The climate of Ghat (Libya)
The town of Ghat lies in the south-west of Libya in the Sahara, on an
altitude of approximately 700 meters above sea-level. Ghat lies on
the border with neighboring country of Algeria and earlier used to
be an important caravan site on the way to Niger. The town of Ghat
lies in the domestic area of the Touareg. Of late years it has been
growing into a more and more popular tourist destination.
Particularly for tourists traveling to the Acacus mountains.
Ghat has a desert climate which is strongly influenced by the
Sahara. The summers are very hot and the winters very mild. Rain is
very rare and the sun shines practically continuously. In the spring
and the autumn there is a chance of the ghibli, a very hot and dry
wind which carries along much reddish brown dust and sand from the
Sahara. In the winter months it can freeze a degree or two at night.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Ghat.
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
20
5
9
0
n/a
February
23
9
10
0
n/a
March
27
13
10
0
n/a
April
33
18
11
0
n/a
May
38
23
11
0
n/a
June
41
26
12
0
n/a
July
42
28
12
0
n/a
August
41
27
12
0
n/a
September
37
24
10
0
n/a
October
32
19
10
0
n/a
November
27
12
9
0
n/a
December
23
6
9
0
n/a
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
