Qaşr al Qarabūllī weather in August

In August, Qaşr al Qarabūllī sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 96% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Qaşr al Qarabūllī's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Qaşr al Qarabūllī's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
6:33 AM – 7:46 PM
Cloud cover
7%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Qaşr al Qarabūllī is town in Libya.

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical August day in Qaşr al Qarabūllī reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Qaşr al Qarabūllī

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Qaşr al Qarabūllī weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 10°326.410.16.1
Feb18° / 11°27510.86.7
Mar20° / 12°203.811.87.6
Apr23° / 15°112.212.88.6
May27° / 18°50.913.78.5
Jun30° / 21°10.414.17.0
Jul32° / 23°00.113.95.9
Aug32° / 24°10.513.25.4
Sep31° / 23°102.212.25.9
Oct28° / 20°214.111.27.3
Nov23° / 16°224.610.37.9
Dec18° / 12°296.19.96.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 96% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 1%.

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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Qaşr al Qarabūllī gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.5 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 92% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in August

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Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:22 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 8:00 PM to 7:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.66:228:00
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513.56:257:57
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.69 kWh/m² to a high of 7.67 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.9 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Qaşr al Qarabūllī

In seasonPeak

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

Qaşr al Qarabūllī sees seasonal dust haze (March–June), heaviest in April.

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Is August a good time to visit Qaşr al Qarabūllī?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
8.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Qaşr al Qarabūllī for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Qaşr al Qarabūllī in August

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

In August, Qaşr al Qarabūllī sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Qaşr al Qarabūllī in August

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 17 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 25 to Dec 11 — about 6.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

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Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan17Cool
Feb16Cool
Mar16Cool
Apr17Cool
May19Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul26Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct25Warm
Nov23Refreshing
Dec20Cool

UV index in Qaşr al Qarabūllī in August

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Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Qaşr al Qarabūllī peaks around June 20 at about 10 (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 — in 10 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar7High
Apr7High
May7High
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Qaşr al Qarabūllī in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Qaşr al Qarabūllī is worst in April — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.6× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateApr 938 µg/m³Aug 1015 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan36Poor
Feb35Poor
Mar37Poor
Apr38Poor
May28Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov32Moderate
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Qaşr al Qarabūllī?

Qaşr al Qarabūllī sits at 32.7°N, 13.7°E, 43 m above sea level, in Libya. The nearest listed city is Qaşr Khiyār, 13 km away.

Topography around Qaşr al Qarabūllī

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Qaşr al Qarabūllī has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m around an average of 43 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 330 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 835 m.

The land around Qaşr al Qarabūllī is covered by grassland (53%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, grassland (44%) and water (29%) within 16 km, and water (34%), grassland (28%) and bare terrain (20%) within 80 km.

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August weather nearby: Qaşr Khiyār 13 km · Al-'Alūaṣ 24 km · Msalātah 35 km · Tarhuna 35 km · Tājūrā’ 37 km · Qaşr Bin Ghashīr 50 km · Tripoli 52 km · Al Khums 52 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 Qaşr al Qarabūllī (32.7451°, 13.7147°, elevation 43 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).