Zintan weather in August

In August, Zintan sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 96% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Zintan's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zintan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
1st warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
6:40 AM – 7:50 PM
Cloud cover
7%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
7.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Zintan is Libyan settlements.

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month.

A typical August day in Zintan reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Zintan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Zintan weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 193.910.15.5
Feb16° / 223.810.86.3
Mar20° / 10°183.411.87.8
Apr25° / 14°81.812.88.6
May29° / 18°61.313.66.9
Jun33° / 21°20.4144.5
Jul35° / 23°0013.93.5
Aug35° / 23°20.313.23.5
Sep32° / 21°81.712.25.0
Oct27° / 18°16311.27.6
Nov21° / 12°112.310.48.1
Dec16° / 163.6106.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 96% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 2% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 1%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
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31973

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Zintan gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.3 wet days in August. 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 August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 7% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
140332240
240332250
339332350
439322350
538322460
638322460
738312560
838312560
938312570
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Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
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912calm
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1112calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:30 AM to 6:49 AM, and sunset from 8:04 PM to 7:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.66:308:04
213.66:308:04
313.56:318:03
413.56:328:02
513.56:328:01
613.56:338:00
713.46:347:59
813.46:347:58
913.46:357:58
1013.36:367:57
1113.36:367:56
1213.36:377:55
1313.36:387:54
1413.26:387:53
1513.26:397:52
1613.26:407:50
1713.26:407:49
1813.16:417:48
1913.16:427:47
2013.16:427:46
2113.06:437:45
2213.06:447:44
2313.06:447:43
2412.96:457:41
2512.96:467:40
2612.96:467:39
2712.86:477:38
2812.86:487:36
2912.86:487:35
3012.86:497:34
3112.76:497:33

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.03 kWh/m² to a high of 7.92 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 7.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.6Intense
27.6Intense
37.6Intense
47.5Intense
57.5Intense
67.5Intense
77.4Intense
87.4Intense
97.4Intense
107.3Intense
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137.3Intense
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217.0Intense
227.0Intense
237.0Intense
246.9Intense
256.9Intense
266.8Intense
276.8Intense
286.8Intense
296.7Intense
306.7Intense
316.6Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Zintan

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Zintan?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Zintan. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Zintan in August

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

In August, Zintan sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Zintan in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Zintan 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 Zintan in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Zintan is worst in April — around 70 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.4× the cleanest month (August, 29 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorApr 1468 µg/m³Aug 1129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan55Poor
Feb52Poor
Mar58Unhealthy
Apr70Unhealthy
May52Poor
Jun42Poor
Jul29Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep34Moderate
Oct38Poor
Nov42Poor
Dec45Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Zintan?

Zintan sits at 31.9°N, 12.3°E, 700 m above sea level, in Libya. The nearest listed city is Ar Rayāyinah, 14 km away.

MizdahAl AjaylatŞurmān

Topography around Zintan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zintan has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 287 m around an average of 682 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 592 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 863 m.

The land around Zintan is covered by bare terrain (41%), grassland (26%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, bare terrain (66%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (86%) within 80 km.

3 km
287 m
16 km
592 m
80 km
863 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Ar Rayāyinah 14 km · Yafran 30 km · Al Aşābi‘ah 59 km · Gharyan 77 km · Al Qawāsim 81 km · Mizdah 88 km · Al Ajaylat 93 km · Şurmān 97 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 Zintan (31.9316°, 12.2529°, elevation 700 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).