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Monthly climate in Qasr al Farafirah, New Valley, Egypt

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Qasr al Farafirah features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 12 °C (54 °F) and 32 °C (90 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -1 °C (30 °F) or can rise to as high as 46 °C (115 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 5 mm (0.2 inches) and receives 0 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Qasr al Farafirah enjoys an average of 4042 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 27 minutes to 13 hours 48 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Qasr al Farafirah, New Valley, Egypt §

The warmest months in Qasr al Farafirah are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 31 to 32 °C (88 - 90 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 12 to 14 °C (54 - 58 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Qasr al Farafirah experiences 219 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 Qasr al Farafirah, New Valley, 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 27°C
(81°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 46°C
(115°F)		 46°C
(115°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 30°C
(87°F)
Mean maximum 25°C
(76°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 27°C
(80°F)
Average high 18°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Daily mean 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 14°C
(58°F)
Average low 6°C
(43°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 8°C
(48°F)
Mean minimum 2°C
(36°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 13°C
(57°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 4°C
(39°F)
Minimum -1°C
(30°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 1°C
(35°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Qasr al Farafirah, New Valley, Egypt §

Qasr al Farafirah usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 0 rainy days and 1 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Qasr al Farafirah are June, August and September. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Qasr al Farafirah, New Valley, 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) 1 (0.0) 2 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (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 Qasr al Farafirah, New Valley, Egypt §

The sunniest months in Qasr al Farafirah are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 35 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Qasr al Farafirah: January, February and December receive an average of 9 hours 11 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Qasr al Farafirah, New Valley, 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 248 290 340 348 382 381 394 377 343 333 304 297
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 38m 11h 13m 12h 0m 12h 48m 13h 28m 13h 48m 13h 37m 13h 2m 12h 16m 11h 29m 10h 48m 10h 27m

Solar UV radiation in Qasr al Farafirah, New Valley, Egypt §

Qasr al Farafirah experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 13, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 7. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Qasr al Farafirah UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Qasr al Farafirah, New Valley, 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) 6 8 11 11 12 13 12 12 12 9 7 6