Benghazi
City in Libya: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
The Old Town, Benghazi, Libya: Dennixo., CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Benghazi is a city in Libya, in Banghazi. About 757,490 people live in the city proper, making it the 2nd largest city of Libya in our atlas.
It lies at 32.11° N, 20.07° E, about 3 m (10 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Tripoli time zone.
Location
Red dot: Benghazi. Green dots: other major cities of Libya. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Benghazi has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 30°C (86°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about 12°C (54°F). Around 222 mm (9 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Dec.
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.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in LibyaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 88319 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q40816 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- The Old Town, Benghazi, Libya: Dennixo., CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- 28 March Stadium BenTaher 2007: BenTaher, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
- 23rd lake panorama view: Dennixo, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Piazza del Shagara Bengasi 1964: not mentioned, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
- Benghazi. Municipality Square: Siculo73, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
