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Monthly climate in Alexandria, Egypt

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Alexandria features a hot desert climate (BWh). Temperatures typically range between 15 °C (59 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 9 °C (48 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 207 mm (8.1 inches) and receives 34 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Alexandria enjoys an average of 4004 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 8 minutes to 14 hours 7 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Alexandria, Egypt

The warmest months in Alexandria are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 27 °C (80 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 15 to 16 °C (59 - 61 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Alexandria experiences 134 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Alexandria. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum24°C
(75°F)		23°C
(73°F)		28°C
(83°F)		32°C
(90°F)		36°C
(97°F)		31°C
(89°F)		33°C
(91°F)		31°C
(88°F)		32°C
(90°F)		31°C
(87°F)		29°C
(84°F)		24°C
(75°F)
Mean maximum20°C
(69°F)		21°C
(71°F)		24°C
(76°F)		29°C
(85°F)		33°C
(91°F)		29°C
(85°F)		31°C
(88°F)		30°C
(86°F)		31°C
(88°F)		30°C
(86°F)		27°C
(81°F)		23°C
(73°F)
Average high17°C
(62°F)		17°C
(63°F)		18°C
(65°F)		21°C
(70°F)		24°C
(76°F)		26°C
(80°F)		28°C
(83°F)		29°C
(84°F)		28°C
(83°F)		26°C
(79°F)		23°C
(74°F)		19°C
(67°F)
Daily mean15°C
(59°F)		15°C
(60°F)		16°C
(61°F)		18°C
(65°F)		22°C
(71°F)		24°C
(76°F)		27°C
(80°F)		27°C
(81°F)		26°C
(80°F)		24°C
(76°F)		21°C
(70°F)		18°C
(64°F)
Average low13°C
(56°F)		13°C
(56°F)		14°C
(58°F)		16°C
(61°F)		20°C
(68°F)		23°C
(73°F)		25°C
(78°F)		26°C
(79°F)		25°C
(77°F)		22°C
(73°F)		19°C
(67°F)		16°C
(61°F)
Mean minimum10°C
(51°F)		11°C
(52°F)		12°C
(54°F)		13°C
(56°F)		17°C
(63°F)		21°C
(69°F)		24°C
(75°F)		24°C
(76°F)		23°C
(73°F)		20°C
(68°F)		16°C
(61°F)		13°C
(56°F)
Minimum9°C
(48°F)		10°C
(50°F)		10°C
(50°F)		12°C
(53°F)		16°C
(60°F)		18°C
(65°F)		23°C
(74°F)		24°C
(75°F)		22°C
(72°F)		20°C
(68°F)		15°C
(59°F)		11°C
(52°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Alexandria, Egypt

Alexandria usually has the most precipitation in January, November and December, with an average of 7 rainy days and 44 mm (1.7 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Alexandria are July, August and September. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Alexandria. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)53 (2.1)27 (1.1)21 (0.8)5 (0.2)1 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)21 (0.8)33 (1.3)45 (1.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)864100000258

Monthly sunshine hours in Alexandria, Egypt

The sunniest months in Alexandria are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 58 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Alexandria: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 30 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Alexandria. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours229270333353392393407389345325288273
Mean daily daylight hours10h 21m11h 4m11h 59m12h 56m13h 44m14h 7m13h 55m13h 13m12h 19m11h 22m10h 33m10h 8m

Solar UV radiation in Alexandria, Egypt

Alexandria experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 11, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure. January, November and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Alexandria UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Alexandria. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)469101111111110854