Tobruk weather in January

In January, Tobruk sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 20 mm of rain across 4 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 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 Tobruk's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tobruk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
12th warmest
Overnight low
11°
1st coldest
Rainfall
20 mm
4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 06 min
7:30 AM – 5:37 PM
Cloud cover
43%
11th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
3.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Tobruk is city 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 17°C through the month.

A typical January day in Tobruk reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 19°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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21711
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51711
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Tobruk 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
Jan17° / 11°20410.16.3
Feb17° / 11°143.310.86.8
Mar19° / 12°7211.87.8
Apr22° / 15°30.912.88.6
May24° / 17°40.813.69.1
Jun27° / 21°0014.19.0
Jul29° / 23°0013.98.0
Aug29° / 24°0013.27.5
Sep28° / 23°20.212.28.1
Oct26° / 20°51.211.28.7
Nov22° / 16°102.110.48.3
Dec18° / 12°173.89.97.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27426
37426
47426
57327
67327
77228
87228
97228
107228
117129
127129
137129
147030
157030
167129
177129
187129
197129
207129
217228
227327
237327
247426
257327
267426
277426
287426
297426
307525
317426

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Tobruk gets around 20 mm of rain over 4 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 13% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
115
215
315
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515
615
715
815
915
1015
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3112

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
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Wind in January

Winds average 20 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
121breezy
220breezy
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420breezy
520breezy
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720breezy
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1020breezy
1120light breeze
1220light breeze
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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 7:29 AM to 7:25 AM, and sunset from 5:25 PM to 5:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.97:295:25
29.97:305:26
39.97:305:27
410.07:305:27
510.07:305:28
610.07:305:29
710.07:305:30
810.07:305:30
910.07:305:31
1010.07:315:32
1110.07:315:33
1210.17:305:34
1310.17:305:34
1410.17:305:35
1510.17:305:36
1610.17:305:37
1710.17:305:38
1810.17:305:39
1910.27:305:39
2010.27:295:40
2110.27:295:41
2210.27:295:42
2310.27:285:43
2410.37:285:44
2510.37:285:45
2610.37:275:46
2710.37:275:47
2810.47:265:47
2910.47:265:48
3010.47:255:49
3110.47:255:50

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.88 kWh/m² to a high of 7.93 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 3.26 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.0Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.0Moderate
73.0Moderate
83.1Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.1Moderate
123.1Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.2Moderate
153.2Moderate
163.2Moderate
173.3Moderate
183.3Moderate
193.3Moderate
203.4Moderate
213.4Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Tobruk

In seasonPeak

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

Tobruk sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in April.

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

Is January a good time to visit Tobruk?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
1.3
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Tobruk for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tobruk in January

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

In January, Tobruk sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and a windbreaker. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layera windbreaker

Sea temperature near Tobruk in January

The nearest coast averages about 18°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 26°C and coldest in March near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 20 to Dec 13 — about 6.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan18Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr17Cool
May20Cool
Jun23Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct25Warm
Nov22Refreshing
Dec20Cool

UV index in Tobruk 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 Tobruk peaks around August 10 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 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 highHighModerateAug 10UV 10Jan 12UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr9Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Tobruk 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 Tobruk is worst in January — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (September, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateJan 2325 µg/m³Sep 1010 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun12Good
Jul10Good
Aug10Good
Sep10Good
Oct12Good
Nov17Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tobruk?

Tobruk sits at 32.1°N, 24.0°E, 23 m above sea level, in Libya. The nearest listed city is As Sallūm, 128 km away.

As SallūmDarnahAl QubbahSīdī BarānīShahhatAl Bayḑā’Al Marj

Topography around Tobruk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tobruk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 27 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 205 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 220 m.

The land around Tobruk is covered by artificial surfaces (58%) within 3 km, water (51%) and bare terrain (31%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (61%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
73 m
16 km
205 m
80 km
220 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: As Sallūm 128 km · Darnah 145 km · Al Qubbah 177 km · Sīdī Barānī 194 km · Shahhat 211 km · Al Bayḑā’ 220 km · An-Najaylah 260 km · Al Marj 297 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 Tobruk (32.0896°, 23.9538°, elevation 23 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).