Zuwarah weather in February

In February, Zuwarah sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 22 mm of rain across 3.3 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 24 min at the start of February to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Zuwarah's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zuwarah's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 17°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 22 mm; 3.3 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 48 min; 8:03 AM – 6:50 PM
Cloud cover: 33%; 8th clearest
Wind: 19 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 4.18 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.9; out of 10

Zuwarah is Coastal city in western Libya.

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

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month.

A typical February day in Zuwarah reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 2°C cooler than March.

	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
Avg high (°C)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Avg low (°C)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13

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

How February really feels in Zuwarah

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Zuwarah weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	17° / 11°	24	4.7	10.1	6.3
Feb	17° / 12°	22	3.3	10.8	6.9
Mar	19° / 14°	13	2.9	11.7	7.7
Apr	22° / 16°	8	1.6	12.8	8.5
May	24° / 19°	3	0.7	13.7	9.0
Jun	28° / 23°	1	0.2	14.1	8.5
Jul	30° / 25°	0	0	14	7.1
Aug	31° / 26°	1	0.1	13.2	6.4
Sep	30° / 25°	10	1.5	12.2	6.8
Oct	27° / 22°	20	3.5	11.2	7.9
Nov	22° / 17°	22	4.2	10.3	8.0
Dec	18° / 13°	30	5.2	9.9	7.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%.

	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
Clearer (%)	77	78	78	78	79	79	79	80	80	80	81	81	82	82	81	82	82	82	81	81	81	81	81	80	79	79	79	78
Cloudier (%)	23	22	22	22	21	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	18	18	19	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	20	21	21	21	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	78	22
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	79	21
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	80	20
9	80	20
10	80	20
11	81	19
12	81	19
13	82	18
14	82	18
15	81	19
16	82	18
17	82	18
18	82	18
19	81	19
20	81	19
21	81	19
22	81	19
23	81	19
24	80	20
25	79	21
26	79	21
27	79	21
28	78	22

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Zuwarah gets around 22 mm of rain over 3.3 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 12% 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
Rain chance (%)	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

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

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 98% 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
Dry (%)	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	96	96
Comfortable (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	96	4
28	96	4

Wind in February

Winds average 19 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 19 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
Wind speed (km/h)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
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

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

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 min at the start of February to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 8:13 AM to 7:49 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 7:01 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
Daylight (h)	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2
Sunrise (AM)	8:13	8:13	8:12	8:11	8:11	8:10	8:09	8:09	8:08	8:07	8:06	8:05	8:04	8:04	8:03	8:02	8:01	8:00	7:59	7:58	7:57	7:56	7:55	7:53	7:52	7:51	7:50	7:49
Sunset (PM)	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:51	6:52	6:53	6:53	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:57	6:58	6:59	7:00	7:00	7:01

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.4	8:13	6:37
2	10.4	8:13	6:38
3	10.4	8:12	6:39
4	10.5	8:11	6:40
5	10.5	8:11	6:41
6	10.5	8:10	6:42
7	10.6	8:09	6:43
8	10.6	8:09	6:44
9	10.6	8:08	6:44
10	10.6	8:07	6:45
11	10.7	8:06	6:46
12	10.7	8:05	6:47
13	10.7	8:04	6:48
14	10.8	8:04	6:49
15	10.8	8:03	6:50
16	10.8	8:02	6:51
17	10.9	8:01	6:52
18	10.9	8:00	6:53
19	10.9	7:59	6:53
20	10.9	7:58	6:54
21	11.0	7:57	6:55
22	11.0	7:56	6:56
23	11.0	7:55	6:57
24	11.1	7:53	6:58
25	11.1	7:52	6:59
26	11.1	7:51	7:00
27	11.2	7:50	7:00
28	11.2	7:49	7:01

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.77 kWh/m² to a high of 7.63 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 4.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.8
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.7	Moderate
2	3.7	Moderate
3	3.7	Moderate
4	3.8	Moderate
5	3.8	Moderate
6	3.8	Moderate
7	3.9	Moderate
8	3.9	Moderate
9	4.0	Moderate
10	4.0	Bright
11	4.0	Bright
12	4.1	Bright
13	4.1	Bright
14	4.2	Bright
15	4.2	Bright
16	4.2	Bright
17	4.3	Bright
18	4.3	Bright
19	4.4	Bright
20	4.4	Bright
21	4.5	Bright
22	4.5	Bright
23	4.5	Bright
24	4.6	Bright
25	4.6	Bright
26	4.7	Bright
27	4.7	Bright
28	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Zuwarah

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Zuwarah?

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

6.9

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

1.8

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Zuwarah for sightseeing.

What to pack for Zuwarah in February

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

In February, Zuwarah sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 12°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 3 days see rain.

Sea temperature near Zuwarah in February

The nearest coast averages about 16°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 22 km away) is warmest in August at about 27°C and coldest in February near 16°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 23 to Dec 9 — about 6.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	17	16	16	17	19	22	26	27	27	25	23	19
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	17	Cool
Feb	16	Cool
Mar	16	Cool
Apr	17	Cool
May	19	Cool
Jun	22	Refreshing
Jul	26	Warm
Aug	27	Warm
Sep	27	Warm
Oct	25	Warm
Nov	23	Refreshing
Dec	19	Cool

UV index in Zuwarah in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Zuwarah peaks around June 19 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	5	7	6	8	11	10	10	8	7	4	3
Level	Moderate	High	High	High	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	5	High
Mar	7	High
Apr	6	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	7	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Zuwarah 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 Zuwarah is worst in January — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.8× the cleanest month (July, 14 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)	39	35	37	39	27	22	14	14	20	25	30	32
Level	Poor	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	39	Poor
Feb	35	Moderate
Mar	37	Poor
Apr	39	Poor
May	27	Moderate
Jun	22	Moderate
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	20	Moderate
Oct	25	Moderate
Nov	30	Moderate
Dec	32	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Zuwarah?

Zuwarah sits at 32.9°N, 12.1°E, 5 m above sea level, in Libya. The nearest listed city is Al Jumayl, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Zuwarah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zuwarah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m around an average of 1 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 234 m.

The land around Zuwarah is covered by artificial surfaces (33%), water (32%) and bare terrain (28%) within 3 km, water (46%) and bare terrain (35%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (50%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km

12 m

artificial surfaces 33%

16 km

31 m

water 46%

80 km

234 m

bare terrain 50%

grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

← January Zuwarah year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Al Jumayl 9.0 km · Sīdī Bin Zīnah 10 km · Al Ajaylat 34 km · Şabrātah 41 km · Şurmān 50 km · Al Ḩurshah 58 km · Az Zāwīyah 63 km · Zawiya 64 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 Zuwarah (32.9312°, 12.082°, elevation 5 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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	17	11
2	17	11
3	17	11
4	17	11
5	17	11
6	17	11
7	17	11
8	17	11
9	17	11
10	17	12
11	17	12
12	17	12
13	17	12
14	17	12
15	17	12
16	17	12
17	17	12
18	17	12
19	17	12
20	18	12
21	18	12
22	18	12
23	18	12
24	18	12
25	18	12
26	18	12
27	18	13
28	18	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	78	22
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	79	21
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	80	20
9	80	20
10	80	20
11	81	19
12	81	19
13	82	18
14	82	18
15	81	19
16	82	18
17	82	18
18	82	18
19	81	19
20	81	19
21	81	19
22	81	19
23	81	19
24	80	20
25	79	21
26	79	21
27	79	21
28	78	22

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	96	4
28	96	4

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	78	22
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	79	21
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	80	20
9	80	20
10	80	20
11	81	19
12	81	19
13	82	18
14	82	18
15	81	19
16	82	18
17	82	18
18	82	18
19	81	19
20	81	19
21	81	19
22	81	19
23	81	19
24	80	20
25	79	21
26	79	21
27	79	21
28	78	22

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	96	4
28	96	4

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	78	22
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	79	21
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	80	20
9	80	20
10	80	20
11	81	19
12	81	19
13	82	18
14	82	18
15	81	19
16	82	18
17	82	18
18	82	18
19	81	19
20	81	19
21	81	19
22	81	19
23	81	19
24	80	20
25	79	21
26	79	21
27	79	21
28	78	22

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	97	3
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	96	4
28	96	4