Ghadames

    Libya

    An ingenious Saharan oasis city of interconnected whitewashed mud-brick houses known as the Pearl of the Desert.

    Warmest month is July at 42°C on average. Coolest is January at 18°C. Driest reading falls in January with 0 rain days.

    Costs and travel essentials

    • CoffeeWorld Bank PPP baseline
      $2.00 (~$2.00)
      Country-level price estimate for Libya, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • BeerWorld Bank PPP baseline
      $2.75 (~$2.75)
      Country-level price estimate for Libya, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • Flight timeMethodology
      4h from London Heathrow
      Great-circle plus routing overhead.
    • Flight CO2eDEFRA 2024 factors
      768 kg return from London Heathrow
      DEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
    • FCDO advisorygov.uk, snapshot compiled 2026-07-11
      FCDO advises against all travel.
      Check the latest FCDO advice before booking.
    • Tap waterCDC / WHO guidance
      Do not drink from the tap; use bottled or treated water.
    MonthAvg highDaily spreadRain days
    January18°9°C0
    February21°10°C0
    March26°12°C1
    April31°13°C0
    May36°12°C0
    June40°10°C0
    July42°8°C0
    August40°7°C0
    September38°8°C0
    October32°12°C1
    November24°12°C1
    December19°10°C2

    What to do

    • Walk the covered mud-brick alleyways of the Old Town
    • Watch the sunset from the interconnected rooftop terraces
    • Visit an ornately decorated traditional home

    How we know this

    Values are the average of the last ten calendar years of daily readings from Visual Crossing, snapped to the destination cluster. Daily spread is the width between the 10th and 90th percentiles of daily highs, not a forecast error margin. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.