Tājūrā’ weather in January

In January, Tājūrā’ sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 75 mm of rain across 9.2 wet days and about 10.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 54 min at the start of January to 10 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Tājūrā’'s 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tājūrā’'s year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
12th warmest
Overnight low
13°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
75 mm
9.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 06 min
8:14 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
40%
10th clearest
Wind
22 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
3.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Tājūrā’ is town in Libya.

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month.

A typical January day in Tājūrā’ reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Tājūrā’ weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan16° / 13°759.210.15.4
Feb16° / 13°516.510.85.7
Mar17° / 14°223.911.86.8
Apr19° / 16°121.912.87.8
May22° / 19°40.713.78.6
Jun24° / 22°10.214.19.4
Jul27° / 24°0013.99.2
Aug28° / 26°10.213.28.6
Sep27° / 25°101.712.28.4
Oct25° / 22°263.911.28.2
Nov21° / 19°516.810.37.4
Dec18° / 15°729.49.96.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27327
37327
47327
57327
67426
77426
87426
97426
107426
117426
127327
137327
147327
157327
167327
177228
187228
197228
207327
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307624
317723

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Tājūrā’ gets around 75 mm of rain over 9.2 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 30% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
134
233
333
432
532
631
730
830
930
1029
1129
1229
1329
1429
1530
1630
1730
1831
1931
2031
2130
2230
2330
2429
2529
2628
2728
2828
2928
3028
3127

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
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19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in January

Winds average 22 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 23 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
123breezy
223breezy
323breezy
423breezy
522breezy
622breezy
722breezy
822breezy
922breezy
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3122breezy

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 54 min at the start of January to 10 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:14 AM to 8:09 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.98:146:06
29.98:146:06
39.98:146:07
49.98:146:08
59.98:146:09
69.98:156:09
79.98:156:10
89.98:156:11
99.98:156:12
1010.08:156:12
1110.08:156:13
1210.08:156:14
1310.08:156:15
1410.08:156:16
1510.08:146:17
1610.18:146:17
1710.18:146:18
1810.18:146:19
1910.18:146:20
2010.18:136:21
2110.18:136:22
2210.28:136:23
2310.28:126:24
2410.28:126:25
2510.28:126:26
2610.38:116:26
2710.38:116:27
2810.38:106:28
2910.38:106:29
3010.38:096:30
3110.48:096:31

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.64 kWh/m² to a high of 7.6 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 3.06 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.7Moderate
22.8Moderate
32.8Moderate
42.8Moderate
52.8Moderate
62.8Moderate
72.9Moderate
82.9Moderate
92.9Moderate
102.9Moderate
112.9Moderate
123.0Moderate
133.0Moderate
143.0Moderate
153.0Moderate
163.0Moderate
173.1Moderate
183.1Moderate
193.1Moderate
203.1Moderate
213.2Moderate
223.2Moderate
233.2Moderate
243.3Moderate
253.3Moderate
263.3Moderate
273.3Moderate
283.4Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.5Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Tājūrā’

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is January a good time to visit Tājūrā’?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.7
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Tājūrā’ for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tājūrā’ in January

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

In January, Tājūrā’ sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Tājūrā’ in January

The nearest coast averages about 17°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 27°C and coldest in February near 16°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 26 to Dec 11 — 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
May19Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct25Warm
Nov23Refreshing
Dec20Cool

UV index in Tājūrā’ in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tājūrā’ peaks around June 19 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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 highVery highModerateJun 19UV 11Jan 1UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar7High
Apr6High
May7High
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Tājūrā’ in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Tājūrā’ is worst in April — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.6× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateApr 938 µg/m³Aug 1015 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan36Poor
Feb35Poor
Mar37Poor
Apr38Poor
May28Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov32Moderate
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tājūrā’?

Tājūrā’ sits at 32.9°N, 13.4°E, 6 m above sea level, in Libya. The nearest listed city is Tripoli, 15 km away.

Topography around Tājūrā’

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tājūrā’ has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 695 m.

The land around Tājūrā’ is covered by artificial surfaces (62%) and water (20%) within 3 km, water (49%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 16 km, and water (39%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
33 m
16 km
112 m
80 km
695 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Tripoli 15 km · Qaşr Bin Ghashīr 27 km · Janzūr 32 km · As Sawānī 32 km · Qaşr al Qarabūllī 37 km · Al ‘Azīzīyah 50 km · Qarqūzah 50 km · Az Zahrā’ 50 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 Tājūrā’ (32.8817°, 13.3506°, elevation 6 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).