According to Lifeguin’s travel calendar, the best time to visit Libya is March to May and October to November. Plan 7–10 days.
Best months for Libya
- Best months
- March to May and October to November
- How long to stay
- 7–10 days
- Continent
- Africa
What Libya is best for
Extraordinary Roman ruins at Leptis Magna and Sabratha, Saharan oasis towns, and remote desert landscapes.
The UK or US government advises against travel here at the moment. Check your own government’s travel advice before you plan anything.
- Prices
- € · cheaper than in Slovakia
Weather in Libya by month
Monthly averages around Tripoli; the mountains and other regions can differ a lot.
| Month | Average temperature | Rain |
|---|---|---|
| January | about 14 °C | some rain (42 mm) |
| February | about 14 °C | some rain (42 mm) |
| March best | about 16 °C | little rain (18 mm) |
| April best | about 18 °C | little rain (9 mm) |
| May best | about 21 °C | little rain (6 mm) |
| June | about 24 °C | little rain (3 mm) |
| July | about 27 °C | little rain (0 mm) |
| August | about 28 °C | little rain (0 mm) |
| September | about 27 °C | little rain (21 mm) |
| October best | about 24 °C | little rain (27 mm) |
| November best | about 20 °C | some rain (36 mm) |
| December | about 16 °C | some rain (48 mm) |
Sources: what a place is best for — our own travel guides and, for places we have not written about yet, research done with the help of AI (Google Gemini); weather — NASA POWER climate averages; prices — World Bank price levels (CC BY 4.0).
Good to know about Libya
- Capital
- Tripoli
- Language
- Arabic
- Currency
- Libyan Dinar (LYD)
- Time
- UTC+2
- Plugs
- Type C, F, L · 127 / 230 V
- Driving
- On the right
- Calling code
- +218
Sources: Wikidata, Unicode CLDR and the IANA time zone database.
We haven’t written about Libya yet.