🇱🇾 Benghazi, Libya

do not plan casually

Read this first. Most Western governments advise against ALL travel to Libya. This page exists because the sky data is genuinely exceptional — but a near-certain clear sky is not worth an unmanaged security risk. If you are not operating with professional security support, choose Egypt. Check your government's travel advisory before any planning.

Totality duration: 6m 09s; Source: Computed from NASA GSFC Besselian elements (VSOP87/ELP2000-85, ΔT 71.7s); validated against timeanddate.com and published path tables, agreement ≤5s — see /methodology
August cloud: ≈3%; Source: Eclipsophile (Jay Anderson), TSE 2027 climatology
Totality window (UT): 09:27:50 → 09:34:00; Maximum 09:30:55 UT. Computed for the city point — position on the centreline side gains seconds.
Sun altitude at maximum: 67.8°; Computed. Above ~20° terrain rarely matters; this is a comfortable sky position.
Trip effort — 5 / 5 how this is scored: Visa: 5 — tourist visas effectively unavailable; advise-against advisories Flights: 4 — limited regional links Ground: 5 — no plannable tourist logistics Infrastructure: 4 — minimal tourist infrastructure

Sky: Eastern Libya sits in the ~0–5% August cloud band, and parts of the Libya–western-Egypt track have recorded no eclipse-day August cloud in 23 years of satellite data. Climatologically, this is as good as Earth gets.

Getting there: Benina (BEN), limited international links. Access, insurance and overland movement are all constrained — see the risk note.

Staying: Minimal tourist infrastructure.

Visa: Visa required; issuance limited and conditions change.

Verdict: The best sky on the path and the hardest country on the path. For nearly everyone, Egypt delivers the same sky without the risk profile.

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