Qaşr Bin Ghashīr weather in April

In April, Qaşr Bin Ghashīr sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 11 mm of rain across 2.1 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Qaşr Bin Ghashīr's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Qaşr Bin Ghashīr's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
7th warmest
Overnight low
15°
5th coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
2.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
6:43 AM – 7:32 PM
Cloud cover
32%
6th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.6
out of 10

Qaşr Bin Ghashīr is human settlement.

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

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical April day in Qaşr Bin Ghashīr reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 4°C warmer than March and about 4°C cooler than May.

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How April really feels in Qaşr Bin Ghashīr

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April 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

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

Qaşr Bin Ghashīr weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 10°336.110.16.3
Feb18° / 10°305.110.86.9
Mar21° / 12°193.911.87.8
Apr25° / 15°112.112.88.6
May28° / 18°41.113.77.6
Jun32° / 21°10.514.15.7
Jul33° / 23°0013.94.8
Aug34° / 24°10.313.24.3
Sep32° / 23°91.912.25.1
Oct29° / 20°183.611.26.9
Nov23° / 15°224.710.37.9
Dec19° / 11°296.39.96.9

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Qaşr Bin Ghashīr gets around 11 mm of rain over 2.1 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 7% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 86% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19460
29460
39460
49460
59460
69370
79370
89370
99271
109181
119181
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139091
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Wind in April

Winds average 14 km/h in April, the windiest month of the year.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 7:03 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 7:21 PM to 7:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.37:037:21
212.37:027:22
312.47:007:22
412.46:597:23
512.46:587:24
612.56:567:25
712.56:557:25
812.56:547:26
912.66:527:27
1012.66:517:27
1112.66:507:28
1212.76:487:29
1312.76:477:30
1412.76:467:30
1512.86:457:31
1612.86:437:32
1712.86:427:32
1812.96:417:33
1912.96:407:34
2012.96:387:35
2113.06:377:35
2213.06:367:36
2313.06:357:37
2413.16:347:37
2513.16:337:38
2613.16:327:39
2713.26:307:40
2813.26:297:40
2913.26:287:41
3013.26:277:42

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.75 kWh/m² to a high of 7.74 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 6.57 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Qaşr Bin Ghashīr

In seasonPeak

In April, Qaşr Bin Ghashīr sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Qaşr Bin Ghashīr sees seasonal dust haze (March–June), heaviest in April.

Dust
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Apr
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Is April a good time to visit Qaşr Bin Ghashīr?

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

8.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is one of the better times to visit Qaşr Bin Ghashīr for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Qaşr Bin Ghashīr in April

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

In April, Qaşr Bin Ghashīr sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Qaşr Bin Ghashīr in April

The nearest coast averages about 17°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 22 km away) is warmest in August at about 27°C and coldest in February near 16°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 26 to Dec 11 — about 6.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan17Cool
Feb16Cool
Mar16Cool
Apr17Cool
May19Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct25Warm
Nov23Refreshing
Dec20Cool

UV index in Qaşr Bin Ghashīr in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Qaşr Bin Ghashīr 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 — in 10 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar7High
Apr6High
May7High
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Qaşr Bin Ghashīr in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Qaşr Bin Ghashīr 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 Bin Ghashīr?

Qaşr Bin Ghashīr sits at 32.7°N, 13.2°E, 71 m above sea level, in Libya. The nearest listed city is As Sawānī, 12 km away.

Topography around Qaşr Bin Ghashīr

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Qaşr Bin Ghashīr has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m around an average of 72 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 953 m.

The land around Qaşr Bin Ghashīr is covered by cropland (35%), artificial surfaces (29%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, cropland (47%), grassland (26%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (34%) and water (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
24 m
16 km
108 m
80 km
953 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: As Sawānī 12 km · Janzūr 22 km · Tripoli 23 km · Al ‘Azīzīyah 23 km · Tājūrā’ 27 km · Az Zahrā’ 29 km · An Nāşirīyah 30 km · Qarqūzah 33 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 Bin Ghashīr (32.6833°, 13.1833°, elevation 71 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).