Wādī 'Utbah weather in April

In April, Wādī 'Utbah sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of April to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Wādī 'Utbah's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wādī 'Utbah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
6th warmest
Overnight low
17°
6th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:48 AM – 7:24 PM
Cloud cover
25%
9th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical April day in Wādī 'Utbah reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 6°C warmer than March and about 4°C cooler than May.

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How April really feels in Wādī 'Utbah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 16 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
16
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Wādī 'Utbah weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 20.410.57.8
Feb21° / 10.411.18.7
Mar26° / 11°20.311.88.9
Apr32° / 17°00.112.65.4
May36° / 21°10.213.32.7
Jun39° / 24°00.113.61.0
Jul38° / 24°0013.51.2
Aug38° / 24°0012.91.3
Sep37° / 22°0012.22.4
Oct31° / 17°10.211.46.0
Nov24° / 10°00.110.79.0
Dec19° / 10.210.48.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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

Any precipitation

Wādī 'Utbah gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April 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 (%)
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Wind in April

Winds average 16 km/h in April, the windiest month of the year.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
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516light breeze
616light breeze
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916light breeze
1016light breeze
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3017light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of April to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 7:04 AM to 6:35 AM, and sunset from 7:17 PM to 7:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.27:047:17
212.37:027:18
312.37:017:18
412.37:007:19
512.36:597:19
612.46:587:20
712.46:577:20
812.46:567:21
912.46:557:21
1012.56:547:22
1112.56:537:22
1212.56:527:22
1312.56:517:23
1412.66:507:23
1512.66:497:24
1612.66:487:24
1712.66:477:25
1812.76:467:25
1912.76:457:26
2012.76:447:26
2112.76:437:27
2212.86:427:27
2312.86:417:28
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2512.86:397:29
2612.96:387:29
2712.96:377:30
2812.96:367:30
2912.96:357:31
3012.96:357:32

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 7.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.21 kWh/m² to a high of 7.96 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 7.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Wādī 'Utbah

In seasonPeak

In April, Wādī 'Utbah sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Wādī 'Utbah sees seasonal dust haze (March–October), heaviest in May.

Dust
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Is April a good time to visit Wādī 'Utbah?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
8.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Wādī 'Utbah for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Wādī 'Utbah in April

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

In April, Wādī 'Utbah sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Wādī 'Utbah in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Wādī 'Utbah peaks around August 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 5 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighAug 15UV 13Jan 10UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb8Very high
Mar7Very high
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov7High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Wādī 'Utbah in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Wādī 'Utbah is worst in April — around 97 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.1× the cleanest month (November, 31 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModerateApr 2095 µg/m³Nov 2231 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan33Moderate
Feb50Poor
Mar74Unhealthy
Apr97Unhealthy
May89Unhealthy
Jun71Unhealthy
Jul55Unhealthy
Aug52Poor
Sep42Poor
Oct44Poor
Nov31Moderate
Dec33Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Wādī 'Utbah?

Wādī 'Utbah sits at 26.1°N, 13.6°E, 491 m above sea level, in Libya. The nearest listed city is Murzuk, 41 km away.

UbariAl JadīdSabhaBrakHūnMizdah

Topography around Wādī 'Utbah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wādī 'Utbah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 463 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 342 m.

The land around Wādī 'Utbah is covered by bare terrain (82%) within 3 km, bare terrain (94%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
16 km
56 m
80 km
342 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
April weather nearby: Murzuk 41 km · Al Ghurayfah 72 km · Ubari 95 km · Al Jadīd 135 km · Sabha 136 km · Brak 177 km · Hūn 411 km · Mizdah 598 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 Wādī 'Utbah (26.095°, 13.5574°, elevation 491 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. 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).