The climate of Egypt: when to go to Egypt

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The climate of Egypt has two seasons, a mild winter between November and April and a hot and dry summer from May to October. The country is largely desert, only on the narrow belt crossed by the Nile river cultivations are possible.

The area around Alessandria is the rainiest in the country, but receives only 200 mm of rain per year. The Cairo area has rainfall averages of 100 mm. While further south the rains are almost absent, Aswan receives for example 2 mm per year.

In the spring months, especially in April, a warm wind sometimes blows from the desert, the sirocco (khamsin) which transports large quantities of sand, causing intense sand storms and a sharp rise in temperature.

In Alexandria, on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, the average minimum temperatures vary between 9 ° C in January and 23 ° C in August. While the average maximum temperatures vary between 18 ° C in January and 30 ° C in August .

In the interior, the temperature differences between the maximum and minimum values are more marked. For example in Aswan the minimum average temperatures vary between 8 ° C in January and 26 ° C in July. While the average maximum temperatures vary between 23 ° C in January and 41 ° C in June.

THE CLIMATE OF THE RED SEA AND SINAI

The climate of the Sinai peninsula and the coast of Egypt along the Red Sea is desertic, hot and dry, with almost totally absent rainfall. The average minimum temperatures in Sharm el Sheikh vary between 13 ° C in January and 28 ° C in August. While the average maximum temperatures vary between 21 ° C in January and 37 ° C in August.

The average temperature of the Red Sea at Sharm el Sheikh varies between 22°C in February and 29°C in August.

WHEN TO GO TO EGYPT

The best time to go to Egypt are the months between October and March. As far as the coast of Sinai, the best months for a trip are those between March and May and between September and November.

THE CLIMATE OF EGYPT: CLIMATE TABLES

CAIRO (23 meters)
Month	Average low (°C)	Average high (°C)	Precip. (mm)	Precip. days
January	9,0	18,9	5,0	3,5
February	9,7	20,4	3,8	2,7
March	11,6	23,5	3,8	1,9
April	14,6	28,3	1,1	0,9
May	17,7	32,0	0,5	0,5
June	20,1	33,9	0,1	0,1
July	22,0	34,7	0	0
August	22,1	34,2	0	0
September	20,5	32,6	0	0
October	17,4	29,2	0,7	0,5
November	14,1	24,8	3,8	1,3
December	10,4	20,3	5,9	2,8
YEAR	15,8	27,7	24,7	14,2

SHARM EL SHEIKH (46 meters)
Month	Average low (°C)	Average high (°C)	Precip. (mm)	Precip. days
January	13,3	21,7	0,5	0,3
February	13,7	22,4	0,2	0,1
March	16,1	25,1	1,2	0,5
April	20,1	29,8	0,2	0,1
May	23,8	33,9	0,5	0
June	26,5	37,0	0	0
July	26,7	37,5	0	0
August	28,0	37,5	0	0
September	26,5	35,4	0	0,1
October	23,4	31,5	0,8	0,4
November	18,9	27,0	3,3	0,4
December	15,0	23,2	0,5	0,3
YEAR	21,0	30,2	7,2	2,2

ASSUAN (193 meters)
Month	Average low (°C)	Average high (°C)	Precip. (mm)	Precip. days
January	8,7	22,9	0	0
February	10,2	25,2	0	0
March	13,8	29,5	0	0
April	18,9	34,9	0	0
May	23,0	38,9	0,1	0,1
June	25,2	41,4	0	0
July	26,0	41,1	0	0
August	25,8	40,9	0,7	0,5
September	24,0	39,3	0	0
October	20,6	35,9	0,6	0,2
November	15,0	29,1	0	0
December	10,5	24,3	0	0
YEAR	18,5	33,6	1,4	0,8