Al Khums
City in Libya: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Al Khums from space: Asybaris01, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Al Khums is a city in Libya, in Al Marqab. About 201,943 people live in the city proper, making it the 5th largest city of Libya in our atlas.
It lies at 32.65° N, 14.26° E, about 27 m (89 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Tripoli time zone.
Location
Red dot: Al Khums. Green dots: other major cities of Libya. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Al Khums has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 33°C (91°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about 10°C (50°F). Around 252 mm (10 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jan.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
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- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2219905 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q310381 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Al Khums from space: Asybaris01, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)