Qaryat Sulūq weather in February

In February, Qaryat Sulūq sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 19 mm of rain across 4.5 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 30 min at the start of February to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Qaryat Sulūq's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Qaryat Sulūq's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 18°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 10°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 19 mm; 4.5 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 48 min; 7:28 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover: 41%; 10th clearest
Wind: 17 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 4.17 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.8; out of 10

Qaryat Sulūq is town in Benghazi District, Libya.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical February day in Qaryat Sulūq reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with 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)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19
Avg low (°C)	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	10

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

How February really feels in Qaryat Sulūq

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.

Qaryat Sulūq weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	17° / 9°	21	5.3	10.2	6.3
Feb	18° / 10°	19	4.5	10.8	6.8
Mar	21° / 11°	11	2.8	11.8	8.0
Apr	25° / 14°	4	1.2	12.8	8.7
May	29° / 18°	2	0.5	13.6	7.4
Jun	32° / 21°	1	0.2	14	5.7
Jul	33° / 22°	0	0	13.9	5.3
Aug	33° / 23°	0	0	13.2	5.0
Sep	32° / 22°	1	0.5	12.2	5.8
Oct	28° / 19°	6	1.4	11.2	7.6
Nov	23° / 14°	9	2.5	10.4	8.3
Dec	19° / 11°	21	5.7	10	6.9

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	75	75	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	75	75	76	76	77	77	78	78	78	78	79	79	80
Cloudier (%)	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	24	24	23	23	22	22	22	22	21	21	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	75	25
2	75	25
3	74	26
4	74	26
5	74	26
6	74	26
7	74	26
8	74	26
9	74	26
10	74	26
11	74	26
12	74	26
13	74	26
14	74	26
15	74	26
16	75	25
17	75	25
18	76	24
19	76	24
20	77	23
21	77	23
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	78	22
26	79	21
27	79	21
28	80	20

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Qaryat Sulūq gets around 19 mm of rain over 4.5 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 16% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12

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

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 17 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 17 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)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
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	17	light breeze
2	17	light breeze
3	17	light breeze
4	17	light breeze
5	17	light breeze
6	17	light breeze
7	17	light breeze
8	17	light breeze
9	17	light breeze
10	17	light breeze
11	17	light breeze
12	17	light breeze
13	17	light breeze
14	17	light breeze
15	17	light breeze
16	17	light breeze
17	17	light breeze
18	17	light breeze
19	17	light breeze
20	17	light breeze
21	17	light breeze
22	17	light breeze
23	17	light breeze
24	17	light breeze
25	17	light breeze
26	17	light breeze
27	17	light breeze
28	17	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 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 42 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:38 AM to 7:15 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:30 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)	10.5	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	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2
Sunrise (AM)	7:38	7:38	7:37	7:37	7:36	7:35	7:35	7:34	7:33	7:32	7:32	7:31	7:30	7:29	7:28	7:27	7:26	7:25	7:24	7:24	7:23	7:22	7:21	7:19	7:18	7:17	7:16	7:15
Sunset (PM)	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:10	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:14	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:20	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:30

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.5	7:38	6:07
2	10.5	7:38	6:08
3	10.5	7:37	6:08
4	10.5	7:37	6:09
5	10.6	7:36	6:10
6	10.6	7:35	6:11
7	10.6	7:35	6:12
8	10.7	7:34	6:13
9	10.7	7:33	6:14
10	10.7	7:32	6:15
11	10.7	7:32	6:16
12	10.8	7:31	6:16
13	10.8	7:30	6:17
14	10.8	7:29	6:18
15	10.8	7:28	6:19
16	10.9	7:27	6:20
17	10.9	7:26	6:21
18	10.9	7:25	6:22
19	11.0	7:24	6:22
20	11.0	7:24	6:23
21	11.0	7:23	6:24
22	11.1	7:22	6:25
23	11.1	7:21	6:26
24	11.1	7:19	6:26
25	11.1	7:18	6:27
26	11.2	7:17	6:28
27	11.2	7:16	6:29
28	11.2	7:15	6:30

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 2.87 kWh/m² to a high of 7.9 kWh/m² in June 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	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.8	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	3.9	Moderate
10	4.0	Moderate
11	4.0	Bright
12	4.0	Bright
13	4.1	Bright
14	4.1	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	4.6	Bright
24	4.6	Bright
25	4.7	Bright
26	4.7	Bright
27	4.8	Bright
28	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Qaryat Sulūq

In seasonPeak

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

Qaryat Sulūq sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in April.

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Qaryat Sulūq?

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

6.8

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

2.2

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Qaryat Sulūq for sightseeing.

What to pack for Qaryat Sulūq in February

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

In February, Qaryat Sulūq sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 10°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 5 days see rain.

Sea temperature near Qaryat Sulūq in February

The nearest coast averages about 17°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 35 km away) is warmest in August at about 27°C and coldest in February near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 20 to Dec 19 — about 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	17	17	18	20	22	25	27	26	25	23	20
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Refreshing

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

UV index in Qaryat Sulūq in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks 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 Qaryat Sulūq peaks around August 12 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	4	6	8	8	10	10	11	9	7	5	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	8	Very high
May	8	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	7	Very high
Nov	5	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Qaryat Sulūq 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 Qaryat Sulūq is worst in April — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.5× the cleanest month (July, 11 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)	25	30	31	38	26	16	11	11	14	20	20	17
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	25	Moderate
Feb	30	Moderate
Mar	31	Moderate
Apr	38	Poor
May	26	Moderate
Jun	16	Moderate
Jul	11	Good
Aug	11	Good
Sep	14	Moderate
Oct	20	Moderate
Nov	20	Moderate
Dec	17	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Qaryat Sulūq?

Qaryat Sulūq sits at 31.7°N, 20.3°E, 55 m above sea level, in Libya. The nearest listed city is Benghazi, 53 km away.

Topography around Qaryat Sulūq

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Qaryat Sulūq has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 56 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 626 m.

The land around Qaryat Sulūq is covered by bare terrain (78%) within 3 km, bare terrain (70%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (49%) and water (28%) within 80 km.

3 km

19 m

bare terrain 78%

16 km

59 m

bare terrain 70%

80 km

626 m

bare terrain 49%

shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

February weather nearby: Benghazi 53 km · Al Abyār 67 km · Az Zuwaytīnah 81 km · Ajdabiya 102 km · Al Marj 107 km · Al Burayqah 154 km · Al Bayḑā’ 187 km · Shahhat 197 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 Qaryat Sulūq (31.6682°, 20.2521°, elevation 55 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	17	9
2	17	9
3	17	9
4	17	9
5	17	9
6	17	9
7	17	9
8	17	9
9	17	9
10	17	9
11	17	9
12	17	9
13	17	9
14	17	9
15	18	9
16	18	9
17	18	10
18	18	10
19	18	10
20	18	10
21	18	10
22	18	10
23	19	10
24	19	10
25	19	10
26	19	10
27	19	10
28	19	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	75	25
2	75	25
3	74	26
4	74	26
5	74	26
6	74	26
7	74	26
8	74	26
9	74	26
10	74	26
11	74	26
12	74	26
13	74	26
14	74	26
15	74	26
16	75	25
17	75	25
18	76	24
19	76	24
20	77	23
21	77	23
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	78	22
26	79	21
27	79	21
28	80	20

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	75	25
2	75	25
3	74	26
4	74	26
5	74	26
6	74	26
7	74	26
8	74	26
9	74	26
10	74	26
11	74	26
12	74	26
13	74	26
14	74	26
15	74	26
16	75	25
17	75	25
18	76	24
19	76	24
20	77	23
21	77	23
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	78	22
26	79	21
27	79	21
28	80	20

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	75	25
2	75	25
3	74	26
4	74	26
5	74	26
6	74	26
7	74	26
8	74	26
9	74	26
10	74	26
11	74	26
12	74	26
13	74	26
14	74	26
15	74	26
16	75	25
17	75	25
18	76	24
19	76	24
20	77	23
21	77	23
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	78	22
26	79	21
27	79	21
28	80	20

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

	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