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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Ghat Libya

In Ghat, the summers are long, sweltering, arid, and clear and the winters are short, cool, dry, and mostly clear. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 42°F to 104°F and is rarely below 34°F or above 109°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best times of year to visit Ghat for hot-weather activities are from late March to mid May and from late August to late October.

Climate in Ghat

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Ghat weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The hot season lasts for 5.0 months, from April 30 to September 29, with an average daily high temperature above 97°F. The hottest month of the year in Ghat is June, with an average high of 104°F and low of 80°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.5 months, from December 4 to February 18, with an average daily high temperature below 76°F. The coldest month of the year in Ghat is January, with an average low of 43°F and high of 70°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Ghat

Average High and Low Temperature in GhathotcoolcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°F110°F110°FJan 869°FJan 869°FJun 17104°FJun 17104°F42°F42°F80°F80°FApr 3097°FApr 3097°FSep 2997°FSep 2997°FDec 476°FDec 476°FFeb 1876°FFeb 1876°F71°F71°F72°F72°F49°F49°F48°F48°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 70°F75°F83°F93°F100°F104°F103°F102°F100°F92°F82°F73°F
Temp. 56°F61°F70°F81°F88°F93°F92°F91°F88°F79°F68°F58°F
Low 43°F48°F57°F67°F75°F80°F79°F79°F75°F66°F54°F45°F

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in Ghat

Average Hourly Temperature in GhatJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowcoldcoldcoolcoolcoolcoolcomfortablewarmhothotswelteringcoldcoldcomfortablevery coldvery cold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Faisalābād, Pakistan (3,810 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Ghat (view comparison).

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In Ghat, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Ghat begins around June 3 and lasts for 4.0 months, ending around October 4.

The clearest month of the year in Ghat is August, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 97% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 4 and lasts for 8.0 months, ending around June 3.

The cloudiest month of the year in Ghat is November, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 28% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Ghat

Cloud Cover Categories in GhatclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Aug 1697%Aug 1697%Nov 3068%Nov 3068%Jun 382%Jun 382%Oct 483%Oct 483%NowNowclearovercastmostly clearpartly cloudy
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 23%23%21%25%23%9%3%3%9%21%28%27%
Clearer 77%77%79%75%77%91%97%97%91%79%72%73%

Ghat does not experience significant seasonal variation in the frequency of wet days (i.e., those with greater than 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation). The frequency ranges from 0% to 3%, with an average value of 1%.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Ghat is May, with an average of 0.7 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 3% on June 3.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Ghat

Daily Chance of Precipitation in GhatJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jun 33%Jun 33%Nov 50%Nov 50%Feb 92%Feb 92%NowNow
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 0.4d0.4d0.4d0.3d0.7d0.5d0.3d0.4d0.5d0.6d0.2d0.4d

The sliding 31-day quantity of rainfall in Ghat does not vary significantly over the course of the year, staying within 0.0 inches of 0.1 inches throughout.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Ghat

Average Monthly Rainfall in GhatJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0.0 in0.0 in0.1 in0.1 in0.2 in0.2 in0.3 in0.3 in0.4 in0.4 in0.5 in0.5 in0.6 in0.6 inOct 100.1 inOct 100.1 inApr 100.0 inApr 100.0 inJan 20.1 inJan 20.1 inJun 40.1 inJun 40.1 inJul 190.0 inJul 190.0 in
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 0.1″0.1″0.1″0.0″0.1″0.1″0.0″0.1″0.1″0.1″0.1″0.1″

The length of the day in Ghat varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 10 hours, 35 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 13 hours, 41 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Ghat

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 10.8h11.3h12.0h12.8h13.4h13.7h13.5h13.0h12.3h11.6h10.9h10.6h

The earliest sunrise is at 6:28 AM on June 8, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 37 minutes later at 8:06 AM on January 14. The earliest sunset is at 6:29 PM on November 29, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 44 minutes later at 8:13 PM on July 2.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Ghat during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Ghat

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in GhatJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 86:28 AMJun 86:28 AM8:13 PMJul 28:13 PMJul 2Nov 296:29 PMNov 296:29 PM8:06 AMJan 148:06 AMJan 14daynightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Ghat

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in GhatJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AM000010101010202020203030303040404040505050606070708000001010101020202020303030304040404050505060606070708042NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in Ghat

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The perceived humidity level in Ghat, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, remaining a virtually constant 0% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Ghat

Humidity Comfort Levels in GhatJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Feb 240%Feb 240%Oct 70%Oct 70%NowNowdrydrycomfortablecomfortable
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.1d0.1d0.1d0.0d0.0d

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Ghat experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 3.8 months, from February 5 to May 31, with average wind speeds of more than 8.9 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Ghat is April, with an average hourly wind speed of 9.7 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 8.2 months, from May 31 to February 5. The calmest month of the year in Ghat is October, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.0 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Ghat

Average Wind Speed in GhatwindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mphMar 279.8 mphMar 279.8 mphOct 218.0 mphOct 218.0 mphFeb 58.9 mphFeb 58.9 mphMay 318.9 mphMay 318.9 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 8.69.19.79.79.49.19.59.08.48.08.18.1

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Ghat varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the north for 4.3 months, from January 5 to May 15 and for 6.0 days, from December 16 to December 22, with a peak percentage of 32% on February 4. The wind is most often from the east for 5.9 months, from May 15 to November 11; for 1.6 weeks, from December 5 to December 16; and for 2.0 weeks, from December 22 to January 5, with a peak percentage of 72% on July 19. The wind is most often from the south for 3.4 weeks, from November 11 to December 5, with a peak percentage of 31% on November 12.

Wind Direction in Ghat

Wind Direction in GhatNESEJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowsoutheastnorthwest
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Ghat throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Ghat for general outdoor tourist activities are from mid February to early April and from late October to early December, with a peak score in the second week of March.

Tourism Score in Ghat

Tourism Score in Ghatbest timebest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810108.08.03.73.78.08.05.95.9NowNow cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Ghat for hot-weather activities are from late March to mid May and from late August to late October, with a peak score in the second week of October.

Beach/Pool Score in Ghat

Beach/Pool Score in Ghatbest timebest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810108.48.41.61.67.97.96.76.7NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationbeach/pool score
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

While it does not do so every year, freezing temperatures are seen in Ghat over some winters. The day least likely to be in the growing season is January 8, with a 77% chance.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Ghat

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Ghatgrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%90%Jan 2490%Jan 2490%Dec 2090%Dec 20Jul 12100%Jul 12100%NowNowvery coldcoldcoolwarmhotswelteringcomfortable
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Ghat should appear around January 13, only rarely appearing before January 8 or after January 22.

Growing Degree Days in Ghat

Growing Degree Days in GhatJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F1,000°F1,000°F2,000°F2,000°F3,000°F3,000°F4,000°F4,000°F5,000°F5,000°F6,000°F6,000°F7,000°F7,000°F8,000°F8,000°F9,000°F9,000°FJan 1390°FJan 1390°FMar 17900°FMar 17900°FDec 318,928°FDec 318,928°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.1 months, from May 25 to August 29, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.5 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Ghat is July, with an average of 8.3 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.8 months, from November 7 to January 31, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 5.2 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Ghat is December, with an average of 4.4 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Ghat

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in GhatbrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhJul 108.3 kWhJul 108.3 kWhDec 164.4 kWhDec 164.4 kWhMay 257.5 kWhMay 257.5 kWhAug 297.5 kWhAug 297.5 kWhNov 75.2 kWhNov 75.2 kWhJan 315.2 kWhJan 315.2 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 4.85.76.87.37.57.98.37.96.95.84.94.4

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Ghat are 24.963 deg latitude, 10.180 deg longitude, and 2,208 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Ghat contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 180 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 2,190 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (2,277 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (4,147 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Ghat is covered by bare soil (61%), cropland (20%), and artificial surfaces (17%), within 10 miles by bare soil (93%), and within 50 miles by bare soil (96%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Ghat, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There is only a single weather station, Djanet, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Ghat.

At a distance of 105 kilometers from Ghat, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records.

The station records are corrected for the elevation difference between the station and Ghat according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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We draw particular cautious attention to our reliance on the MERRA-2 model-based reconstructions for a number of important data series. While having the tremendous advantages of temporal and spatial completeness, these reconstructions: (1) are based on computer models that may have model-based errors, (2) are coarsely sampled on a 50 km grid and are therefore unable to reconstruct the local variations of many microclimates, and (3) have particular difficulty with the weather in some coastal areas, especially small islands.

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