Al Jawf, Libya
Town in Cyrenaica, Libya
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Al Jawf (Arabic: الجوف Al Ğawf) is a town in southeastern Libya, the capital of the Kufra district in Libya.
The city has an elevation of 382.2 m (1,254 feet). In 2022, the city's population was 18,587.[1] Al Jawf receives almost no rain, averaging only 2.5 millimetres or 0.1 inches per year. Summer high temperatures average above 38 °C or 100 °F.
The city lies in the largest oasis in the Kufra basin,[2] extracting the water from the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System. It is one of the most heavily irrigated oases in the Sahara. The surrounding area contains clusters of center-pivot irrigation systems used for agriculture. The distinctive pattern was photographed from orbit by the crew of the International Space Station in 2016.[3]
Climate
Al Jawf has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh).
| Climate data for Al Jawf | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 21 (69) |
23 (74) |
28 (82) |
33 (91) |
36 (97) |
39 (102) |
38 (100) |
38 (101) |
36 (96) |
32 (90) |
27 (81) |
23 (73) |
31 (88) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 11 (51) |
13 (55) |
16 (61) |
20 (68) |
24 (75) |
27 (81) |
28 (83) |
29 (85) |
25 (77) |
22 (71) |
18 (64) |
12 (53) |
20 (68) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5 (41) |
7 (44) |
10 (50) |
15 (59) |
19 (67) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
23 (74) |
21 (69) |
17 (62) |
12 (53) |
7 (45) |
15 (59) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.5 (0.1) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
2.5 (0.1) |
| Source: Weatherbase [4] | |||||||||||||
Sources
- Bertarelli, L.V. (1929). Guida d'Italia, Vol. XVII (in Italian). Milano: Consociazione Turistica Italiana.