Zawiya District · Libya
Zawiya travel guide
Zawiya is a city in Zawiya District, Libya, home to about 199,000 people.
- Best months
- February to April, November and December
- Nearest airport
- MJI54 km · Mitiga International Airport
- Currency
- LYDLibyan dinar
- Time zone
- Africa/Tripoli
- Language
- Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic
About
About Zawiya
Zawiya, officially Zawia (Arabic: الزاوية, transliteration: Az Zāwiyaẗ, Italian: Zauia or Zavia, variants: Arabic: الزاوية الغربية Az Zawiyah Al Gharbiyah, Ḩārat az Zāwiyah, Al Ḩārah, El-Hára and Haraf Az Zāwīyah), is a city in northwestern Libya, situated on the Libyan coastline of the Mediterranean Sea about 47 km (29 mi) west of Tripoli, in the historic region of Tripolitania.
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When to go
The best time to visit Zawiya
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Zawiya are February to April, November and December. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 35 °C; January is the wettest, with about 45 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 Zawiya: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Mitiga International Airport (MJI), about 54 km from the city centre in a straight line.
MJI · Mitiga International Airport
Questions
Zawiya: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Zawiya?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Zawiya are February to April, November and December. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 35 °C; January is the wettest, with about 45 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Zawiya?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Mitiga International Airport (MJI), about 54 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Zawiya?
Libyan dinar (LYD).
Nearby
Destinations near Zawiya
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.