Tobruk weather in March

In March, Tobruk sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 7 mm of rain across 2 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Tobruk's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tobruk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
9th warmest
Overnight low
12°
4th coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:41 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
34%
8th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Tobruk is city in Libya.

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

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical March day in Tobruk reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 3°C cooler than April.

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Tobruk weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 5th-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 March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Tobruk gets around 7 mm of rain over 2 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 6% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March 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 (%)
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21000
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7991
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11991
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Wind in March

Winds average 19 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:00 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:006:15
211.36:586:16
311.36:576:17
411.46:566:18
511.46:556:18
611.46:546:19
711.56:536:20
811.56:516:21
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1611.86:416:27
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1811.86:396:28
1911.96:376:29
2011.96:366:29
2111.96:356:30
2212.06:336:31
2312.06:326:31
2412.06:316:32
2512.16:296:33
2612.16:286:34
2712.16:276:34
2812.26:256:35
2912.26:246:36
3012.26:236:36
3112.36:216:37

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.53 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 — March's 5.53 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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276.0Bright
286.0Intense
296.1Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Tobruk

In seasonPeak

None of Tobruk's seasonal hazards are active in March. 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 March a good time to visit Tobruk?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Tobruk for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Tobruk in March

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

In March, Tobruk sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: sun protection.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Tobruk in March

The nearest coast averages about 17°C in March — 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 March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. 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 March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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