Last updated: May 6, 2024
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.
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).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 24°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 maximum | 20°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 high | 17°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 mean | 15°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 low | 13°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 minimum | 10°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) |
Minimum | 9°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) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Alexandria, Egypt with other places around the world.
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.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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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) | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
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.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 229 | 270 | 333 | 353 | 392 | 393 | 407 | 389 | 345 | 325 | 288 | 273 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 21m | 11h 4m | 11h 59m | 12h 56m | 13h 44m | 14h 7m | 13h 55m | 13h 13m | 12h 19m | 11h 22m | 10h 33m | 10h 8m |
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.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 |