climigo

Upper Egypt

When to go?

The best months are November–April. Avoid May–October (hot, at times extreme heat).

Climate zones

SudanRed SeaWestern DesertGreater CairoSinaiSuez CanalNile DeltaLuxorLuxorLuxorAswanAswanAswanFaiyumFaiyumFaiyumAsyutAsyutAsyutAmarnaAmarnaAmarna

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 21°8°
February 23°9°
March 27°12°
April 32°16°
May 36°21°
June 38°23° extreme heat
July 39°24° extreme heat
August 39°24° extreme heat
September 37°22°
October 33°19°
November 28°14°
December 23°10°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°40°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec7.8 · 21.4 °CJanuary: 7.8 · 21.4 °C8.9 · 23.3 °CFebruary: 8.9 · 23.3 °C11.9 · 27.3 °CMarch: 11.9 · 27.3 °C16.1 · 32.1 °CApril: 16.1 · 32.1 °C20.5 · 36.1 °CMay: 20.5 · 36.1 °C22.9 · 38.1 °CJune: 22.9 · 38.1 °C24.0 · 38.6 °CJuly: 24.0 · 38.6 °C24.3 · 38.6 °CAugust: 24.3 · 38.6 °C22.3 · 36.8 °CSeptember: 22.3 · 36.8 °C18.9 · 33.0 °COctober: 18.9 · 33.0 °C13.9 · 27.6 °CNovember: 13.9 · 27.6 °C9.6 · 23.0 °CDecember: 9.6 · 23.0 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan 7.8 – 21.4 °C
Feb 8.9 – 23.3 °C
Mar 11.9 – 27.3 °C
Apr 16.1 – 32.1 °C
May 20.5 – 36.1 °C
Jun 22.9 – 38.1 °C
Jul 24.0 – 38.6 °C
Aug 24.3 – 38.6 °C
Sep 22.3 – 36.8 °C
Oct 18.9 – 33.0 °C
Nov 13.9 – 27.6 °C
Dec 9.6 – 23.0 °C

How much it rains

January 1 mm0 d
February 1 mm0 d
March 1 mm0 d
April 0 mm0 d
May 0 mm0 d
June 0 mm0 d
July 0 mm0 d
August 0 mm0 d
September 0 mm0 d
October 0 mm0 d
November 0 mm0 d
December 1 mm0 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec1 mm · 0 rain daysJanuary: 1 mm · 0 rain days1 mm · 0 rain daysFebruary: 1 mm · 0 rain days1 mm · 0 rain daysMarch: 1 mm · 0 rain days0 mm · 0 rain daysApril: 0 mm · 0 rain days0 mm · 0 rain daysMay: 0 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 days0 mm · 0 rain daysOctober: 0 mm · 0 rain days0 mm · 0 rain daysNovember: 0 mm · 0 rain days1 mm · 0 rain daysDecember: 1 mm · 0 rain days

Rain days and how much water

Jan 1 mm0 d
Feb 1 mm0 d
Mar 1 mm0 d
Apr 0 mm0 d
May 0 mm0 d
Jun 0 mm0 d
Jul 0 mm0 d
Aug 0 mm0 d
Sep 0 mm0 d
Oct 0 mm0 d
Nov 0 mm0 d
Dec 1 mm0 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 42
February 11 h 18
March 11 h 59
April 12 h 46
May 13 h 24
June 13 h 44
July 13 h 36
August 13 h 03
September 12 h 19
October 11 h 34
November 10 h 54
December 10 h 32

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.

Main cities

Luxor

Aswan

Faiyum

Cities