Climate and average weather in Tarhuna
In Tarhuna, the summers are sweltering, dry, and clear and the winters are mild and mostly clear.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Tarhuna typically varies from 8°C to 33°C, and is rarely below 5°C or above 40°C. August is the hottest month of the year, while January is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best times of year to visit Tarhuna for warm-weather activities are from late February to late May and early October to mid December.
- Hottest
- Aug
- 33°
- Coldest
- Jan
- 8°
- Wettest
- Jan
- 27 mm
- Driest
- Jul
- 0 mm
- Rain / yr
- 169 mm
- 36 wet days
- Daylight
- 9.9–14.1 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 391 m
- 32.4°N
- Clearest
- Jul
- 3% cloud
Tarhuna is town in Libya, 65 kilometres (40 mi) to the southeast of Tripoli.
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Tarhuna weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around late February to late May.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Tarhuna, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
The hot season lasts 4.2 months, from May 28 to October 3, with daily high temperatures above 29°C. The hottest month of the year in Tarhuna is August, with an average high of 33°C and low of 23°C.
The cool season lasts 3.3 months, from December 1 to March 11, with daily high temperatures below 19°C. The coldest month of the year in Tarhuna is January, with an average low of 8°C and high of 16°C.
Days typically run about 10°C warmer than nights, with the widest day–night swing (around 11°C) in June.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 16 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 27 | 22 | 17 |
| Avg low (°C) | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 10 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16 | 8 |
| Feb | 17 | 8 |
| Mar | 20 | 11 |
| Apr | 24 | 13 |
| May | 28 | 17 |
| Jun | 31 | 20 |
| Jul | 33 | 22 |
| Aug | 33 | 23 |
| Sep | 31 | 22 |
| Oct | 27 | 18 |
| Nov | 22 | 13 |
| Dec | 17 | 10 |
How hot and cold Tarhuna really feels
The felt-temperature range through the year — heat index on the day's high (summer humidity), wind chill on the night's low (winter wind). The dashed lines are the plain thermometer; the gap is how much hotter or colder it really feels.
On the hottest afternoons, once humidity is folded in, Tarhuna feels like about 34°C (around August 17). About 87 days a year carry some heat stress, peaking in August.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels-like high (°C) | 16 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 27 | 22 | 17 |
| Air high (°C) | 16 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 27 | 22 | 17 |
| Feels-like low (°C) | 5 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 8 |
| Air low (°C) | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 10 |
| Feels-like high (°C) | Air high (°C) | Feels-like low (°C) | Air low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16 | 16 | 5 | 8 |
| Feb | 17 | 17 | 6 | 8 |
| Mar | 20 | 20 | 10 | 11 |
| Apr | 24 | 24 | 13 | 13 |
| May | 28 | 28 | 17 | 17 |
| Jun | 31 | 31 | 20 | 20 |
| Jul | 33 | 33 | 22 | 22 |
| Aug | 34 | 33 | 23 | 23 |
| Sep | 32 | 31 | 22 | 22 |
| Oct | 27 | 27 | 18 | 18 |
| Nov | 22 | 22 | 13 | 13 |
| Dec | 17 | 17 | 8 | 10 |
Average hourly temperature in Tarhuna
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on August afternoons, near 33°C, and coldest before dawn in January, near 8°C.
Tarhuna weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16° / 8° | 27 | 5.8 | 10.1 | 5.6 |
| Feb | 17° / 8° | 26 | 5 | 10.8 | 6.3 |
| Mar | 20° / 11° | 24 | 4.1 | 11.8 | 7.5 |
| Apr | 24° / 13° | 14 | 2.8 | 12.8 | 8.5 |
| May | 28° / 17° | 7 | 1.4 | 13.6 | 7.8 |
| Jun | 31° / 20° | 2 | 0.5 | 14.1 | 5.7 |
| Jul | 33° / 22° | 0 | 0.1 | 13.9 | 4.8 |
| Aug | 33° / 23° | 2 | 0.8 | 13.2 | 4.6 |
| Sep | 31° / 22° | 11 | 2.7 | 12.2 | 5.5 |
| Oct | 27° / 18° | 19 | 3.8 | 11.2 | 7.5 |
| Nov | 22° / 13° | 16 | 3.7 | 10.3 | 7.9 |
| Dec | 17° / 10° | 22 | 4.8 | 9.9 | 6.5 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Tarhuna gets about 169 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is mostly dry, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 6.6 months, from around Sep 23 to Apr 11, peaking in January at about 21% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Jul 9.
January is the wettest month by volume, with 27 mm over about 6 wet days; July is the driest, with 0 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 19 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 15 |
| Rain days | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19 | 6 |
| Feb | 17 | 5 |
| Mar | 14 | 4 |
| Apr | 9 | 3 |
| May | 5 | 1 |
| Jun | 2 | 1 |
| Jul | 0 | 0 |
| Aug | 3 | 1 |
| Sep | 9 | 3 |
| Oct | 13 | 4 |
| Nov | 11 | 4 |
| Dec | 15 | 5 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Tarhuna collects about 169 mm of rain across 36 wet days — roughly 14 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. January is the wettest month with 27 mm, while July is the driest at just 0 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 45% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 27 | 26 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 22 |
| Rain days | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27 | 6 |
| Feb | 26 | 5 |
| Mar | 24 | 4 |
| Apr | 14 | 3 |
| May | 7 | 1 |
| Jun | 2 | 1 |
| Jul | 0 | 0 |
| Aug | 2 | 1 |
| Sep | 11 | 3 |
| Oct | 19 | 4 |
| Nov | 16 | 4 |
| Dec | 22 | 5 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Tarhuna, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around May 30 and lasts for 4.1 months, ending around September 30. The clearest month is July, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 100% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around October 1 and lasts for 7.9 months, ending around May 29. The cloudiest month is January, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 31% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 69 | 72 | 74 | 78 | 79 | 92 | 100 | 99 | 90 | 76 | 73 | 71 |
| Cloudier (%) | 31 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 27 | 29 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 69 | 31 |
| Feb | 72 | 28 |
| Mar | 74 | 26 |
| Apr | 78 | 22 |
| May | 79 | 21 |
| Jun | 92 | 8 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 99 | 1 |
| Sep | 90 | 10 |
| Oct | 76 | 24 |
| Nov | 73 | 27 |
| Dec | 71 | 29 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around June 8, brings about 14 h 06 min of light; the shortest, around January 1, only 9 h 54 min — a swing of roughly 4 h 12 min.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.1 | 10.8 | 11.8 | 12.8 | 13.6 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.2 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 8:12 | 7:56 | 7:23 | 6:42 | 6:12 | 6:02 | 6:13 | 6:33 | 6:54 | 7:15 | 7:42 | 8:05 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:17 | 6:44 | 7:08 | 7:30 | 7:51 | 8:09 | 8:09 | 7:46 | 7:06 | 6:26 | 6:00 | 5:58 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10.1 | 8:12 | 6:17 |
| Feb | 10.8 | 7:56 | 6:44 |
| Mar | 11.8 | 7:23 | 7:08 |
| Apr | 12.8 | 6:42 | 7:30 |
| May | 13.6 | 6:12 | 7:51 |
| Jun | 14.1 | 6:02 | 8:09 |
| Jul | 13.9 | 6:13 | 8:09 |
| Aug | 13.2 | 6:33 | 7:46 |
| Sep | 12.2 | 6:54 | 7:06 |
| Oct | 11.2 | 7:15 | 6:26 |
| Nov | 10.3 | 7:42 | 6:00 |
| Dec | 9.9 | 8:05 | 5:58 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Tarhuna averages about 20 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 14 and 30 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 4.2 months, from around May 23 to Sep 28. The sunniest month is July, with roughly 30 sunny days (brilliant).
The greyest month is December, down near 15 sunny days — about 51% fewer than the July peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 30 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
| Sky | Mixed | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Brilliant | Brilliant | Brilliant | Brilliant | Bright | Bright | Mixed |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15 | Mixed |
| Feb | 14 | Bright |
| Mar | 17 | Bright |
| Apr | 19 | Bright |
| May | 21 | Bright |
| Jun | 25 | Brilliant |
| Jul | 31 | Brilliant |
| Aug | 30 | Brilliant |
| Sep | 24 | Brilliant |
| Oct | 18 | Bright |
| Nov | 16 | Bright |
| Dec | 15 | Mixed |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
In Tarhuna, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.
The more humid part of the year lasts 4.4 months, from around June 14 to October 26. The muggiest month is September, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 74% of the time.
The most comfortable stretch runs from around October 27 to June 13, and March is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 100% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 100 | 100 | 99 | 95 | 74 | 40 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 75 | 98 |
| Comfortable (%) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 34 | 24 | 16 | 17 | 32 | 20 | 2 |
| Humid (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 39 | 34 | 38 | 28 | 5 | 0 |
| Muggy (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 37 | 34 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Oppressive (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar | 99 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr | 95 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 74 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun | 40 | 34 | 22 | 3 | 0 |
| Jul | 16 | 24 | 39 | 21 | 1 |
| Aug | 7 | 16 | 34 | 37 | 6 |
| Sep | 9 | 17 | 38 | 34 | 3 |
| Oct | 29 | 32 | 28 | 10 | 0 |
| Nov | 75 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec | 98 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Across the year, average wind speed in Tarhuna is typically light breeze, near 15 km/h, and varies little with the seasons.
The windier part of the year lasts 6.6 months, from around Nov 25 to Jun 14. The windiest month is April, averaging about 17 km/h (light breeze).
The calmer part of the year runs from around Jun 15 to Nov 24, with August the calmest month at about 13 km/h.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 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 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17 | light breeze |
| Feb | 17 | light breeze |
| Mar | 17 | light breeze |
| Apr | 17 | light breeze |
| May | 17 | light breeze |
| Jun | 15 | light breeze |
| Jul | 13 | light breeze |
| Aug | 13 | light breeze |
| Sep | 14 | light breeze |
| Oct | 14 | light breeze |
| Nov | 15 | light breeze |
| Dec | 16 | light breeze |
Hazard calendar for Tarhuna
When the seasonal hazards worth planning around — the rainy season, tropical-cyclone risk and dust haze — are active through the year.
Tarhuna sees seasonal dust haze (March–June), heaviest in April.
Best time to visit Tarhuna
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Tarhuna throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around late May, Tarhuna is still near the tail of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds already thinning.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Tarhuna for general outdoor tourist activities run from late February to late May and again from early October to early December, with a peak score in the third week of April.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 5.6 | 6.3 | 7.5 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 6.5 |
| Rating | good | good | ideal | ideal | ideal | good | fair | fair | fair | good | ideal | good |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.6 | good |
| Feb | 6.3 | good |
| Mar | 7.5 | ideal |
| Apr | 8.4 | ideal |
| May | 7.8 | ideal |
| Jun | 5.8 | good |
| Jul | 4.8 | fair |
| Aug | 4.6 | fair |
| Sep | 5.5 | fair |
| Oct | 7.5 | good |
| Nov | 7.9 | ideal |
| Dec | 6.5 | good |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Tarhuna for hot-weather activities is from mid April to early November, with a peak score in the last week of May.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Tarhuna, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
For a warm-season trip around August (highs near 33°C), the essentials are light clothes and sun protection. In the cold season around January (highs near 16°C), pack a warm layer.
In August, Tarhuna sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.
Sea temperature near Tarhuna
Average ocean temperature at the nearest coast, month by month, banded into swim-comfort zones — the other half of the beach question.
The sea at the nearest coast (about 49 km away) is warmest in August at about 27°C and coldest in March near 16°C.
It's comfortable for a long swim from May 25 to Dec 11 — about 6.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 20 |
| Comfort | Cool | Cool | Cool | Cool | Cool | Refreshing | Warm | Warm | Warm | Warm | Refreshing | Cool |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17 | Cool |
| Feb | 16 | Cool |
| Mar | 16 | Cool |
| Apr | 17 | Cool |
| May | 19 | Cool |
| Jun | 22 | Refreshing |
| Jul | 26 | Warm |
| Aug | 27 | Warm |
| Sep | 27 | Warm |
| Oct | 25 | Warm |
| Nov | 23 | Refreshing |
| Dec | 20 | Cool |
UV index (midday) in Tarhuna by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tarhuna 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 — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Level | Moderate | High | Very high | High | Very high | Extreme | Very high | Extreme | Very high | Very high | Moderate | Moderate |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3 | Moderate |
| Feb | 5 | High |
| Mar | 7 | Very high |
| Apr | 7 | High |
| May | 8 | Very high |
| Jun | 11 | Extreme |
| Jul | 10 | Very high |
| Aug | 11 | Extreme |
| Sep | 8 | Very high |
| Oct | 7 | Very high |
| Nov | 4 | Moderate |
| Dec | 3 | Moderate |
Average hourly UV index in Tarhuna
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in June the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8.5 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 6 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 1.5 | 5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3.5 | 1 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.5 | 0 |
| Feb | 5 | 0 |
| Mar | 6.5 | 3 |
| Apr | 6.5 | 3 |
| May | 7.5 | 4 |
| Jun | 8.5 | 6 |
| Jul | 8.5 | 5.5 |
| Aug | 8 | 5.5 |
| Sep | 7 | 4.5 |
| Oct | 6 | 3 |
| Nov | 3.5 | 0 |
| Dec | 1 | 0 |
Air quality in Tarhuna by month
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.
Air quality in Tarhuna is worst in April — around 59 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.2× the cleanest month (August, 26 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) | 53 | 50 | 53 | 59 | 45 | 35 | 27 | 26 | 31 | 36 | 44 | 45 |
| Level | Poor | Poor | Poor | Unhealthy | Poor | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Poor | Poor | Poor |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 53 | Poor |
| Feb | 50 | Poor |
| Mar | 53 | Poor |
| Apr | 59 | Unhealthy |
| May | 45 | Poor |
| Jun | 35 | Moderate |
| Jul | 27 | Moderate |
| Aug | 26 | Moderate |
| Sep | 31 | Moderate |
| Oct | 36 | Poor |
| Nov | 44 | Poor |
| Dec | 45 | Poor |
Growing season
Tarhuna is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Tarhuna banks about 3,738 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around August.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 58 | 73 | 161 | 257 | 380 | 475 | 548 | 561 | 494 | 397 | 229 | 105 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 58 |
| Feb | 73 |
| Mar | 161 |
| Apr | 257 |
| May | 380 |
| Jun | 475 |
| Jul | 548 |
| Aug | 561 |
| Sep | 494 |
| Oct | 397 |
| Nov | 229 |
| Dec | 105 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Tarhuna receives about 5.5 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 2.8 and 7.9 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.2 months, from around Mar 18 to Sep 22. The brightest month is July, averaging about 7.8 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is December, down near 2.9 kWh/m² — roughly 63% less than the July peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 3.2 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 2.8 |
| Level | Moderate | Bright | Bright | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Bright | Bright | Moderate | Moderate |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.2 | Moderate |
| Feb | 4.1 | Bright |
| Mar | 5.4 | Bright |
| Apr | 6.6 | Intense |
| May | 7.1 | Intense |
| Jun | 7.7 | Intense |
| Jul | 7.8 | Intense |
| Aug | 7.0 | Intense |
| Sep | 5.8 | Bright |
| Oct | 4.4 | Bright |
| Nov | 3.4 | Moderate |
| Dec | 2.8 | Moderate |
Where is Tarhuna?
Tarhuna sits at 32.4°N, 13.6°E, 391 m above sea level, in Libya. The nearest listed city is Qaşr Khiyār, 35 km away.
Topography around Tarhuna
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Tarhuna.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Tarhuna has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 m around an average of 416 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 326 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 953 m.
The land around Tarhuna is covered by grassland (38%) and cropland (26%) within 3 km, grassland (55%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (36%), grassland (28%) and water (20%) within 80 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 Tarhuna (32.435°, 13.6332°, elevation 391 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).