Sirte weather in February

In February, Sirte sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 22 mm of rain across 4.6 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 30 min at the start of February to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Sirte's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sirte's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 17°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 22 mm; 4.6 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 54 min; 7:42 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover: 34%; 9th clearest
Wind: 21 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 4.33 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.7; out of 10

Sirte is coastal city 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month.

A typical February day in Sirte reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 2°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)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13

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

Sirte weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	17° / 13°	35	6.6	10.2	6.2
Feb	17° / 13°	22	4.6	10.9	6.7
Mar	19° / 14°	13	2.4	11.8	7.7
Apr	21° / 16°	4	1.1	12.7	8.4
May	24° / 19°	3	0.5	13.6	9.1
Jun	26° / 22°	1	0.1	14	9.1
Jul	28° / 24°	0	0	13.8	8.6
Aug	29° / 25°	0	0.1	13.1	7.7
Sep	29° / 24°	4	0.8	12.2	7.8
Oct	26° / 22°	14	2.6	11.2	8.3
Nov	22° / 18°	16	3.4	10.4	8.1
Dec	18° / 14°	30	6	10	6.9

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. 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 (%)	79	79	78	79	79	79	79	79	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	81	81	81	81	81	81	80	81	81	81	82	82
Cloudier (%)	21	21	22	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	19	19	19	18	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	79	21
2	79	21
3	78	22
4	79	21
5	79	21
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	79	21
9	80	20
10	80	20
11	80	20
12	80	20
13	80	20
14	80	20
15	80	20
16	80	20
17	81	19
18	81	19
19	81	19
20	81	19
21	81	19
22	81	19
23	80	20
24	81	19
25	81	19
26	81	19
27	82	18
28	82	18

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Sirte gets around 22 mm of rain over 4.6 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 16% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days. 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 (%)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	11

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

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 99% 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 (%)	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	97	3
28	97	3

Wind in February

Winds average 21 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 21 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)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	21	breezy
2	21	breezy
3	21	breezy
4	21	breezy
5	21	breezy
6	21	breezy
7	21	breezy
8	21	breezy
9	21	breezy
10	21	breezy
11	21	breezy
12	21	breezy
13	21	breezy
14	21	breezy
15	21	breezy
16	21	breezy
17	21	breezy
18	21	breezy
19	21	breezy
20	21	breezy
21	21	breezy
22	21	breezy
23	21	breezy
24	21	breezy
25	21	breezy
26	21	breezy
27	21	breezy
28	21	breezy

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 min at the start of February to 11 h 18 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 7:52 AM to 7:29 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:45 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)	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3
Sunrise (AM)	7:52	7:52	7:51	7:50	7:50	7:49	7:48	7:48	7:47	7:46	7:45	7:45	7:44	7:43	7:42	7:41	7:40	7:40	7:39	7:38	7:37	7:36	7:35	7:34	7:33	7:32	7:30	7:29
Sunset (PM)	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:45

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.5	7:52	6:22
2	10.5	7:52	6:23
3	10.5	7:51	6:24
4	10.6	7:50	6:25
5	10.6	7:50	6:26
6	10.6	7:49	6:27
7	10.7	7:48	6:27
8	10.7	7:48	6:28
9	10.7	7:47	6:29
10	10.7	7:46	6:30
11	10.8	7:45	6:31
12	10.8	7:45	6:32
13	10.8	7:44	6:33
14	10.8	7:43	6:33
15	10.9	7:42	6:34
16	10.9	7:41	6:35
17	10.9	7:40	6:36
18	11.0	7:40	6:37
19	11.0	7:39	6:38
20	11.0	7:38	6:38
21	11.0	7:37	6:39
22	11.1	7:36	6:40
23	11.1	7:35	6:41
24	11.1	7:34	6:42
25	11.2	7:33	6:42
26	11.2	7:32	6:43
27	11.2	7:30	6:44
28	11.3	7:29	6:45

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.96 kWh/m² to a high of 7.57 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 4.33 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)	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.8	Moderate
2	3.9	Moderate
3	3.9	Moderate
4	3.9	Moderate
5	4.0	Moderate
6	4.0	Bright
7	4.0	Bright
8	4.1	Bright
9	4.1	Bright
10	4.2	Bright
11	4.2	Bright
12	4.2	Bright
13	4.3	Bright
14	4.3	Bright
15	4.3	Bright
16	4.4	Bright
17	4.4	Bright
18	4.5	Bright
19	4.5	Bright
20	4.5	Bright
21	4.6	Bright
22	4.6	Bright
23	4.7	Bright
24	4.7	Bright
25	4.8	Bright
26	4.8	Bright
27	4.8	Bright
28	4.9	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Sirte

In seasonPeak

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

Sirte sees seasonal dust haze (March–June), heaviest in April.

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Sirte?

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

6.7

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

1.8

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Sirte for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sirte in February

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

In February, Sirte sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: a windbreaker. About 5 days see rain.

a windbreaker

Sea temperature near Sirte 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 19 km away) is warmest in August at about 28°C and coldest in March near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 19 to Dec 16 — about 7 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	18	20	23	26	28	27	25	23	20
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Refreshing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	18	Cool
Feb	17	Cool
Mar	17	Cool
Apr	18	Cool
May	20	Cool
Jun	23	Refreshing
Jul	26	Warm
Aug	28	Warm
Sep	27	Warm
Oct	25	Warm
Nov	23	Refreshing
Dec	20	Refreshing

UV index in Sirte in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sirte peaks around August 12 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 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	5	7	7	8	10	10	10	9	7	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	7	High
Apr	7	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	7	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Sirte 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 Sirte is worst in April — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.6× the cleanest month (August, 8 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)	30	29	32	37	26	12	8	8	12	20	24	23
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	30	Moderate
Feb	29	Moderate
Mar	32	Moderate
Apr	37	Poor
May	26	Moderate
Jun	12	Moderate
Jul	8	Good
Aug	8	Good
Sep	12	Good
Oct	20	Moderate
Nov	24	Moderate
Dec	23	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Sirte?

Sirte sits at 31.2°N, 16.6°E, 17 m above sea level, in Libya. The nearest listed city is Bin Jawwād, 149 km away.

Topography around Sirte

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sirte has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 218 m.

The land around Sirte is covered by water (44%) and artificial surfaces (34%) within 3 km, water (48%) and bare terrain (27%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (61%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km

42 m

water 44%

16 km

84 m

water 48%

80 km

218 m

bare terrain 61%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

February weather nearby: Bin Jawwād 149 km · Misratah 192 km · Zliten 237 km · Hūn 240 km · Bani Walid 254 km · Al Khums 272 km · Msalātah 285 km · Al-'Alūaṣ 298 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 Sirte (31.2089°, 16.5887°, elevation 17 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	17	12
2	17	12
3	17	12
4	17	12
5	17	12
6	17	12
7	17	12
8	17	12
9	17	12
10	17	12
11	17	12
12	17	12
13	17	12
14	17	13
15	17	13
16	17	13
17	17	13
18	17	13
19	17	13
20	18	13
21	18	13
22	18	13
23	18	13
24	18	13
25	18	13
26	18	13
27	18	13
28	18	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	79	21
2	79	21
3	78	22
4	79	21
5	79	21
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	79	21
9	80	20
10	80	20
11	80	20
12	80	20
13	80	20
14	80	20
15	80	20
16	80	20
17	81	19
18	81	19
19	81	19
20	81	19
21	81	19
22	81	19
23	80	20
24	81	19
25	81	19
26	81	19
27	82	18
28	82	18

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	97	3
28	97	3

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	79	21
2	79	21
3	78	22
4	79	21
5	79	21
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	79	21
9	80	20
10	80	20
11	80	20
12	80	20
13	80	20
14	80	20
15	80	20
16	80	20
17	81	19
18	81	19
19	81	19
20	81	19
21	81	19
22	81	19
23	80	20
24	81	19
25	81	19
26	81	19
27	82	18
28	82	18

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	97	3
28	97	3

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	79	21
2	79	21
3	78	22
4	79	21
5	79	21
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	79	21
9	80	20
10	80	20
11	80	20
12	80	20
13	80	20
14	80	20
15	80	20
16	80	20
17	81	19
18	81	19
19	81	19
20	81	19
21	81	19
22	81	19
23	80	20
24	81	19
25	81	19
26	81	19
27	82	18
28	82	18

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	97	3
28	97	3