Weather in Tripoli

On this site the months that score closest to a 22°C day, lighter rain, and moderate humidity are May, June, and July. Tripoli is in Libya at 32.9°N. The 2001–2020 NASA POWER daily record describes a Mediterranean pattern: dry summers and wetter winters.

August is the warmest month (average 28.2°C, high 30.7°C) and February is the coolest (average 14.5°C, low 12.4°C). Rain is about 254 mm of rain spread through the year. The wettest month is December at 51 mm; the driest is July at 0 mm.

Rain through the year

Annual rainfall is 254 mm. December leads at 51 mm; July is lightest at 0 mm.

Humidity peaks near 69%. That usually lines up with the wetter months rather than the hottest ones.

How warm Tripoli gets

Tripoli has a 13.7°C gap between its coolest monthly average (14.5°C in February) and its warmest (28.2°C in August). That is a northern-hemisphere pattern.

Across the year the mean afternoon high is 23.4°C. If you want the smallest day–night shock, look at months where the high and low sit close together; August nights still hold 25.8°C.

What stands out month by month

February is the coolest month, with lows around 12.4°C and highs near 16.5°C. Rainfall is 38 mm. July is the driest month, averaging only 0 mm across 0 rainy days. Highs sit near 29.9°C. Peak heat arrives in August: 30.7°C by day, 25.8°C at night, and 66% humidity.

October: 26.6°C high, 22.5°C low, 29 mm rain, 66% humidity. In November, Tripoli averages 22.2°C by day and 18.5°C at night, with 35 mm of rain. December is the wettest month — 51 mm and 8 rainy days, with 67% humidity.

When the score favours a visit

The three months with the highest comfort score are May, June, and July: May (21.2°C average, 5 mm, 68% humidity); June (24.5°C average, 2 mm, 67% humidity); July (27.2°C average, 0 mm, 66% humidity). They fall in calendar order. The score rewards averages near 22°C, lower rainfall, and humidity near 60%. It is a climate score, not a festival or price calendar.

If you prefer the hottest stretch, that is August. The coolest stretch is February.

Tripoli and other cities in Libya

Tripoli is the only Libya city in this dataset, so the figures on this page are the national sample we publish. They still come from the same NASA POWER daily series (2001–2020) used everywhere else on the site.