Yafran in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Yafran sees average daytime highs around 15°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 61 mm of rain over about 12 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 15°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Yafran's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Yafran's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
15°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
7°C
Rainfall
61 mm
12 wet days
Avg wind
14 km/h
Travel score
5.6
3rd-best season
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Yafran in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 15°C.

A typical winter day in Yafran reaches about 15°C and drops to 7°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Yafran

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

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

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

Yafran weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 214.310.15.1
Feb16° / 233.910.85.9
Mar20° / 10°193.511.87.6
Apr25° / 13°10212.88.6
May29° / 17°71.413.67.2
Jun33° / 21°20.614.14.8
Jul35° / 23°0013.93.8
Aug34° / 23°20.413.23.8
Sep32° / 21°92.312.25.3
Oct27° / 17°183.111.27.8
Nov21° / 12°122.410.48.0
Dec16° / 173.99.95.9

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Yafran gets around 61 mm of rain over 12 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 14 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min in early December to 11 h 12 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 3.6 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Yafran

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
Jan
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May
Jun
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Is winter a good time to visit Yafran?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

5.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
0.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Yafran for sightseeing.

What to pack for Yafran in Winter

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

In winter, Yafran sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Yafran in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Yafran peaks around June 19 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 19UV 11Dec 23UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb6High
Mar8Very high
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Yafran in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Yafran is worst in April — around 66 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.3× the cleanest month (August, 29 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorApr 1464 µg/m³Aug 1129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan53Poor
Feb50Poor
Mar56Unhealthy
Apr66Unhealthy
May50Poor
Jun40Poor
Jul30Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep34Moderate
Oct38Poor
Nov44Poor
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Yafran?

Yafran sits at 32.1°N, 12.5°E, 681 m above sea level, in Libya. The nearest listed city is Ar Rayāyinah, 17 km away.

Topography around Yafran

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yafran has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 451 m around an average of 581 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 647 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 952 m.

The land around Yafran is covered by grassland (68%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and bare terrain (43%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (71%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
451 m
16 km
647 m
80 km
952 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
Winter weather nearby: Ar Rayāyinah 17 km · Zintan 30 km · Al Aşābi‘ah 32 km · Gharyan 48 km · Al Qawāsim 52 km · Al ‘Azīzīyah 69 km · An Nāşirīyah 71 km · Az Zahrā’ 76 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 Yafran (32.0633°, 12.5286°, elevation 681 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.