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Destination

Libya

Africa · Tripoli

Safety advisory

Exercise a high degree of caution

When to go

Seasonal calendar — from climate data and curated definitions.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Warm / beach
Dry season
Air⌀ 21 °C
13
14
15
19
22
26
28
28
27
23
19
15
Sea⌀ 22 °C
18
17
18
18
20
23
27
28
27
26
23
20
Rainfall⌀ 20 mm
46
35
20
11
5
3
0
2
16
21
36
43
Wind⌀ 5 м/с
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
Daylight⌀ 12 h
10
11
12
13
14
14
14
13
12
11
10
10
Tourism: 760K international tourists a yearlow
Darker cells mark peak months.· Wind: avg. daily max — handy for kite & wind sports

Public holidays

National holidays — closures and days off.

  • Liberation Day

    يوم التحرير

    October 23, 2026

    Fri · in 24d

  • Independence Day

    عيد الاستقلال

    December 24, 2026

    Thu · in 86d

  • Revolution Day

    يوم ثورة 17 فبراير

    February 17, 2027

    Wed · in 141d

  • Labour Day

    عيد العمال

    May 1, 2027

    Sat · in 214d

  • Martyrs' Day

    يوم الشهيد

    September 16, 2027

    Thu · in 352d

  • Liberation Day

    يوم التحرير

    October 23, 2027

    Sat · in 389d

  • Independence Day

    عيد الاستقلال

    December 24, 2027

    Fri · in 451d

UNESCO sites

5

UNESCO World Heritage sites in this country.

  • Archaeological Site of Cyrenein danger
    1982Cultural
    Archaeological Site of Cyrene©

    Cyrene, also sometimes anglicized as Kyrene, was an ancient Greek colony and Roman city near present-day Shahhat in northeastern Libya in North Africa. It was part of the Pentapolis, an important group of five cities in the region, and gave the area its classical and early modern name Cyrenaica.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
  • Old Town of Ghadamès
    1986Cultural
    Old Town of Ghadamès©

    Ghadames or Ghadamis is an oasis town in the Nalut District of the Tripolitania region in northwestern Libya.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
  • Archaeological Site of Leptis Magnain danger
    1982Cultural
    Archaeological Site of Leptis Magna©

    Leptis or Lepcis Magna, also known by other names in antiquity, was a prominent city of the Carthaginian Empire and Roman Libya at the mouth of the Wadi Lebda in the Mediterranean.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
  • Rock-Art Sites of Tadrart Acacusin danger
    1985Cultural
    Rock-Art Sites of Tadrart Acacus©

    The Acacus Mountains or Tadrart Akakus form a mountain range in the desert of the Ghat District in western Libya, part of the Sahara. They are situated east of the city of Ghat, Libya, and stretch north from the border with Algeria, about 100 kilometres (62 mi). The area has a particularly rich array of prehistoric rock art.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
  • Archaeological Site of Sabrathain danger
    1982Cultural

    The archaeological site of Sabratha is an excavated Numidian and later Roman city situed near present-day Sabratha, Libya.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Car rental & driving

Whether your licence is recognized, and which side traffic drives on — per the UN road-traffic conventions.

Set your passport to see whether your licence is accepted.

Trafficright-hand

Local norms

AlcoholTotal ban on alcohol.Banned

Health

Yellow fevervaccination not neededno certificate needed
Malariano risk
Tap waterbottled only
Vaccines (CDC)
Hepatitis AHepatitis BTyphoid

Country page on CDC

Internet

Connectivity on the road: coverage, data price, access.

Onlinemoderate82%
Mobile datacheap$0.82/GB
eSIM: Supported

Prices

Food
Wheat flourLYD 3.67/kg
RiceLYD 5.7/kg
PotatoesLYD 4.03/kg
Vegetable oilLYD 11.8/L
OnionsLYD 3.85/kg

About the country

Capital
Tripoli
Continent
Africa
Population
6,678,567
Area
1,759,540 km²
Currency
Dinar · LYD
Time zone
15:59UTC+2
Sockets
CDFL

127 V · 50 Hz

Emergency
193all services
Calling code
+218
Languages
Arabic, Italian, English