Last updated: July 31, 2025
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Ashmun features a hot desert climate (BWh). Temperatures typically range between 14 °C (58 °F) and 30 °C (87 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 4 °C (40 °F) or can rise to as high as 45 °C (114 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 40 mm (1.6 inches) and receives 4 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Ashmun enjoys an average of 4014 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 12 minutes to 14 hours 3 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Ashmun are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 30 °C (84 - 87 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 14 to 17 °C (58 - 62 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Ashmun experiences 218 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 | 27°C (80°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 40°C (105°F) | 45°C (114°F) | 42°C (107°F) | 41°C (105°F) | 42°C (107°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 37°C (100°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 28°C (83°F) |
Mean maximum | 24°C (75°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 42°C (108°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 26°C (79°F) |
Average high | 19°C (67°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 22°C (72°F) |
Daily mean | 14°C (58°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 17°C (62°F) |
Average low | 10°C (50°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 12°C (55°F) |
Mean minimum | 6°C (43°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 9°C (48°F) |
Minimum | 4°C (40°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 7°C (46°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Ashmun, Egypt with other places around the world.
Ashmun usually has the most precipitation in February, March and December, with an average of 1 rainy days and 9 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Ashmun 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) | 3 (0.1) | 9 (0.3) | 14 (0.6) | 2 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (0.2) | 2 (0.1) | 5 (0.2) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
The sunniest months in Ashmun are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 52 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Ashmun: 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 | 234 | 276 | 336 | 352 | 390 | 390 | 404 | 384 | 343 | 327 | 292 | 280 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 25m | 11h 6m | 11h 59m | 12h 54m | 13h 40m | 14h 3m | 13h 51m | 13h 11m | 12h 18m | 11h 24m | 10h 36m | 10h 12m |
Ashmun experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 11, 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 Ashmun UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 |