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Monthly climate in Saint Catherine, South Sinai, Egypt

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Saint Catherine features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between 9 °C (48 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -3 °C (27 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 59 mm (2.3 inches) and receives 9 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Saint Catherine enjoys an average of 4089 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 20 minutes to 13 hours 55 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Saint Catherine, South Sinai, Egypt §

The warmest months in Saint Catherine are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 27 °C (79 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 9 to 12 °C (48 - 54 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Saint Catherine experiences 160 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 4 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Saint Catherine, South Sinai, 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 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Mean maximum 20°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 22°C
(73°F)
Average high 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Daily mean 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 12°C
(54°F)
Average low 5°C
(40°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 7°C
(45°F)
Mean minimum -1°C
(31°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 2°C
(36°F)
Minimum -3°C
(27°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 0°C
(33°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Saint Catherine, South Sinai, Egypt §

Saint Catherine usually has the most precipitation in February, March and April, with an average of 1 rainy days and 12 mm (0.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Saint Catherine 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 Saint Catherine, South Sinai, 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) 4 (0.2) 12 (0.5) 13 (0.5) 10 (0.4) 5 (0.2) 1 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 5 (0.2) 6 (0.2) 1 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Saint Catherine, South Sinai, Egypt §

The sunniest months in Saint Catherine are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 47 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Saint Catherine: January, February and December receive an average of 9 hours 16 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Saint Catherine, South Sinai, 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 247 295 345 356 386 389 400 385 347 331 302 301
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 32m 11h 10m 12h 0m 12h 51m 13h 33m 13h 55m 13h 44m 13h 6m 12h 17m 11h 26m 10h 42m 10h 20m

Solar UV radiation in Saint Catherine, South Sinai, Egypt §

Saint Catherine experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, July and August, 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 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 Saint Catherine UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Saint Catherine, South Sinai, 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 10 11 12 12 12 12 11 9 7 5