Tripoli weather in May
In May, Tripoli sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 4 mm of rain across 0.7 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.
Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.
Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of May to 14 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Tripoli's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tripoli's year-round climate.
- Daytime high
- 22°
- 6th warmest
- Overnight low
- 19°
- 7th coldest
- Rainfall
- 4 mm
- 0.7 wet days
- Daylight
- 13 h 42 min
- 6:13 AM – 7:54 PM
- Cloud cover
- 28%
- 5th clearest
- Wind
- 20 km/h
- 6th windiest
- Solar energy
- 6.97 kWh/m²
- Travel score
- 8.6
- 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.
Temperature in May
Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.
A typical May day in Tripoli reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 2°C warmer than April and about 3°C cooler than June.
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| Avg high (°C) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Avg low (°C) | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | 17 |
| 2 | 20 | 17 |
| 3 | 20 | 18 |
| 4 | 21 | 18 |
| 5 | 21 | 18 |
| 6 | 21 | 18 |
| 7 | 21 | 18 |
| 8 | 21 | 18 |
| 9 | 21 | 18 |
| 10 | 21 | 18 |
| 11 | 21 | 18 |
| 12 | 21 | 18 |
| 13 | 21 | 18 |
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| 15 | 22 | 19 |
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| 22 | 22 | 19 |
| 23 | 22 | 19 |
| 24 | 22 | 20 |
| 25 | 22 | 20 |
| 26 | 22 | 20 |
| 27 | 22 | 20 |
| 28 | 22 | 20 |
| 29 | 23 | 20 |
| 30 | 23 | 20 |
| 31 | 23 | 20 |
Tripoli weather by month
How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 6th-warmest and 9th-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 May
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in May.
Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%.
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| Clearer (%) | 82 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 86 |
| Cloudier (%) | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 82 | 18 |
| 2 | 82 | 18 |
| 3 | 83 | 17 |
| 4 | 83 | 17 |
| 5 | 83 | 17 |
| 6 | 83 | 17 |
| 7 | 83 | 17 |
| 8 | 83 | 17 |
| 9 | 83 | 17 |
| 10 | 83 | 17 |
| 11 | 82 | 18 |
| 12 | 82 | 18 |
| 13 | 81 | 19 |
| 14 | 80 | 20 |
| 15 | 80 | 20 |
| 16 | 79 | 21 |
| 17 | 79 | 21 |
| 18 | 79 | 21 |
| 19 | 79 | 21 |
| 20 | 80 | 20 |
| 21 | 80 | 20 |
| 22 | 80 | 20 |
| 23 | 81 | 19 |
| 24 | 81 | 19 |
| 25 | 81 | 19 |
| 26 | 82 | 18 |
| 27 | 82 | 18 |
| 28 | 84 | 16 |
| 29 | 85 | 15 |
| 30 | 85 | 15 |
| 31 | 86 | 14 |
Chance of precipitation in May
Tripoli gets around 4 mm of rain over 0.7 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 2% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.
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| Rain chance (%) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Rain chance (%) | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 |
| 5 | 4 |
| 6 | 4 |
| 7 | 3 |
| 8 | 3 |
| 9 | 3 |
| 10 | 3 |
| 11 | 3 |
| 12 | 2 |
| 13 | 2 |
| 14 | 2 |
| 15 | 2 |
| 16 | 2 |
| 17 | 2 |
| 18 | 2 |
| 19 | 1 |
| 20 | 1 |
| 21 | 1 |
| 22 | 1 |
| 23 | 1 |
| 24 | 1 |
| 25 | 2 |
| 26 | 2 |
| 27 | 2 |
| 28 | 2 |
| 29 | 2 |
| 30 | 2 |
| 31 | 1 |
Humidity in May
Most of May feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
By dew point, May lands in the comfortable band about 46% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Comfortable (%) | 60 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 |
| Humid (%) | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 38 | 40 | 42 | 44 | 46 | 48 | 50 | 53 | 53 | 55 | 56 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| Muggy (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 | 60 | 11 | 0 |
| 2 | 27 | 61 | 12 | 0 |
| 3 | 25 | 61 | 14 | 0 |
| 4 | 24 | 60 | 16 | 0 |
| 5 | 22 | 60 | 18 | 0 |
| 6 | 21 | 60 | 19 | 0 |
| 7 | 20 | 59 | 21 | 0 |
| 8 | 19 | 58 | 23 | 0 |
| 9 | 18 | 57 | 25 | 0 |
| 10 | 17 | 56 | 27 | 0 |
| 11 | 16 | 55 | 29 | 0 |
| 12 | 15 | 54 | 31 | 0 |
| 13 | 14 | 53 | 33 | 0 |
| 14 | 13 | 51 | 35 | 1 |
| 15 | 12 | 51 | 36 | 1 |
| 16 | 11 | 50 | 38 | 1 |
| 17 | 10 | 49 | 40 | 1 |
| 18 | 9 | 47 | 42 | 2 |
| 19 | 8 | 45 | 44 | 2 |
| 20 | 8 | 44 | 46 | 3 |
| 21 | 7 | 42 | 48 | 4 |
| 22 | 6 | 40 | 50 | 4 |
| 23 | 5 | 37 | 53 | 5 |
| 24 | 5 | 35 | 53 | 7 |
| 25 | 4 | 33 | 55 | 8 |
| 26 | 4 | 31 | 56 | 9 |
| 27 | 3 | 28 | 59 | 10 |
| 28 | 3 | 26 | 59 | 12 |
| 29 | 2 | 24 | 60 | 14 |
| 30 | 2 | 22 | 60 | 16 |
| 31 | 2 | 20 | 60 | 18 |
Wind in May
Winds average 20 km/h in May.
Across May, daily wind ranges from about 20 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) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Feels | breezy | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | breezy |
| 2 | 20 | light breeze |
| 3 | 20 | light breeze |
| 4 | 20 | light breeze |
| 5 | 20 | light breeze |
| 6 | 20 | light breeze |
| 7 | 20 | light breeze |
| 8 | 20 | light breeze |
| 9 | 20 | light breeze |
| 10 | 20 | light breeze |
| 11 | 20 | light breeze |
| 12 | 20 | light breeze |
| 13 | 20 | light breeze |
| 14 | 20 | light breeze |
| 15 | 20 | light breeze |
| 16 | 20 | light breeze |
| 17 | 20 | light breeze |
| 18 | 20 | light breeze |
| 19 | 20 | light breeze |
| 20 | 20 | light breeze |
| 21 | 20 | light breeze |
| 22 | 20 | light breeze |
| 23 | 20 | light breeze |
| 24 | 20 | light breeze |
| 25 | 20 | light breeze |
| 26 | 20 | light breeze |
| 27 | 20 | light breeze |
| 28 | 20 | light breeze |
| 29 | 20 | light breeze |
| 30 | 20 | light breeze |
| 31 | 20 | light breeze |
Sunrise & sunset in May
Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of May to 14 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Days grow by about 42 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:26 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 7:43 PM to 8:04 PM.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:26 | 6:25 | 6:24 | 6:23 | 6:22 | 6:21 | 6:20 | 6:19 | 6:18 | 6:18 | 6:17 | 6:16 | 6:15 | 6:14 | 6:14 | 6:13 | 6:12 | 6:11 | 6:11 | 6:10 | 6:10 | 6:09 | 6:08 | 6:08 | 6:07 | 6:07 | 6:07 | 6:06 | 6:06 | 6:05 | 6:05 |
| Sunset (PM) | 7:43 | 7:44 | 7:44 | 7:45 | 7:46 | 7:47 | 7:47 | 7:48 | 7:49 | 7:50 | 7:50 | 7:51 | 7:52 | 7:53 | 7:53 | 7:54 | 7:55 | 7:56 | 7:56 | 7:57 | 7:58 | 7:58 | 7:59 | 8:00 | 8:00 | 8:01 | 8:02 | 8:02 | 8:03 | 8:04 | 8:04 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13.3 | 6:26 | 7:43 |
| 2 | 13.3 | 6:25 | 7:44 |
| 3 | 13.3 | 6:24 | 7:44 |
| 4 | 13.4 | 6:23 | 7:45 |
| 5 | 13.4 | 6:22 | 7:46 |
| 6 | 13.4 | 6:21 | 7:47 |
| 7 | 13.5 | 6:20 | 7:47 |
| 8 | 13.5 | 6:19 | 7:48 |
| 9 | 13.5 | 6:18 | 7:49 |
| 10 | 13.5 | 6:18 | 7:50 |
| 11 | 13.6 | 6:17 | 7:50 |
| 12 | 13.6 | 6:16 | 7:51 |
| 13 | 13.6 | 6:15 | 7:52 |
| 14 | 13.6 | 6:14 | 7:53 |
| 15 | 13.7 | 6:14 | 7:53 |
| 16 | 13.7 | 6:13 | 7:54 |
| 17 | 13.7 | 6:12 | 7:55 |
| 18 | 13.7 | 6:11 | 7:56 |
| 19 | 13.8 | 6:11 | 7:56 |
| 20 | 13.8 | 6:10 | 7:57 |
| 21 | 13.8 | 6:10 | 7:58 |
| 22 | 13.8 | 6:09 | 7:58 |
| 23 | 13.8 | 6:08 | 7:59 |
| 24 | 13.9 | 6:08 | 8:00 |
| 25 | 13.9 | 6:07 | 8:00 |
| 26 | 13.9 | 6:07 | 8:01 |
| 27 | 13.9 | 6:07 | 8:02 |
| 28 | 13.9 | 6:06 | 8:02 |
| 29 | 14.0 | 6:06 | 8:03 |
| 30 | 14.0 | 6:05 | 8:04 |
| 31 | 14.0 | 6:05 | 8:04 |
Solar energy in May
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.97 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 — May's 6.97 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Level | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6.8 | Intense |
| 2 | 6.8 | Intense |
| 3 | 6.8 | Intense |
| 4 | 6.8 | Intense |
| 5 | 6.8 | Intense |
| 6 | 6.9 | Intense |
| 7 | 6.9 | Intense |
| 8 | 6.9 | Intense |
| 9 | 6.9 | Intense |
| 10 | 6.9 | Intense |
| 11 | 6.9 | Intense |
| 12 | 6.9 | Intense |
| 13 | 6.9 | Intense |
| 14 | 6.9 | Intense |
| 15 | 7.0 | Intense |
| 16 | 7.0 | Intense |
| 17 | 7.0 | Intense |
| 18 | 7.0 | Intense |
| 19 | 7.0 | Intense |
| 20 | 7.0 | Intense |
| 21 | 7.0 | Intense |
| 22 | 7.0 | Intense |
| 23 | 7.0 | Intense |
| 24 | 7.1 | Intense |
| 25 | 7.1 | Intense |
| 26 | 7.1 | Intense |
| 27 | 7.1 | Intense |
| 28 | 7.2 | Intense |
| 29 | 7.2 | Intense |
| 30 | 7.2 | Intense |
| 31 | 7.2 | Intense |
Hazard calendar for Tripoli
In May, Tripoli sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.
Tripoli sees seasonal dust haze (March–June), heaviest in April.
Is May a good time to visit Tripoli?
Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).
May is one of the better times to visit Tripoli for general sightseeing.
What to pack for Tripoli in May
From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In May, Tripoli sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 19°C. Pack sun protection.
Sea temperature near Tripoli in May
The nearest coast averages about 19°C in May — 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 May
Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — 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 May
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May 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 |
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.
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).