Sohag, Egypt climate
BWh Hot desert
Sohag has a seasonal warm-temperate climate (Hot desert, Köppen BWh). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 38°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 6°C at night. Precipitation totals about 26 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — October alone averages 8 mm while August 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 figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Sohag climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 20 | 22 | 26 | 31 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 35 | 32 | 26 | 22 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 13 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 15 |
| Avg low (°C) | 6 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 8 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 20 | 22 | 26 | 31 | 36 | 37 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 13 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 28 | 30 |
| Avg low (°C) | 6 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 22 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 38 | 38 | 35 | 32 | 26 | 22 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 31 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 15 |
| Avg low (°C) | 23 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 8 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 30 | 30 | 29 | 34 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 28 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 50 | 42 | 32 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 31 | 36 | 44 | 51 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 30 | 30 | 29 | 34 | 28 | 12 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 50 | 42 | 32 | 25 | 22 | 22 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 28 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 24 | 26 | 31 | 36 | 44 | 51 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Asyut Intl, a weather station, about 87 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.