Sunshine & Daylight Hours in Benghazi, Libya
- On balance sunlight hours in Benghazi range from 5h 21' per day in December to 12h 29' to each day in July.
- The longest day of the year is 14h 06' long and the shortest day is 9h 53' long.
- The longest day is 4h 12' longer than the shortest day.
- There is an average of 3235 hours of sunlight per year (of a possible 4383) with an average of 8:51 of sunlight per day.
- It is sunny 73.8% of daylight hours. The remaining 26.2% of daylight hours are likely cloudy or with shade, haze or low sun intensity.
- At midday the sun is on average 58.3° above the horizon at Benghazi.
- The summer solstice is on June 21st (the northern solstice) when the sun reaches it's highest point 81.35° above the horizon.
- The winter solstice is on December 21st (the southern solstice) when the midday sun is at it's lowest point of 34.5° above the horizon.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average Sunlight Hours/ Day | 6h 15' | 6h 56' | 7h 36' | 8h 44' | 10h 44' | 11h 02' | 12h 29' | 11h 52' | 9h 32' | 8h 21' | 7h 14' | 5h 21' | 8h 51' | ||
| Average Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day | 10h 17' | 10h 59' | 11h 55' | 12h 56' | 13h 46' | 14h 12' | 14h 00' | 13h 17' | 12h 19' | 11h 19' | 10h 28' | 10h 04' | 12h 00' | ||
| Percentage of Sunny (Cloudy) Daylight Hours | 62 (38) | 64 (36) | 65 (35) | 68 (32) | 79 (21) | 78 (22) | 90 (10) | 90 (10) | 78 (22) | 75 (25) | 70 (30) | 54 (46) | 74 (26) | ||
| Sun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°). | 38 | 47.3 | 58.2 | 69.8 | 78.1 | 81.3 | 78.3 | 70 | 58.5 | 47 | 37.9 | 34.5 | 58.3 |