Ghat

    Libya

    A remote Tuareg fortress town wrapped in shifting dunes and serving as the gateway to the surreal Acacus Mountains.

    Warmest month is July at 41°C on average. Coolest is January at 20°C.

    Six lead datapoints

    • 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 30m from London Heathrow
      Great-circle plus routing overhead.
    • Flight CO2eDEFRA 2024 factors
      912 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 highSwingRain days
    January20°±5°·
    February23°±6°·
    March28°±6°·
    April34°±6°·
    May38°±5°·
    June40°±3°·
    July41°±3°·
    August40°±2°·
    September38°±3°·
    October33°±5°·
    November26°±5°·
    December21°±5°·

    What to do

    • Explore the crumbling 20th-century Italian fort
    • Wander the old medina’s mud-brick passageways
    • Mount an expedition into the Acacus Mountains

    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. Swing is the p10 to p90 range of daily highs, halved for the ± figure. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.