Tripoli weather in February

In February, Tripoli sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 51 mm of rain across 6.5 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 4th-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 59% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 24 min at the start of February to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Tripoli's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tripoli's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 16°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 51 mm; 6.5 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 48 min; 7:58 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover: 37%; 9th clearest
Wind: 22 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 3.99 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.7; out of 10

Tripoli is capital city of Libya.

Density: 417/km²; people per km²
Founded: ~601 BCE

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

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical February day in Tripoli 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 19°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 1°C cooler than March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	13
2	16	13
3	16	13
4	16	13
5	16	13
6	16	13
7	16	13
8	16	13
9	16	13
10	16	13
11	16	13
12	16	13
13	16	13
14	16	13
15	16	13
16	16	13
17	16	13
18	16	13
19	16	13
20	16	13
21	16	13
22	16	13
23	16	13
24	16	14
25	16	14
26	16	14
27	17	14
28	17	14

Tripoli weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	16° / 13°	75	9.2	10.1	5.4
Feb	16° / 13°	51	6.5	10.8	5.7
Mar	17° / 14°	22	3.9	11.7	6.8
Apr	19° / 16°	12	1.9	12.8	7.8
May	22° / 19°	4	0.7	13.7	8.6
Jun	24° / 22°	1	0.2	14.1	9.4
Jul	27° / 24°	0	0	13.9	9.2
Aug	28° / 26°	1	0.2	13.2	8.6
Sep	27° / 25°	10	1.7	12.2	8.4
Oct	25° / 22°	26	3.9	11.2	8.2
Nov	21° / 19°	51	6.8	10.3	7.4
Dec	18° / 15°	72	9.4	9.9	6.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	77	77	77	77	77	78	79	79	79	80	80	79	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	79	79	79	79	79
Cloudier (%)	23	23	23	23	23	22	21	21	21	20	20	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	77	23
4	77	23
5	77	23
6	78	22
7	79	21
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	80	20
11	80	20
12	79	21
13	80	20
14	80	20
15	80	20
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	80	20
19	80	20
20	80	20
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	79	21
25	79	21
26	79	21
27	79	21
28	79	21

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Tripoli gets around 51 mm of rain over 6.5 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 23% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	25	25	24	24	23	23	22	22	21	21	20	20	19	19	18	18	17	17	17

	Rain chance (%)
1	27
2	27
3	27
4	27
5	27
6	27
7	26
8	26
9	26
10	25
11	25
12	24
13	24
14	23
15	23
16	22
17	22
18	21
19	21
20	20
21	20
22	19
23	19
24	18
25	18
26	17
27	17
28	17

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	96	96	95	95
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	5

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	95	5
28	95	5

Wind in February

Winds average 22 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	22	breezy
2	22	breezy
3	22	breezy
4	22	breezy
5	22	breezy
6	22	breezy
7	22	breezy
8	22	breezy
9	22	breezy
10	22	breezy
11	22	breezy
12	22	breezy
13	22	breezy
14	22	breezy
15	22	breezy
16	21	breezy
17	21	breezy
18	21	breezy
19	21	breezy
20	21	breezy
21	21	breezy
22	21	breezy
23	21	breezy
24	21	breezy
25	21	breezy
26	21	breezy
27	21	breezy
28	21	breezy

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 min at the start of February to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:09 AM to 7:45 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:57 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2
Sunrise (AM)	8:09	8:08	8:08	8:07	8:06	8:06	8:05	8:04	8:03	8:02	8:02	8:01	8:00	7:59	7:58	7:57	7:56	7:55	7:54	7:53	7:52	7:51	7:50	7:49	7:48	7:47	7:46	7:45
Sunset (PM)	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:46	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:51	6:52	6:53	6:53	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:57

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.4	8:09	6:33
2	10.4	8:08	6:34
3	10.5	8:08	6:35
4	10.5	8:07	6:36
5	10.5	8:06	6:36
6	10.5	8:06	6:37
7	10.6	8:05	6:38
8	10.6	8:04	6:39
9	10.6	8:03	6:40
10	10.6	8:02	6:41
11	10.7	8:02	6:42
12	10.7	8:01	6:43
13	10.7	8:00	6:44
14	10.8	7:59	6:45
15	10.8	7:58	6:46
16	10.8	7:57	6:46
17	10.9	7:56	6:47
18	10.9	7:55	6:48
19	10.9	7:54	6:49
20	10.9	7:53	6:50
21	11.0	7:52	6:51
22	11.0	7:51	6:52
23	11.0	7:50	6:53
24	11.1	7:49	6:53
25	11.1	7:48	6:54
26	11.1	7:47	6:55
27	11.2	7:46	6:56
28	11.2	7:45	6:57

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.99 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 — February's 3.99 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.5	Moderate
2	3.5	Moderate
3	3.6	Moderate
4	3.6	Moderate
5	3.6	Moderate
6	3.7	Moderate
7	3.7	Moderate
8	3.7	Moderate
9	3.8	Moderate
10	3.8	Moderate
11	3.9	Moderate
12	3.9	Moderate
13	3.9	Moderate
14	4.0	Moderate
15	4.0	Bright
16	4.1	Bright
17	4.1	Bright
18	4.1	Bright
19	4.2	Bright
20	4.2	Bright
21	4.3	Bright
22	4.3	Bright
23	4.4	Bright
24	4.4	Bright
25	4.5	Bright
26	4.5	Bright
27	4.5	Bright
28	4.6	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Tripoli

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Tripoli?

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

5.7

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

0.7

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Tripoli for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tripoli in February

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

In February, Tripoli sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and a windbreaker. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera windbreaker

Sea temperature near Tripoli in February

The nearest coast averages about 16°C in February — 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	17	16	16	17	19	22	25	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	25	Warm
Aug	27	Warm
Sep	27	Warm
Oct	25	Warm
Nov	23	Refreshing
Dec	20	Cool

UV index in Tripoli in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tripoli 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	5	7	6	7	11	9	10	8	7	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	High	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	7	High
Apr	6	High
May	7	High
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	7	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Tripoli in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Tripoli 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	36	35	37	38	28	20	15	15	20	26	32	32
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	36	Poor
Feb	35	Poor
Mar	37	Poor
Apr	38	Poor
May	28	Moderate
Jun	20	Moderate
Jul	15	Moderate
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	20	Moderate
Oct	26	Moderate
Nov	32	Moderate
Dec	32	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Tripoli?

Tripoli sits at 32.9°N, 13.2°E, 15 m above sea level, in Libya. The nearest listed city is Tājūrā’, 15 km away.

Topography around Tripoli

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tripoli has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 87 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 723 m.

The land around Tripoli is covered by artificial surfaces (62%) and water (27%) within 3 km, water (50%) and artificial surfaces (34%) within 16 km, and water (38%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km

37 m

artificial surfaces 62%

16 km

87 m

water 50%

80 km

723 m

water 38%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← January Tripoli year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Tājūrā’ 15 km · Janzūr 18 km · As Sawānī 22 km · Qaşr Bin Ghashīr 23 km · Qarqūzah 36 km · Az Zahrā’ 37 km · An Nāşirīyah 41 km · Al ‘Azīzīyah 43 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 Tripoli (32.8874°, 13.1873°, elevation 15 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	13
2	16	13
3	16	13
4	16	13
5	16	13
6	16	13
7	16	13
8	16	13
9	16	13
10	16	13
11	16	13
12	16	13
13	16	13
14	16	13
15	16	13
16	16	13
17	16	13
18	16	13
19	16	13
20	16	13
21	16	13
22	16	13
23	16	13
24	16	14
25	16	14
26	16	14
27	17	14
28	17	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	77	23
4	77	23
5	77	23
6	78	22
7	79	21
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	80	20
11	80	20
12	79	21
13	80	20
14	80	20
15	80	20
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	80	20
19	80	20
20	80	20
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	79	21
25	79	21
26	79	21
27	79	21
28	79	21

	Rain chance (%)
1	27
2	27
3	27
4	27
5	27
6	27
7	26
8	26
9	26
10	25
11	25
12	24
13	24
14	23
15	23
16	22
17	22
18	21
19	21
20	20
21	20
22	19
23	19
24	18
25	18
26	17
27	17
28	17

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	95	5
28	95	5

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	13
2	16	13
3	16	13
4	16	13
5	16	13
6	16	13
7	16	13
8	16	13
9	16	13
10	16	13
11	16	13
12	16	13
13	16	13
14	16	13
15	16	13
16	16	13
17	16	13
18	16	13
19	16	13
20	16	13
21	16	13
22	16	13
23	16	13
24	16	14
25	16	14
26	16	14
27	17	14
28	17	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	77	23
4	77	23
5	77	23
6	78	22
7	79	21
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	80	20
11	80	20
12	79	21
13	80	20
14	80	20
15	80	20
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	80	20
19	80	20
20	80	20
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	79	21
25	79	21
26	79	21
27	79	21
28	79	21

	Rain chance (%)
1	27
2	27
3	27
4	27
5	27
6	27
7	26
8	26
9	26
10	25
11	25
12	24
13	24
14	23
15	23
16	22
17	22
18	21
19	21
20	20
21	20
22	19
23	19
24	18
25	18
26	17
27	17
28	17

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	95	5
28	95	5

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	13
2	16	13
3	16	13
4	16	13
5	16	13
6	16	13
7	16	13
8	16	13
9	16	13
10	16	13
11	16	13
12	16	13
13	16	13
14	16	13
15	16	13
16	16	13
17	16	13
18	16	13
19	16	13
20	16	13
21	16	13
22	16	13
23	16	13
24	16	14
25	16	14
26	16	14
27	17	14
28	17	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	77	23
4	77	23
5	77	23
6	78	22
7	79	21
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	80	20
11	80	20
12	79	21
13	80	20
14	80	20
15	80	20
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	80	20
19	80	20
20	80	20
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	79	21
25	79	21
26	79	21
27	79	21
28	79	21

	Rain chance (%)
1	27
2	27
3	27
4	27
5	27
6	27
7	26
8	26
9	26
10	25
11	25
12	24
13	24
14	23
15	23
16	22
17	22
18	21
19	21
20	20
21	20
22	19
23	19
24	18
25	18
26	17
27	17
28	17

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	97	3
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	95	5
28	95	5