Wādī 'Utbah weather in February

In February, Wādī 'Utbah sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of February to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Wādī 'Utbah's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wādī 'Utbah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
10th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
7:48 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover
23%
7th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.7
out of 10

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical February day in Wādī 'Utbah reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 3°C warmer than January and about 5°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How February really feels in Wādī 'Utbah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

February sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Wādī 'Utbah weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 4th-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 February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%.

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

Any precipitation

Wādī 'Utbah gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.4 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 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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

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Wind in February

Winds average 14 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
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713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1314light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of February to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:56 AM to 7:37 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 7:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.87:566:43
210.87:556:44
310.87:556:44
410.87:546:45
510.97:546:46
610.97:536:47
710.97:536:47
810.97:526:48
911.07:526:49
1011.07:516:50
1111.07:506:50
1211.07:506:51
1311.07:496:52
1411.17:486:52
1511.17:486:53
1611.17:476:54
1711.17:466:54
1811.27:466:55
1911.27:456:56
2011.27:446:56
2111.27:436:57
2211.37:426:57
2311.37:426:58
2411.37:416:59
2511.37:406:59
2611.37:397:00
2711.47:387:01
2811.47:377:01

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.54 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 — February's 5.54 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
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266.0Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Wādī 'Utbah

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

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

8.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

February is one of the better times to visit Wādī 'Utbah for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Wādī 'Utbah in February

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

In February, Wādī 'Utbah sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Wādī 'Utbah in February

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Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. 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 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 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
February 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).