Misratah
City in Libya: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
مصراتة: عبدالرحمن عبدالمنعم بعيو, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Misratah is a city in Libya. About 355,657 people live in the city proper, making it the 3rd largest city of Libya in our atlas.
It lies at 32.38° N, 15.09° E, about 11 m (36 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Tripoli time zone.
Location
Red dot: Misratah. Green dots: other major cities of Libya. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Misratah 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 272 mm (11 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.
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- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2214846 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q131323 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- مصراتة: عبدالرحمن عبدالمنعم بعيو, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)