Sīdī Bin Zīnah weather in July

In July, Sīdī Bin Zīnah sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 99% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 06 min at the start of July to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Sīdī Bin Zīnah's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sīdī Bin Zīnah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
25°
10th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
6:18 AM – 8:17 PM
Cloud cover
3%
1st clearest
Wind
18 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
7.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical July day in Sīdī Bin Zīnah reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and about 1°C cooler than August.

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How July really feels in Sīdī Bin Zīnah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 19 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
19
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Sīdī Bin Zīnah weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 11°244.710.16.3
Feb17° / 12°223.310.86.9
Mar19° / 14°132.911.87.7
Apr22° / 16°81.612.88.5
May24° / 19°30.713.79.0
Jun28° / 23°10.214.18.5
Jul30° / 25°0013.97.1
Aug31° / 26°10.113.26.4
Sep30° / 25°101.512.26.8
Oct27° / 22°203.511.27.9
Nov22° / 17°224.210.38.0
Dec18° / 13°305.29.97.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 99% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 1% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 0%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Sīdī Bin Zīnah gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in July, the driest month. 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 0% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the oppressive band about 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 91% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
121854260
221753280
321651301
421550321
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611349361
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Wind in July

Winds average 18 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 06 min at the start of July to 13 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:11 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 8:20 PM to 8:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.16:118:20
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514.16:138:20
614.16:138:19
714.16:148:19
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1114.06:168:18
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1314.06:178:18
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1514.06:188:17
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1813.96:208:16
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2713.86:268:11
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 7.63 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.77 kWh/m² to a high of 7.63 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 7.63 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Hazard calendar for Sīdī Bin Zīnah

In seasonPeak

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

Sīdī Bin Zīnah sees seasonal dust haze (March–June), heaviest in April.

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Is July a good time to visit Sīdī Bin Zīnah?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
9.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sīdī Bin Zīnah in July

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

In July, Sīdī Bin Zīnah sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Sīdī Bin Zīnah in July

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 28 km away) is warmest in August at about 28°C and coldest in February near 16°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 21 to Dec 8 — 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
May20Cool
Jun23Refreshing
Jul26Warm
Aug28Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct25Warm
Nov23Refreshing
Dec19Cool

UV index in Sīdī Bin Zīnah in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July 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 Sīdī Bin Zīnah peaks around June 19 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 19UV 11Jan 10UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5High
Mar7High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Sīdī Bin Zīnah in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Sīdī Bin Zīnah is worst in January — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.8× the cleanest month (July, 14 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateApr 1139 µg/m³Jul 2414 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan39Poor
Feb35Moderate
Mar37Poor
Apr39Poor
May27Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov30Moderate
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sīdī Bin Zīnah?

Sīdī Bin Zīnah sits at 32.9°N, 12.0°E, 8 m above sea level, in Libya. The nearest listed city is Al Jumayl, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Sīdī Bin Zīnah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sīdī Bin Zīnah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 225 m.

The land around Sīdī Bin Zīnah is covered by bare terrain (43%), artificial surfaces (28%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, bare terrain (55%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (55%) and water (30%) within 80 km.

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July weather nearby: Al Jumayl 8.0 km · Zuwarah 10 km · Al Ajaylat 39 km · Şabrātah 48 km · Şurmān 56 km · Al Ḩurshah 66 km · Az Zāwīyah 71 km · Zawiya 71 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 Sīdī Bin Zīnah (32.8872°, 11.9873°, elevation 8 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).