466:52
1611.17:456:52
1711.17:456:53
1811.27:446:54
1911.27:436:54
2011.27:426:55
2111.27:426:56
2211.37:416:56
2311.37:406:57
2411.37:396:57
2511.37:386:58
2611.47:376:59
2711.47:376:59
2811.47:367:00

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.16 kWh/m² to a high of 7.88 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 5.47 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Murzuk

In seasonPeak

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

Murzuk sees seasonal dust haze (March–October), heaviest in May.

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

Is February a good time to visit Murzuk?

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

8.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

February is one of the better times to visit Murzuk for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Murzuk in February

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

In February, Murzuk sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Murzuk in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Murzuk peaks around August 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 5 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighAug 15UV 13Jan 10UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb8Very high
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov7High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Murzuk 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 Murzuk is worst in April — around 100 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.0× the cleanest month (November, 33 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModerateApr 2098 µg/m³Nov 2333 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan35Poor
Feb50Poor
Mar75Unhealthy
Apr100Unhealthy
May92Unhealthy
Jun73Unhealthy
Jul58Unhealthy
Aug55Poor
Sep45Poor
Oct46Poor
Nov33Moderate
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Murzuk?

Murzuk sits at 25.9°N, 13.9°E, 449 m above sea level, in Libya. The nearest listed city is Wādī 'Utbah, 41 km away.

Al GhurayfahSabhaAl JadīdUbariBrakHūnMizdah

Topography around Murzuk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Murzuk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 448 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 279 m.

The land around Murzuk is covered by bare terrain (76%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, bare terrain (98%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
17 m
16 km
75 m
80 km
279 m
treescroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
February weather nearby: Wādī 'Utbah 41 km · Al Ghurayfah 113 km · Sabha 135 km · Al Jadīd 135 km · Ubari 136 km · Brak 185 km · Hūn 409 km · Mizdah 622 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 Murzuk (25.9155°, 13.9184°, elevation 449 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).