Libya Travel Guide: Best Time to Visit, Weather & Safety

Population

6.68M

Area

1.76M km²

Capital

Tripoli

Currency

LYD

Power plugs

C · F · L

127 V

Calling code

+218

Libya, officially the State of Libya, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad to the south, Niger to the southwest, Algeria to the west, and Tunisia to the northwest. With an area of almost 1.8 million km2 (700,000 sq mi), Libya is the fourth-largest country in Africa and the Arab world, and the 16th-largest in the world. The country claims 32,000 square kilometres of southeastern Algeria, south of the Libyan town of Ghat. The capital and largest city is Tripoli, located in the northwest and containing over a million of Libya's seven million people. Read more — Wikipedia

When to go

Best places in Libya in October

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Go score

When to go in Libya: month-by-month

Go score by month for the main destinations; green means great weather.

places	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Tripoli	68	79	90	98	100	100	96	92	100	97	93	74
Benghazi	63	74	85	97	100	100	100	100	100	97	94	72
Misratah	72	80	90	99	100	100	98	92	100	97	93	77
Zliten	73	82	93	99	100	100	92	87	95	97	93	79
Al Khums	72	80	90	99	100	100	100	93	100	97	93	78
Az Zawiyah	71	82	90	99	100	100	100	92	100	98	94	76
Zawiya	71	82	90	99	100	100	100	92	100	98	94	76
Janzūr	70	82	92	99	100	96	89	85	95	97	93	76
Sabha	88	99	100	77	55	40	40	40	46	72	100	93
Tobruk	71	75	89	97	100	100	100	100	100	99	96	78
Ajdabiya	73	84	96	99	100	86	89	87	91	100	97	80
Al Ajaylat	73	84	92	99	100	100	97	90	98	99	95	78
Al Bayda'	47	52	69	88	99	100	100	100	100	97	81	57
Al Jadīd	87	98	100	78	55	40	40	40	47	73	100	93

Water temperature

Sea temperature along the coast of Libya

places	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Al Ajaylat	17°	16°	16°	17°	19°	22°	26°	27°	27°	25°	23°	20°
Şabrātah	17°	16°	16°	17°	19°	22°	26°	27°	27°	25°	23°	20°
Al Ḩurshah	17°	16°	16°	17°	19°	22°	26°	27°	27°	25°	23°	20°
Şurmān	17°	16°	16°	17°	19°	22°	26°	27°	27°	25°	23°	20°
Tripoli	17°	16°	16°	17°	19°	22°	25°	27°	27°	25°	23°	20°
Misratah	18°	17°	16°	17°	19°	23°	26°	28°	27°	25°	23°	20°
Al Khums	18°	16°	16°	17°	19°	22°	26°	27°	27°	25°	23°	20°
Janzūr	17°	16°	16°	17°	19°	22°	25°	27°	27°	25°	23°	20°
Tājūrā’	17°	16°	16°	17°	19°	22°	25°	27°	27°	25°	23°	20°
Qarqūzah	17°	16°	16°	17°	19°	22°	25°	27°	27°	25°	23°	19°

Tourist density

Tourism in Libya

How many visitors come, how concentrated tourism is, and when the country is busiest.

Most popular destinations in Libya

Practical

Libya: practical information

Plugs, money, emergency numbers, safety and typical prices: what to know before you go.

Power plugs

CFL

Voltage: 127 V · 50 Hz
Driving: Drive on the right

Currency

Libyan Dinar

LYD · ل.د

Languages: Arabic
Calling code: +218

Safety & travel advice

4

Do not travelUS travel advisory

Advises against all travel to parts of the country · Advises against all but essential travel to parts of the countryUK travel advice · Jul 21, 2026

Read the full advice

Typical prices