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Monthly climate in Abu Simbel, Aswan, Egypt

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Abu Simbel features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 16 °C (61 °F) and 35 °C (95 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 5 °C (42 °F) or can rise to as high as 47 °C (116 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2 mm (0.1 inches) and receives 0 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Abu Simbel enjoys an average of 4037 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 46 minutes to 13 hours 27 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Abu Simbel, Aswan, Egypt §

The warmest months in Abu Simbel are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 35 to 35 °C (94 - 95 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 16 to 19 °C (61 - 66 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Abu Simbel experiences 260 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 Abu Simbel, Aswan, Egypt.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 30°C
(87°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 47°C
(116°F)		 46°C
(115°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 33°C
(92°F)
Mean maximum 28°C
(82°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Average high 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Daily mean 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Average low 11°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 13°C
(56°F)
Mean minimum 7°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 9°C
(48°F)
Minimum 5°C
(42°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 8°C
(46°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Abu Simbel, Aswan, Egypt §

Abu Simbel usually has the most precipitation in February, August and October, with an average of 0 rainy days and 1 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Abu Simbel are March, September and November. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Abu Simbel, Aswan, Egypt.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Abu Simbel, Aswan, Egypt §

The sunniest months in Abu Simbel are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 15 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Abu Simbel: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 40 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Abu Simbel, Aswan, Egypt.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 259 300 344 347 374 371 381 365 334 332 310 313
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 55m 11h 24m 12h 1m 12h 39m 13h 12m 13h 27m 13h 19m 12h 51m 12h 14m 11h 36m 11h 3m 10h 46m

Solar UV radiation in Abu Simbel, Aswan, Egypt §

Abu Simbel experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 12, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the High / Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 8. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Abu Simbel UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Abu Simbel, Aswan, Egypt.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 8 9 12 12 12 12 12 11 10 10 8 7