Zintan weather in December

In December, Zintan sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 16 mm of rain across 3.6 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 06 min at the start of December to 9 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Zintan's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zintan's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 16°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 8°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 16 mm; 3.6 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 54 min; 8:09 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover: 38%; 12th clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 3.03 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.3; out of 10

Zintan is Libyan settlements.

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

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Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical December day in Zintan reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 5°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Avg low (°C)	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	10
2	18	10
3	18	9
4	18	9
5	18	9
6	17	9
7	17	9
8	17	9
9	17	9
10	17	9
11	17	8
12	17	8
13	16	8
14	16	8
15	16	8
16	16	8
17	16	8
18	16	8
19	16	8
20	16	8
21	16	8
22	16	8
23	16	8
24	16	8
25	15	8
26	15	8
27	15	8
28	15	7
29	15	7
30	15	7
31	15	7

How December really feels in Zintan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Zintan weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	15° / 7°	19	3.9	10.1	5.5
Feb	16° / 7°	22	3.8	10.8	6.3
Mar	20° / 10°	18	3.4	11.8	7.8
Apr	25° / 14°	8	1.8	12.8	8.6
May	29° / 18°	6	1.3	13.6	6.9
Jun	33° / 21°	2	0.4	14	4.5
Jul	35° / 23°	0	0	13.9	3.5
Aug	35° / 23°	2	0.3	13.2	3.5
Sep	32° / 21°	8	1.7	12.2	5.0
Oct	27° / 18°	16	3	11.2	7.6
Nov	21° / 12°	11	2.3	10.4	8.1
Dec	16° / 8°	16	3.6	10	6.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	71	71	71	72	72	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	72	73	72	72	71	71	71	70	70	70	69	69	69	70	70	71	72	72
Cloudier (%)	29	29	29	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	27	28	28	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	31	30	30	29	28	28

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	71	29
4	72	28
5	72	28
6	73	27
7	73	27
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	73	27
14	72	28
15	73	27
16	72	28
17	72	28
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	70	30
22	70	30
23	70	30
24	69	31
25	69	31
26	69	31
27	70	30
28	70	30
29	71	29
30	72	28
31	72	28

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Zintan gets around 16 mm of rain over 3.6 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 11% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	12	12	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

	Rain chance (%)
1	8
2	8
3	9
4	9
5	9
6	9
7	9
8	9
9	9
10	9
11	9
12	9
13	9
14	10
15	10
16	10
17	10
18	10
19	11
20	11
21	12
22	12
23	13
24	13
25	14
26	14
27	14
28	14
29	14
30	14
31	14

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in December

Winds average 14 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Feels	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	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	14	light breeze
2	14	light breeze
3	14	light breeze
4	14	light breeze
5	14	light breeze
6	14	light breeze
7	14	light breeze
8	14	light breeze
9	14	light breeze
10	14	light breeze
11	14	light breeze
12	14	light breeze
13	14	light breeze
14	14	light breeze
15	14	light breeze
16	14	light breeze
17	14	light breeze
18	14	light breeze
19	14	light breeze
20	14	light breeze
21	14	light breeze
22	14	light breeze
23	14	light breeze
24	15	light breeze
25	15	light breeze
26	15	light breeze
27	15	light breeze
28	15	light breeze
29	15	light breeze
30	15	light breeze
31	15	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min at the start of December to 9 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:59 AM to 8:16 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 6:12 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	10.1	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9
Sunrise (AM)	7:59	8:00	8:00	8:01	8:02	8:03	8:03	8:04	8:05	8:06	8:06	8:07	8:08	8:08	8:09	8:09	8:10	8:11	8:11	8:12	8:12	8:13	8:13	8:14	8:14	8:14	8:15	8:15	8:15	8:16	8:16
Sunset (PM)	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:12	6:12

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.1	7:59	6:03
2	10.0	8:00	6:03
3	10.0	8:00	6:03
4	10.0	8:01	6:03
5	10.0	8:02	6:03
6	10.0	8:03	6:03
7	10.0	8:03	6:03
8	10.0	8:04	6:03
9	10.0	8:05	6:03
10	10.0	8:06	6:03
11	10.0	8:06	6:03
12	9.9	8:07	6:04
13	9.9	8:08	6:04
14	9.9	8:08	6:04
15	9.9	8:09	6:05
16	9.9	8:09	6:05
17	9.9	8:10	6:05
18	9.9	8:11	6:06
19	9.9	8:11	6:06
20	9.9	8:12	6:06
21	9.9	8:12	6:07
22	9.9	8:13	6:07
23	9.9	8:13	6:08
24	9.9	8:14	6:08
25	9.9	8:14	6:09
26	9.9	8:14	6:09
27	9.9	8:15	6:10
28	9.9	8:15	6:10
29	9.9	8:15	6:11
30	9.9	8:16	6:12
31	9.9	8:16	6:12

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 3.03 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

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 — December's 3.03 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.3	Moderate
2	3.2	Moderate
3	3.2	Moderate
4	3.2	Moderate
5	3.2	Moderate
6	3.2	Moderate
7	3.1	Moderate
8	3.1	Moderate
9	3.1	Moderate
10	3.1	Moderate
11	3.1	Moderate
12	3.1	Moderate
13	3.0	Moderate
14	3.0	Moderate
15	3.0	Moderate
16	3.0	Moderate
17	3.0	Moderate
18	3.0	Moderate
19	3.0	Moderate
20	3.0	Moderate
21	3.0	Moderate
22	3.0	Moderate
23	3.0	Moderate
24	3.0	Moderate
25	3.0	Moderate
26	3.0	Moderate
27	3.0	Moderate
28	3.0	Moderate
29	3.0	Moderate
30	3.1	Moderate
31	3.1	Moderate

Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Zintan

In seasonPeak

None of Zintan's seasonal hazards are active in December. 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 December a good time to visit Zintan?

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

6.3

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

1.1

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Zintan for sightseeing.

What to pack for Zintan in December

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

In December, Zintan sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Zintan in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	6	8	7	8	12	10	11	9	8	4	3
Level	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	6	High
Mar	8	Very high
Apr	7	Very high
May	8	Very high
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Zintan in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	55	52	58	70	52	42	29	29	34	38	42	45
Level	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	55	Poor
Feb	52	Poor
Mar	58	Unhealthy
Apr	70	Unhealthy
May	52	Poor
Jun	42	Poor
Jul	29	Moderate
Aug	29	Moderate
Sep	34	Moderate
Oct	38	Poor
Nov	42	Poor
Dec	45	Poor

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.

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

bare terrain 41%

16 km

592 m

bare terrain 66%

80 km

863 m

bare terrain 86%

shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

← November Zintan year-round climate January →Best places to visit in December

December 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

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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	10
2	18	10
3	18	9
4	18	9
5	18	9
6	17	9
7	17	9
8	17	9
9	17	9
10	17	9
11	17	8
12	17	8
13	16	8
14	16	8
15	16	8
16	16	8
17	16	8
18	16	8
19	16	8
20	16	8
21	16	8
22	16	8
23	16	8
24	16	8
25	15	8
26	15	8
27	15	8
28	15	7
29	15	7
30	15	7
31	15	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	71	29
4	72	28
5	72	28
6	73	27
7	73	27
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	73	27
14	72	28
15	73	27
16	72	28
17	72	28
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	70	30
22	70	30
23	70	30
24	69	31
25	69	31
26	69	31
27	70	30
28	70	30
29	71	29
30	72	28
31	72	28

	Rain chance (%)
1	8
2	8
3	9
4	9
5	9
6	9
7	9
8	9
9	9
10	9
11	9
12	9
13	9
14	10
15	10
16	10
17	10
18	10
19	11
20	11
21	12
22	12
23	13
24	13
25	14
26	14
27	14
28	14
29	14
30	14
31	14

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	10
2	18	10
3	18	9
4	18	9
5	18	9
6	17	9
7	17	9
8	17	9
9	17	9
10	17	9
11	17	8
12	17	8
13	16	8
14	16	8
15	16	8
16	16	8
17	16	8
18	16	8
19	16	8
20	16	8
21	16	8
22	16	8
23	16	8
24	16	8
25	15	8
26	15	8
27	15	8
28	15	7
29	15	7
30	15	7
31	15	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	71	29
4	72	28
5	72	28
6	73	27
7	73	27
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	73	27
14	72	28
15	73	27
16	72	28
17	72	28
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	70	30
22	70	30
23	70	30
24	69	31
25	69	31
26	69	31
27	70	30
28	70	30
29	71	29
30	72	28
31	72	28

	Rain chance (%)
1	8
2	8
3	9
4	9
5	9
6	9
7	9
8	9
9	9
10	9
11	9
12	9
13	9
14	10
15	10
16	10
17	10
18	10
19	11
20	11
21	12
22	12
23	13
24	13
25	14
26	14
27	14
28	14
29	14
30	14
31	14

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	10
2	18	10
3	18	9
4	18	9
5	18	9
6	17	9
7	17	9
8	17	9
9	17	9
10	17	9
11	17	8
12	17	8
13	16	8
14	16	8
15	16	8
16	16	8
17	16	8
18	16	8
19	16	8
20	16	8
21	16	8
22	16	8
23	16	8
24	16	8
25	15	8
26	15	8
27	15	8
28	15	7
29	15	7
30	15	7
31	15	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	71	29
4	72	28
5	72	28
6	73	27
7	73	27
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	73	27
14	72	28
15	73	27
16	72	28
17	72	28
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	70	30
22	70	30
23	70	30
24	69	31
25	69	31
26	69	31
27	70	30
28	70	30
29	71	29
30	72	28
31	72	28

	Rain chance (%)
1	8
2	8
3	9
4	9
5	9
6	9
7	9
8	9
9	9
10	9
11	9
12	9
13	9
14	10
15	10
16	10
17	10
18	10
19	11
20	11
21	12
22	12
23	13
24	13
25	14
26	14
27	14
28	14
29	14
30	14
31	14

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100