Sabha weather in September

In September, Sabha sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 95% of the time in September, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of September to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Sabha's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sabha's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
4th warmest
Overnight low
23°
9th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:52 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover
7%
3rd clearest
Wind
15 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Sabha is town in Sabha district, Libya.

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

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical September day in Sabha reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 1°C cooler than August and about 5°C warmer than October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13724
23724
33724
43724
53724
63724
73724
83724
93724
103724
113724
123723
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193623
203623
213623
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283522
293522
303421

How September really feels in Sabha

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 30 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
30
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Sabha weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 30.610.57.7
Feb21° / 10.5118.5
Mar26° / 12°10.211.89.0
Apr31° / 17°10.212.65.8
May35° / 22°10.213.33.1
Jun38° / 24°00.113.71.3
Jul38° / 25°0013.51.5
Aug38° / 25°00131.6
Sep36° / 23°0012.22.6
Oct31° / 18°10.211.46.1
Nov24° / 11°10.210.79.0
Dec19° / 10.310.38.0

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 95% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 2%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16982
17982
18982
19982
20982
21982
22973
23964
24964
25964
26964
27946
28946
29946
30946

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Sabha gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
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291
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Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the dry band about 94% 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
69460
79460
89550
99550
109550
119451
129451
139451
149451
159451
169451
179451
189451
199451
209451
219451
229451
239550
249460
259460
269460
279460
289460
299460
309460

Wind in September

Winds average 15 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 15 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
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
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2015light breeze
2115light breeze
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2715light breeze
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2915light breeze
3015light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of September to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:45 AM to 6:58 AM, and sunset from 7:19 PM to 6:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:457:19
212.56:467:18
312.56:467:17
412.56:477:15
512.56:477:14
612.46:477:13
712.46:487:12
812.46:487:11
912.36:497:10
1012.36:497:08
1112.36:507:07
1212.36:507:06
1312.26:517:05
1412.26:517:04
1512.26:517:03
1612.26:527:01
1712.16:527:00
1812.16:536:59
1912.16:536:58
2012.06:546:57
2112.06:546:55
2212.06:556:54
2312.06:556:53
2411.96:566:52
2511.96:566:51
2611.96:566:49
2711.96:576:48
2811.86:576:47
2911.86:586:46
3011.86:586:45

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.99 kWh/m² to a high of 7.91 kWh/m² in July across the year — September's 6.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
27.1Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
76.9Intense
86.9Intense
96.9Intense
106.8Intense
116.8Intense
126.8Intense
136.8Intense
146.7Intense
156.7Intense
166.7Intense
176.6Intense
186.6Intense
196.5Intense
206.5Intense
216.5Intense
226.4Intense
236.4Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Sabha

In seasonPeak

In September, Sabha sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

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

Is September a good time to visit Sabha?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sabha. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Sabha in September

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

In September, Sabha sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Sabha in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September 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 Sabha 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighAug 15UV 13Jan 10UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb7Very high
Mar7Very high
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Sabha in September

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Sabha is worst in April — around 104 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.2× the cleanest month (November, 33 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModerateApr 20102 µg/m³Nov 2333 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan35Poor
Feb51Poor
Mar75Unhealthy
Apr104Unhealthy
May95Unhealthy
Jun80Unhealthy
Jul64Unhealthy
Aug60Unhealthy
Sep49Poor
Oct47Poor
Nov33Moderate
Dec33Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sabha?

Sabha sits at 27.0°N, 14.4°E, 421 m above sea level, in Libya. The nearest listed city is Al Jadīd, 3.0 km away.

MurzukWādī 'UtbahAl GhurayfahUbariHūnSirte

Topography around Sabha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sabha has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 421 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 268 m.

The land around Sabha is covered by artificial surfaces (55%) and bare terrain (39%) within 3 km, bare terrain (83%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
103 m
80 km
268 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
September weather nearby: Al Jadīd 3.0 km · Brak 59 km · Murzuk 135 km · Wādī 'Utbah 136 km · Al Ghurayfah 152 km · Ubari 171 km · Hūn 276 km · Sirte 509 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 Sabha (27.0377°, 14.4283°, elevation 421 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).