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Best time to visit Benghazi

November is the best time to visit Benghazi for general sightseeing, with average highs of 22 °C and about 4 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly March to May. The sea stays above 20 °C from June to December.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking November comfort 94/100
A beach holiday October sea 25 °C
The least cloud July 6 % average cloud cover
The least rain July 0 mm
Warmth August 31 °C
Cooler weather January 17 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 November 94 22 °C 4 84
2 April 93 23 °C 1 70
3 March 90 20 °C 3 54
4 May 86 27 °C 1 85
5 October 84 27 °C 2 100
6 December 83 18 °C 7 53
7 February 80 17 °C 6 42
8 January 76 17 °C 7 41
9 June 75 29 °C 0 94
10 September 71 30 °C 1 96
11 July 67 30 °C 0 96
12 August 64 31 °C 0 93

For a beach holiday

October scores highest, with a sea temperature of 25 °C and air temperatures around 27 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from June to December.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 18 °C 17 °C 46 % 41
February 17 °C 17 °C 41 % 42
March 17 °C 20 °C 34 % 54
April 18 °C 23 °C 30 % 70
May 19 °C 27 °C 27 % 85
June 22 °C 29 °C 12 % 94
July 25 °C 30 °C 6 % 96
August 27 °C 31 °C 6 % 93
September 26 °C 30 °C 11 % 96
October 25 °C 27 °C 28 % 100
November 23 °C 22 °C 40 % 84
December 20 °C 18 °C 47 % 53

When to think twice

August scores lowest with about 0 wet days and highs near 31 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 16.7 °C 40 mm 46 %
February 17.1 °C 31 mm 41 %
March 19.8 °C 17 mm 34 %
April 23.3 °C 4 mm 30 %
May 26.7 °C 3 mm 27 %
June 29.4 °C 1 mm 12 %
July 30.4 °C under 1 mm 6 %
August 31.0 °C under 1 mm 6 %
September 30.1 °C 2 mm 11 %
October 27.0 °C 11 mm 28 %
November 22.4 °C 18 mm 40 %
December 18.3 °C 44 mm 47 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.