Derna District · Libya
Derna travel guide
Derna is a city in Derna District, Libya, home to about 150,000 people.
- Best months
- March to June and September to November
- Nearest airport
- LAQ64 km · Al Abraq International Airport
- Currency
- LYDLibyan dinar
- Time zone
- Africa/Tripoli
- Language
- Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic
When to go
The best time to visit Derna
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Derna are March to June and September to November. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; December is the wettest, with about 99 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Derna: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Al Abraq International Airport (LAQ), about 64 km from the city centre in a straight line.
LAQ · Al Abraq International Airport
Questions
Derna: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Derna?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Derna are March to June and September to November. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; December is the wettest, with about 99 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Derna?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Al Abraq International Airport (LAQ), about 64 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Derna?
Libyan dinar (LYD).
Nearby
Destinations near Derna
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.