climigo

Suez Canal

When to go?

The best months are February–May, October–December.

Very varied climate The climate changes a lot from one part to another: look at the cities below for the details.

Climate zones

Red SeaUpper EgyptGreater CairoSinaiNile DeltaPort SaidPort SaidPort SaidSuezSuezSuezIsmailiaIsmailiaIsmailiaAin SokhnaAin SokhnaAin Sokhna

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 19°8°
February 20°9°
March 23°11°
April 27°14°
May 31°18°
June 34°20°
July 35°23°
August 35°23°
September 33°21°
October 29°18°
November 25°14°
December 21°10°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°40°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec8.4 · 18.7 °CJanuary: 8.4 · 18.7 °C9.1 · 19.9 °CFebruary: 9.1 · 19.9 °C11.1 · 23.2 °CMarch: 11.1 · 23.2 °C14.0 · 27.3 °CApril: 14.0 · 27.3 °C17.6 · 31.2 °CMay: 17.6 · 31.2 °C20.3 · 33.7 °CJune: 20.3 · 33.7 °C22.5 · 35.3 °CJuly: 22.5 · 35.3 °C23.0 · 35.1 °CAugust: 23.0 · 35.1 °C21.2 · 32.9 °CSeptember: 21.2 · 32.9 °C18.2 · 29.2 °COctober: 18.2 · 29.2 °C14.2 · 24.8 °CNovember: 14.2 · 24.8 °C10.2 · 20.6 °CDecember: 10.2 · 20.6 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan 8.4 – 18.7 °C
Feb 9.1 – 19.9 °C
Mar 11.1 – 23.2 °C
Apr 14.0 – 27.3 °C
May 17.6 – 31.2 °C
Jun 20.3 – 33.7 °C
Jul 22.5 – 35.3 °C
Aug 23.0 – 35.1 °C
Sep 21.2 – 32.9 °C
Oct 18.2 – 29.2 °C
Nov 14.2 – 24.8 °C
Dec 10.2 – 20.6 °C

How much it rains

January 6 mm1 d
February 6 mm1 d
March 5 mm1 d
April 2 mm0 d
May 1 mm0 d
June 0 mm0 d
July 0 mm0 d
August 0 mm0 d
September 0 mm0 d
October 2 mm0 d
November 3 mm0 d
December 4 mm1 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec6 mm · 1 rain day · 6 mm a dayJanuary: 6 mm · 1 rain day · 6 mm a day6 mm · 1 rain day · 6 mm a dayFebruary: 6 mm · 1 rain day · 6 mm a day5 mm · 1 rain day · 5 mm a dayMarch: 5 mm · 1 rain day · 5 mm a day2 mm · 0 rain daysApril: 2 mm · 0 rain days1 mm · 0 rain daysMay: 1 mm · 0 rain days0 mm · 0 rain daysJune: 0 mm · 0 rain days0 mm · 0 rain daysJuly: 0 mm · 0 rain days0 mm · 0 rain daysAugust: 0 mm · 0 rain days0 mm · 0 rain daysSeptember: 0 mm · 0 rain days2 mm · 0 rain daysOctober: 2 mm · 0 rain days3 mm · 0 rain daysNovember: 3 mm · 0 rain days4 mm · 1 rain day · 4 mm a dayDecember: 4 mm · 1 rain day · 4 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 6 mm1 d
Feb 6 mm1 d
Mar 5 mm1 d
Apr 2 mm0 d
May 1 mm0 d
Jun 0 mm0 d
Jul 0 mm0 d
Aug 0 mm0 d
Sep 0 mm0 d
Oct 2 mm0 d
Nov 3 mm0 d
Dec 4 mm1 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 10 h 26
February 11 h 09
March 11 h 58
April 12 h 53
May 13 h 39
June 14 h 03
July 13 h 53
August 13 h 14
September 12 h 22
October 11 h 28
November 10 h 40
December 10 h 14

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Cities