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Monthly climate in Ras Gharib, Red Sea, Egypt

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Ras Gharib features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 14 °C (58 °F) and 31 °C (87 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 4 °C (40 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (109 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 13 mm (0.5 inches) and receives 1 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Ras Gharib enjoys an average of 4089 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 21 minutes to 13 hours 54 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Ras Gharib, Red Sea, Egypt §

The warmest months in Ras Gharib are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 31 °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 - 63 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Ras Gharib experiences 203 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 Ras Gharib, Red Sea, 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
(82°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(91°F)
Mean maximum 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 40°C
(103°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Average high 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Daily mean 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Average low 10°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 13°C
(56°F)
Mean minimum 7°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 9°C
(49°F)
Minimum 4°C
(40°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 8°C
(47°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Ras Gharib, Red Sea, Egypt §

Ras Gharib usually has the most precipitation in February, March and April, with an average of 0 rainy days and 3 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Ras Gharib are June, July and August. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Ras Gharib, Red Sea, 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) 6 (0.2) 3 (0.1) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Ras Gharib, Red Sea, Egypt §

The sunniest months in Ras Gharib are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 49 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Ras Gharib: January, February and December receive an average of 9 hours 14 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Ras Gharib, Red Sea, 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 246 294 344 355 388 389 401 385 349 332 302 300
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 33m 11h 11m 12h 0m 12h 50m 13h 33m 13h 54m 13h 43m 13h 6m 12h 17m 11h 27m 10h 43m 10h 21m

Solar UV radiation in Ras Gharib, Red Sea, Egypt §

Ras Gharib experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 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 7. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Ras Gharib UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Ras Gharib, Red Sea, 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 7 10 11 12 12 12 11 10 9 7 5