Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Mersa Matruh features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 13 °C (56 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 5 °C (41 °F) or can rise to as high as 44 °C (112 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 76 mm (3.0 inches) and receives 16 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Mersa Matruh enjoys an average of 4024 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 7 minutes to 14 hours 8 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Mersa Matruh are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 28 °C (79 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 13 to 16 °C (56 - 60 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Mersa Matruh experiences 156 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 (76°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 44°C (112°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 25°C (77°F) |
Mean maximum | 21°C (69°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 23°C (73°F) |
Average high | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 19°C (67°F) |
Daily mean | 13°C (56°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 16°C (60°F) |
Average low | 10°C (50°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 23°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 12°C (55°F) |
Mean minimum | 7°C (44°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 9°C (48°F) |
Minimum | 5°C (41°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 7°C (46°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 6°C (44°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Mersa Matruh, Egypt with other places around the world.
Mersa Matruh usually has the most precipitation in March, November and December, with an average of 3 rainy days and 13 mm (0.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Mersa Matruh are June, July and August. 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) | 10 (0.4) | 11 (0.4) | 14 (0.6) | 4 (0.2) | 1 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.1) | 8 (0.3) | 14 (0.5) | 13 (0.5) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
The sunniest months in Mersa Matruh are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 57 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Mersa Matruh: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 42 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 233 | 278 | 338 | 351 | 391 | 392 | 407 | 387 | 347 | 328 | 289 | 280 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 21m | 11h 4m | 11h 59m | 12h 56m | 13h 44m | 14h 8m | 13h 56m | 13h 13m | 12h 19m | 11h 22m | 10h 32m | 10h 7m |
Mersa Matruh experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 12, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, February and December are in the Moderate / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 6. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Mersa Matruh 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 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 |