It's hot and sunshiny for Nearly all of the year in Egypt and there's not very much purpose for an umbrella, unless you apply one to protect you from the sunlight. Wintertimes (November to February) are usually modest though temperatures at nighttime can deject to the forty Fahrenheit (ten C).
Scroll down to check what temperatures you will be able to anticipate in Cairo and Aswan (on the Nile River) and there's a lot of climate info for those preparing trips to the Western Desert and the Red Sea, at the bottom of the page.
Cairo isn't just hot during the summertime but also humid. This can make it rather awkward from July through September. Light, let loose cotton wool clothing is extremely advisable in addition to as extensive amounts of sunblock and bottled water.
Cairo's Climate
|
Month |
Precipitation |
Maximum |
Minimum |
Average Sunlight |
|
in |
cm |
F |
C |
F |
C |
Hours |
|
January |
0.2 |
0.5 |
64 |
18 |
46 |
8 |
7 |
|
February |
0.2 |
0.5 |
69 |
21 |
48 |
9 |
8 |
|
March |
0.2 |
0.5 |
75 |
24 |
51 |
11 |
9 |
|
April |
0.1 |
0.3 |
82 |
28 |
57 |
14 |
10 |
|
May |
0.1 |
0.3 |
91 |
33 |
62 |
17 |
10 |
|
June |
0 |
0 |
95 |
35 |
68 |
20 |
12 |
|
July |
0 |
0 |
97 |
36 |
70 |
21 |
12 |
|
August |
0 |
0 |
95 |
35 |
71 |
22 |
11 |
|
September |
0 |
0 |
89 |
32 |
68 |
20 |
10 |
|
October |
0 |
0 |
86 |
30 |
64 |
18 |
9 |
|
November |
0.1 |
0.3 |
79 |
26 |
57 |
14 |
8 |
|
December |
0.2 |
0.5 |
68 |
20 |
50 |
10 |
6 |
If you are preparing a sail down the Nile River you will prefer to see what the mediocre temperatures are like in Aswan. This will assist you to choose whether to go for that air-conditioned cabin or not. The hotness in Aswan and in El-Aksur is vivid and it is not advisable that you journey during the peak summertime months from June through August. It is even warmer when you are inside a few of the tombs around El-Aksur and there's not many shade around. Scroll down for Aswan's climate and further information about weather in Egypt.
Aswan's Climate
|
Month |
Precipitation |
Maximum |
Minimum |
Average Sunlight |
|
in |
cm |
F |
C |
F |
C |
Hours |
|
January |
0 |
0 |
73 |
23 |
50 |
10 |
7 |
|
February |
0 |
0 |
79 |
26 |
52 |
11 |
7 |
|
March |
0 |
0 |
88 |
31 |
57 |
14 |
8 |
|
April |
0 |
0 |
97 |
36 |
66 |
19 |
9 |
|
May |
0 |
0 |
102 |
39 |
73 |
23 |
9 |
|
June |
0 |
0 |
107 |
42 |
79 |
26 |
10 |
|
July |
0 |
0 |
105 |
41 |
79 |
26 |
10 |
|
August |
0 |
0 |
105 |
41 |
79 |
26 |
10 |
|
September |
0 |
0 |
102 |
39 |
75 |
24 |
9 |
|
October |
0 |
0 |
98 |
37 |
71 |
22 |
8 |
|
November |
0 |
0 |
88 |
31 |
62 |
17 |
8 |
|
December |
0 |
0 |
77 |
25 |
53 |
12 |
7 |
The Red Sea
Temperatures at the Red Sea are in reality analogous to those in Aswan (see graph above) just a bit hotter in wintertime and a bit colder in summertime. Highest average temperatures in the summertime months (May to October) is approximately 85-90 Fahernheit (thirty C). Winter months (November to February) see mediocre temperatures of around 72-78 Fahrenheit (twenty-five C).
Western Desert
If you are preparing a trip to Siwa Oasis or anywhere west of Cairo in the desert, then the temperatures higher up for Aswan are a effective inidcator of what to anticipate. Nighttimes in the desert are much crisper nevertheless and you will require a fine jacket. On March and April a hot current of air, recognised locally as khamsin arrives at its way across the Western Desert getting temperatures spring up abruptly and causing havoc with the sand that blasts in with it. You might undergo these sandstorms as faraway east as Cairo.
