Nālūt in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Nālūt sees average daytime highs around 16°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 31 mm of rain over about 7 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 16°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Nālūt's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Nālūt's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
16°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
7°C
Rainfall
31 mm
7 wet days
Avg wind
15 km/h
Travel score
6.3
3rd-best season
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Nālūt in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 16°C.

A typical winter day in Nālūt reaches about 16°C and drops to 7°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Nālūt

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

winter sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Nālūt weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 102.110.25.7
Feb17° / 112.310.86.8
Mar21° / 10°122.411.88.2
Apr26° / 14°51.112.88.6
May30° / 18°40.913.66.3
Jun34° / 21°20.2143.9
Jul36° / 23°00.113.92.7
Aug36° / 24°10.413.22.8
Sep33° / 22°61.112.24.6
Oct28° / 17°111.811.27.7
Nov21° / 12°81.810.48.3
Dec16° / 112.1106.5

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Nālūt gets around 31 mm of rain over 7 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 15 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min in early December to 11 h 12 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 3.8 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Nālūt

In seasonPeak

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

Nālūt sees seasonal dust haze (March–July), heaviest in April.

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

Is winter a good time to visit Nālūt?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

6.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
0.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Nālūt for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nālūt in Winter

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

In winter, Nālūt sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

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UV index in Nālūt in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nālūt peaks around June 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 12Dec 22UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb6High
Mar7Very high
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Nālūt in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Nālūt is worst in April — around 91 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.3× the cleanest month (November, 39 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorApr 1788 µg/m³Nov 2039 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan50Poor
Feb53Poor
Mar67Unhealthy
Apr91Unhealthy
May73Unhealthy
Jun62Unhealthy
Jul44Poor
Aug44Poor
Sep45Poor
Oct42Poor
Nov39Poor
Dec40Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Nālūt?

Nālūt sits at 31.9°N, 11.0°E, 637 m above sea level, in Libya. The nearest listed city is Zintan, 120 km away.

ZintanTataouineAr RayāyinahBen GardaneSīdī Bin ZīnahYafranAl JumaylZuwarah

Topography around Nālūt

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nālūt has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 300 m around an average of 563 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 464 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 622 m.

The land around Nālūt is covered by bare terrain (82%) within 3 km, bare terrain (98%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (100%) within 80 km.

3 km
300 m
16 km
464 m
80 km
622 m
treesshrubsartificial surfacesbare terrain
Winter weather nearby: Zintan 120 km · Tataouine 128 km · Ar Rayāyinah 131 km · Ben Gardane 143 km · Sīdī Bin Zīnah 148 km · Yafran 148 km · Al Jumayl 149 km · Zuwarah 157 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 Nālūt (31.8685°, 10.9812°, elevation 637 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.