Tripoli
Capital of Libya: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Marcus Aurelius Arch Tripoli Libya: Daniel and Kate Pett, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Tripoli is the capital of Libya. About 1.3 million people live in the city proper, making it the 1st largest city of Libya in our atlas.
It lies at 32.89° N, 13.19° E, about 15 m (49 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Tripoli time zone.
Location
Red dot: Tripoli. Green dots: other major cities of Libya. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Tripoli has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 30°C (87°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about 12°C (54°F). Around 254 mm (10 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 2210247 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q3579 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Marcus Aurelius Arch Tripoli Libya: Daniel and Kate Pett, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Green Square Tripoli: David Holt, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Samarkand Shah-i Zinda Tuman Aqa complex cropped2: User:Patrickringgenberg, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Former Peoples Hall Tripoli Libya: Abdul-Jawad Elhusuni (عبدالجواد الحسوني), CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Old Castle, Central of Tripoli, Libya: Tawil81, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Tripoli Real Teatro Miramare: not mentioned, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
