Shahhat weather in February

In February, Shahhat sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 47 mm of precipitation across 9.3 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 24 min at the start of February to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Shahhat's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shahhat's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 14°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 7°; 1st coldest
Precipitation: 47 mm; 9.3 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 48 min; 7:23 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover: 51%; 10th clearest
Wind: 15 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 3.81 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.2; out of 10

Shahhat is human settlement in 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 13°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical February day in Shahhat reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 18°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)	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Avg low (°C)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7

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

Shahhat weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	14° / 7°	58	11.2	10.1	3.9
Feb	14° / 7°	47	9.3	10.8	4.2
Mar	17° / 8°	36	7.2	11.8	6.0
Apr	21° / 11°	16	3.8	12.8	7.8
May	24° / 14°	12	2.6	13.7	8.7
Jun	27° / 16°	3	1	14.1	8.8
Jul	28° / 18°	1	0.4	13.9	8.6
Aug	28° / 19°	2	0.5	13.2	8.0
Sep	27° / 18°	10	2.2	12.2	8.4
Oct	24° / 15°	19	5	11.2	8.1
Nov	20° / 12°	29	6.4	10.3	6.9
Dec	15° / 9°	46	9.2	9.9	4.8

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%. 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 (%)	58	58	58	57	57	57	56	56	56	56	56	55	55	55	55	56	56	57	58	58	59	60	61	62	63	64	64	65
Cloudier (%)	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	45	44	44	43	42	42	41	40	39	38	37	36	36	35

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	58	42
3	58	42
4	57	43
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	56	44
8	56	44
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	55	45
13	55	45
14	55	45
15	55	45
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	57	43
19	58	42
20	58	42
21	59	41
22	60	40
23	61	39
24	62	38
25	63	37
26	64	36
27	64	36
28	65	35

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Shahhat gets around 47 mm of rain and snow over 9.3 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 33% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. 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 (%)	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	33	33	32	31	30	29	28	28	27

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	35
3	35
4	35
5	34
6	34
7	34
8	34
9	35
10	35
11	35
12	35
13	35
14	35
15	35
16	35
17	35
18	34
19	34
20	33
21	33
22	32
23	31
24	30
25	29
26	28
27	28
28	27

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 15 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 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 48 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:34 AM to 7:10 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:22 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)	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2
Sunrise (AM)	7:34	7:33	7:33	7:32	7:31	7:31	7:30	7:29	7:28	7:28	7:27	7:26	7:25	7:24	7:23	7:22	7:21	7:20	7:19	7:18	7:17	7:16	7:15	7:14	7:13	7:12	7:11	7:10
Sunset (PM)	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:10	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:22

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.4	7:34	5:58
2	10.4	7:33	5:59
3	10.5	7:33	6:00
4	10.5	7:32	6:01
5	10.5	7:31	6:02
6	10.5	7:31	6:03
7	10.6	7:30	6:04
8	10.6	7:29	6:05
9	10.6	7:28	6:06
10	10.6	7:28	6:06
11	10.7	7:27	6:07
12	10.7	7:26	6:08
13	10.7	7:25	6:09
14	10.8	7:24	6:10
15	10.8	7:23	6:11
16	10.8	7:22	6:12
17	10.9	7:21	6:13
18	10.9	7:20	6:14
19	10.9	7:19	6:15
20	10.9	7:18	6:15
21	11.0	7:17	6:16
22	11.0	7:16	6:17
23	11.0	7:15	6:18
24	11.1	7:14	6:19
25	11.1	7:13	6:20
26	11.1	7:12	6:20
27	11.2	7:11	6:21
28	11.2	7:10	6:22

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.58 kWh/m² to a high of 7.85 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 3.81 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)	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.5	4.5
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.3	Moderate
2	3.4	Moderate
3	3.4	Moderate
4	3.4	Moderate
5	3.4	Moderate
6	3.5	Moderate
7	3.5	Moderate
8	3.5	Moderate
9	3.6	Moderate
10	3.6	Moderate
11	3.6	Moderate
12	3.7	Moderate
13	3.7	Moderate
14	3.8	Moderate
15	3.8	Moderate
16	3.9	Moderate
17	3.9	Moderate
18	4.0	Moderate
19	4.0	Bright
20	4.1	Bright
21	4.1	Bright
22	4.2	Bright
23	4.2	Bright
24	4.3	Bright
25	4.3	Bright
26	4.4	Bright
27	4.5	Bright
28	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Shahhat

In seasonPeak

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

Shahhat 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 Shahhat?

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

4.2

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

0.1

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Shahhat for sightseeing.

What to pack for Shahhat in February

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

In February, Shahhat sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Shahhat 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 24 km away) is warmest in August at about 27°C and coldest in March near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 21 to Dec 14 — about 6.8 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	17	20	23	26	27	26	25	22	20
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Cool

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

UV index in Shahhat 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 Shahhat peaks around August 11 at about 10 (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	9	8	10	10	10	9	6	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

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

Air quality in Shahhat 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 Shahhat is worst in April — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (August, 9 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)	17	21	21	22	14	10	9	9	9	12	14	11
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	17	Moderate
Feb	21	Moderate
Mar	21	Moderate
Apr	22	Moderate
May	14	Moderate
Jun	10	Good
Jul	9	Good
Aug	9	Good
Sep	9	Good
Oct	12	Good
Nov	14	Moderate
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Shahhat?

Shahhat sits at 32.8°N, 21.9°E, 624 m above sea level, in Libya. The nearest listed city is Al Bayḑā’, 11 km away.

Topography around Shahhat

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shahhat has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 253 m around an average of 615 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 846 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 875 m.

The land around Shahhat is covered by grassland (57%) within 3 km, grassland (46%) within 16 km, and water (34%), bare terrain (28%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

253 m

grassland 57%

16 km

846 m

grassland 46%

80 km

875 m

water 34%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

February weather nearby: Al Bayḑā’ 11 km · Al Qubbah 35 km · Darnah 72 km · Al Marj 103 km · Al Abyār 137 km · Benghazi 185 km · Qaryat Sulūq 197 km · Tobruk 211 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 Shahhat (32.8043°, 21.8661°, elevation 624 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	13	7
2	13	7
3	13	7
4	13	7
5	13	7
6	13	7
7	14	7
8	14	7
9	14	7
10	14	7
11	14	7
12	14	7
13	14	7
14	14	7
15	14	7
16	14	7
17	14	7
18	14	7
19	14	7
20	14	7
21	15	7
22	15	7
23	15	7
24	15	7
25	15	7
26	15	7
27	15	7
28	15	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	58	42
3	58	42
4	57	43
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	56	44
8	56	44
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	55	45
13	55	45
14	55	45
15	55	45
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	57	43
19	58	42
20	58	42
21	59	41
22	60	40
23	61	39
24	62	38
25	63	37
26	64	36
27	64	36
28	65	35

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	35
3	35
4	35
5	34
6	34
7	34
8	34
9	35
10	35
11	35
12	35
13	35
14	35
15	35
16	35
17	35
18	34
19	34
20	33
21	33
22	32
23	31
24	30
25	29
26	28
27	28
28	27

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	58	42
3	58	42
4	57	43
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	56	44
8	56	44
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	55	45
13	55	45
14	55	45
15	55	45
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	57	43
19	58	42
20	58	42
21	59	41
22	60	40
23	61	39
24	62	38
25	63	37
26	64	36
27	64	36
28	65	35

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	35
3	35
4	35
5	34
6	34
7	34
8	34
9	35
10	35
11	35
12	35
13	35
14	35
15	35
16	35
17	35
18	34
19	34
20	33
21	33
22	32
23	31
24	30
25	29
26	28
27	28
28	27

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	58	42
2	58	42
3	58	42
4	57	43
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	56	44
8	56	44
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	55	45
13	55	45
14	55	45
15	55	45
16	56	44
17	56	44
18	57	43
19	58	42
20	58	42
21	59	41
22	60	40
23	61	39
24	62	38
25	63	37
26	64	36
27	64	36
28	65	35

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	35
3	35
4	35
5	34
6	34
7	34
8	34
9	35
10	35
11	35
12	35
13	35
14	35
15	35
16	35
17	35
18	34
19	34
20	33
21	33
22	32
23	31
24	30
25	29
26	28
27	28
28	27

	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