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Al Fayyum, Egypt climate
BWh Hot desert
Al Fayyum has a seasonal warm-temperate climate (Hot desert, Köppen BWh). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 37°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 5°C at night. Precipitation totals about 40 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — December alone averages 14 mm while June barely receives 0 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsAl Fayyum climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 20 | 22 | 26 | 31 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 31 | 26 | 21 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 13 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 19 | 14 |
| Avg low (°C) | 5 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 7 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 20 | 22 | 26 | 31 | 35 | 37 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 13 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 27 | 29 |
| Avg low (°C) | 5 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 21 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 37 | 37 | 35 | 31 | 26 | 21 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 30 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 19 | 14 |
| Avg low (°C) | 22 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 7 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 0 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | 0.4 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 0.2 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | — |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | 0.4 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 27 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 0.2 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 27 | 27 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 26 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 25 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 21 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 22 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | — | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1 | 3 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 55 | 47 | 38 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 37 | 43 | 50 | 56 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 26 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 22 | 6 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 21 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 29 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.1 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 55 | 47 | 38 | 30 | 27 | 27 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 25 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 30 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 22 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 0.0 | — | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1 | 3 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 29 | 32 | 37 | 43 | 50 | 56 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 28 years of daily observations at Minya, a weather station, about 137 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.