Records for Libya
These are current rankings among the stations reporting to us, not records. They change through the day. This is the most extreme figure we have observed since we started storing readings, not an official record.
Libya, answered from the data
Where is the hottest place in Libya right now?
Kufra, at 33.5°C. That is the highest reading today among the 18 stations we track in Libya, not a claim about every place in the country.
Our own observations, today
Where is the coldest place in Libya right now?
GARIAN, at 13.6°C, the lowest reading today among the stations we track in Libya.
Our own observations, today
What is the highest temperature ever recorded in Libya?
51.2°C at Misurata, on 26 June 1939. That is the highest in the 15 station archives we hold for Libya. It is not an official national record unless a meteorological authority has recognised it.
NOAA GHCN-Daily
What is the lowest temperature ever recorded in Libya?
−8.0°C at Hon, on 11 January 1981, the lowest in the archives we hold for Libya. The same caveat applies: it is the deepest figure in our archives rather than a certified national record.
NOAA GHCN-Daily
How many weather stations report from Libya?
18, of which 15 carry a historical archive. Every figure on this page is drawn from those stations, so it describes what the network saw rather than the whole country.
Our station register
Stations
- ABU NJAYM62018 · 90 m
- Agedabia62055 · 6 m
- BENWLID62014 · 270 m
- El Khoms62012 · 21 m
- GARIAN62011 · 729 m
- Gariat El-Sharghia62120 · 496 m
- Hon62131 · 267 m
- Jalo62161 · 59 m
- KufraHLKF · 417 m
- Misrata IntlHLMS · 7 m
- Misurata62016 · 32 m
- Nalut62002 · 620 m
- SebhaHLLS · 435 m
- Sirte62019 · 13 m
- Tobruk62062 · 50 m
- Tripoli/Mitiga IntlHLLM · 8 m
- Yefren62008 · 691 m
- Zuara62007 · 3 m