Sirte weather in June

In June, Sirte sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 90% of the time in June, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of June to 14 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Sirte's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sirte's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
5th warmest
Overnight low
22°
8th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
5:53 AM – 7:54 PM
Cloud cover
14%
3rd clearest
Wind
18 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
7.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.1
out of 10

Sirte is coastal city in Libya.

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

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical June day in Sirte reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 3°C warmer than May and about 2°C cooler than July.

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Sirte weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 13°356.610.26.2
Feb17° / 13°224.610.96.7
Mar19° / 14°132.411.87.7
Apr21° / 16°41.112.78.4
May24° / 19°30.513.69.1
Jun26° / 22°10.1149.1
Jul28° / 24°0013.88.6
Aug29° / 25°00.113.17.7
Sep29° / 24°40.812.27.8
Oct26° / 22°142.611.28.3
Nov22° / 18°163.410.48.1
Dec18° / 14°306106.9

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 90% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 6%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
28515
38515
48614
58713
68713
78812
88911
98911
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11919
12928
13937
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Sirte gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.1 wet days in June. 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.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the humid band about 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 46% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
152558120
252457140
342258160
442158170
542057190
632055211
731954231
831853251
921851281
1021750302
1121648322
1211646352
1311544373
1411442393
1511341414
1611339435
1701237456
1801135477
1901133488
2001032499
2109305110
2208295211
2308285212
2407265413
2506255514
2605245516
2705235517
2804225519
2904215520
3003205522

Wind in June

Winds average 18 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
319light breeze
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519light breeze
619light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of June to 14 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 5:55 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 7:47 PM to 7:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.95:557:47
213.95:557:48
313.95:547:49
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513.95:547:50
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713.95:547:51
814.05:547:51
914.05:537:52
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1214.05:537:53
1314.05:537:53
1414.05:537:54
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1814.05:547:55
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2014.05:547:56
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2814.05:567:57
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Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 7.57 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

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 — June's 7.57 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.3Intense
37.3Intense
47.4Intense
57.4Intense
67.4Intense
77.4Intense
87.5Intense
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Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Sirte

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is June a good time to visit Sirte?

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

9.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

June is one of the better times to visit Sirte for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Sirte in June

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

In June, Sirte sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 22°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Sirte in June

The nearest coast averages about 23°C in June — 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.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan18Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr18Cool
May20Cool
Jun23Refreshing
Jul26Warm
Aug28Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct25Warm
Nov23Refreshing
Dec20Refreshing

UV index in Sirte in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June 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 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateAug 12UV 10Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar7High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Sirte in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where June 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).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateGoodModerateApr 1336 µg/m³Aug 98 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan30Moderate
Feb29Moderate
Mar32Moderate
Apr37Poor
May26Moderate
Jun12Moderate
Jul8Good
Aug8Good
Sep12Good
Oct20Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec23Moderate
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.

Bin JawwādMisratahZlitenHūnBani WalidAl KhumsMsalātahAl-'Alūaṣ

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
16 km
84 m
80 km
218 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
June 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
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 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).