Benghazi climate

Benghazi Weather in May

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Benghazi, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 23°C on May 1 to 26°C on May 31, and lows from 16°C to 19°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 3 mm over about 0 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Benghazi, in °C, with the record for each date.10152025303540151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
25°C
Average low
18°C
Precipitation
3 mm
Reanalysis high
36°CMay 18, 2020
Reanalysis low
12°CMay 2, 1991
Daylight
13 h 26 min to 14 h 06 min
Cloud cover
45%
Humidity
65%
Dew point
13°C
Wind
18.0 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
May 123°C16°C29°C 201314°C 19934%
May 223°C16°C31°C 199812°C 19914%
May 323°C16°C30°C 199914°C 19924%
May 423°C16°C32°C 201314°C 19924%
May 523°C17°C31°C 201014°C 19974%
May 624°C17°C30°C 201314°C 19974%
May 724°C17°C29°C 201714°C 20194%
May 824°C17°C30°C 200414°C 20194%
May 924°C17°C30°C 201814°C 19954%
May 1024°C17°C29°C 200514°C 19924%
May 1124°C17°C29°C 200014°C 19973%
May 1224°C17°C32°C 201014°C 19933%
May 1324°C17°C30°C 202016°C 19944%
May 1424°C18°C36°C 202016°C 20114%
May 1524°C18°C35°C 202015°C 20013%
May 1625°C18°C35°C 202015°C 20013%
May 1725°C18°C36°C 202015°C 19953%
May 1825°C18°C36°C 202015°C 20193%
May 1925°C18°C36°C 199916°C 19933%
May 2025°C18°C33°C 200116°C 20103%
May 2125°C18°C32°C 200115°C 19912%
May 2225°C18°C31°C 201315°C 20043%
May 2325°C18°C29°C 200016°C 20053%
May 2425°C19°C30°C 200116°C 19953%
May 2525°C19°C31°C 201416°C 19913%
May 2625°C19°C31°C 201316°C 19913%
May 2726°C19°C33°C 201315°C 19913%
May 2826°C19°C33°C 201316°C 19913%
May 2926°C19°C32°C 200815°C 19913%
May 3026°C19°C33°C 200815°C 19913%
May 3126°C19°C33°C 200617°C 20152%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Benghazi, in percent.012341102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+2).

May 1
sunrise 5:54 AM, sunset 7:20 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:35 AM, sunset 7:41 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.