Abū Kabīr climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Abū Kabīr?

Abū Kabīr has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.5 °C and it receives 37 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Abū Kabīr?

The hottest day measured in Abū Kabīr between 1940 and 2025 was 14 June 1944, reaching 47.5 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Abū Kabīr?

The coldest day measured in Abū Kabīr between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1950, at -1.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Abū Kabīr?

Almost never: Abū Kabīr sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Abū Kabīr warmed?

Yes: Abū Kabīr warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Abū Kabīr?

The wettest day measured in Abū Kabīr between 1940 and 2025 was 27 October 1961, with 46 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Abū Kabīr?

The windiest day measured in Abū Kabīr between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 1967, with winds reaching 47.9 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Abū Kabīr?

The warmest month in Abū Kabīr is July (28.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.6 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Abū Kabīr?

Abū Kabīr receives on average 37 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 10 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Abū Kabīr?

Abū Kabīr gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Abū Kabīr (Egypt) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.5 °C and it receives 37 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is July (28.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (13.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Abū Kabīr averages 0 frost days, 175 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 10 rainy days per year.

Abū Kabīr has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 47.5 °C (on 14 June 1944) and the coldest -1.9 °C (on 9 February 1950).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

Abū KabīrSharqia Province

coords: 30.73°, 31.67°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

21.5°C

Average daily high

28.4°C

Average daily low

15.7°C

Annual rainfall

37mm

Sunshine / day

11.2h

Mean relative humidity

60%

Average peak wind

17.0km/h

Seasonal range

14.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

175 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

10 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

28.1 °C

Average feels-like low

15.8 °C

Average peak gust

34.5 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

105 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.2 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.5 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.31 · p = < 0.001

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

47.5 °C

14 June 1944

Coldest day

-1.9 °C

9 February 1950

Wettest day

46 mm

27 October 1961

Windiest day

47.9 km/h

26 March 1967

Strongest gust

93.2 km/h

1 February 1988

Hottest feels-like

45.7 °C

14 May 2016

Coldest feels-like

-5.0 °C

9 February 1950

Sunniest day

13.9 h

7 July 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	40.8 °C26 May 2025	5.2 °C25 February 2025	22.4 °C	20 mm	180	0
2024	41.5 °C15 June 2024	6.1 °C1 February 2024	23.0 °C	20 mm	182	0
2023	41.1 °C2 June 2023	5.5 °C9 February 2023	23.1 °C	32 mm	197	0
2022	42.8 °C11 June 2022	3.7 °C22 January 2022	22.5 °C	37 mm	175	0
2021	42.1 °C5 August 2021	6.5 °C24 January 2021	23.2 °C	34 mm	199	0
2020	43.7 °C19 May 2020	6.3 °C11 January 2020	22.8 °C	80 mm	184	0
2019	45.6 °C23 May 2019	4.6 °C10 January 2019	22.6 °C	82 mm	185	0
2018	43.0 °C22 May 2018	6.7 °C31 January 2018	23.6 °C	30 mm	203	0
2017	41.2 °C1 July 2017	5.1 °C10 January 2017	22.7 °C	17 mm	178	0
2016	43.7 °C14 May 2016	5.7 °C26 January 2016	23.1 °C	11 mm	204	0
2015	45.9 °C27 May 2015	5.6 °C1 February 2015	22.4 °C	45 mm	175	0
2014	43.6 °C4 June 2014	6.5 °C3 January 2014	22.3 °C	22 mm	179	0
2013	41.7 °C2 June 2013	4.4 °C16 December 2013	22.1 °C	25 mm	174	0
2012	38.4 °C15 July 2012	4.5 °C9 February 2012	22.2 °C	28 mm	201	0
2011	39.2 °C10 October 2011	6.5 °C12 March 2011	21.8 °C	63 mm	163	0
2010	41.2 °C20 June 2010	4.5 °C7 February 2010	23.1 °C	19 mm	192	0
2009	39.8 °C18 October 2009	6.0 °C6 January 2009	22.4 °C	19 mm	178	0
2008	41.1 °C23 April 2008	3.7 °C19 January 2008	22.2 °C	29 mm	177	0
2007	40.3 °C10 June 2007	5.2 °C22 January 2007	21.9 °C	23 mm	186	0
2006	40.4 °C29 September 2006	5.3 °C16 January 2006	21.5 °C	29 mm	166	0
2005	38.9 °C20 June 2005	4.6 °C10 February 2005	21.6 °C	13 mm	167	0
2004	38.8 °C14 July 2004	6.0 °C23 February 2004	21.5 °C	21 mm	176	0
2003	40.6 °C29 May 2003	5.5 °C11 February 2003	21.6 °C	11 mm	182	0
2002	41.5 °C17 September 2002	4.7 °C4 January 2002	22.0 °C	36 mm	168	0
2001	40.2 °C27 May 2001	4.2 °C22 December 2001	22.1 °C	9 mm	174	0
2000	41.5 °C12 April 2000	3.1 °C31 January 2000	21.3 °C	28 mm	165	0
1999	39.6 °C18 June 1999	4.5 °C30 December 1999	22.2 °C	9 mm	183	0
1998	42.0 °C15 April 1998	7.2 °C13 January 1998	22.3 °C	46 mm	179	0
1997	41.9 °C8 June 1997	3.8 °C6 February 1997	21.3 °C	48 mm	167	0
1996	40.8 °C1 May 1996	3.8 °C25 January 1996	21.4 °C	31 mm	170	0
1995	42.0 °C1 July 1995	5.3 °C27 December 1995	21.0 °C	16 mm	154	0
1994	40.8 °C20 April 1994	5.9 °C4 February 1994	21.4 °C	56 mm	171	0
1993	40.4 °C4 June 1993	2.4 °C15 February 1993	20.8 °C	39 mm	166	0
1992	40.1 °C20 June 1992	3.5 °C6 January 1992	20.1 °C	33 mm	150	0
1991	38.6 °C8 May 1991	4.8 °C16 January 1991	20.5 °C	49 mm	160	0
1990	38.0 °C27 April 1990	5.6 °C21 February 1990	20.8 °C	42 mm	161	0
1989	38.9 °C28 May 1989	4.0 °C16 February 1989	20.6 °C	25 mm	169	0
1988	42.5 °C15 May 1988	4.8 °C21 December 1988	20.8 °C	54 mm	161	0
1987	40.4 °C27 May 1987	3.7 °C28 January 1987	20.5 °C	26 mm	147	0
1986	41.1 °C7 June 1986	5.5 °C24 December 1986	21.0 °C	47 mm	149	0
1985	38.9 °C23 May 1985	3.8 °C1 January 1985	21.0 °C	54 mm	152	0
1984	39.9 °C25 May 1984	6.0 °C17 February 1984	20.6 °C	18 mm	167	0
1983	39.8 °C10 July 1983	4.3 °C29 January 1983	20.3 °C	33 mm	158	0
1982	38.4 °C26 June 1982	4.7 °C30 January 1982	20.4 °C	36 mm	157	0
1981	40.5 °C23 April 1981	4.1 °C9 January 1981	20.8 °C	14 mm	175	0
1980	42.4 °C20 May 1980	5.3 °C7 January 1980	21.1 °C	25 mm	171	0
1979	43.8 °C2 April 1979	4.9 °C17 January 1979	21.5 °C	19 mm	181	0
1978	44.1 °C22 June 1978	2.9 °C6 January 1978	21.4 °C	29 mm	189	0
1977	43.5 °C31 May 1977	3.9 °C14 January 1977	21.4 °C	35 mm	170	0
1976	41.7 °C15 April 1976	3.8 °C15 February 1976	21.2 °C	17 mm	185	0
1975	39.9 °C15 June 1975	4.8 °C12 February 1975	21.3 °C	59 mm	185	0
1974	40.7 °C20 May 1974	4.9 °C29 January 1974	21.6 °C	70 mm	193	0
1973	42.3 °C10 June 1973	2.2 °C4 January 1973	21.3 °C	16 mm	185	0
1972	42.4 °C19 June 1972	4.5 °C26 December 1972	21.3 °C	61 mm	175	0
1971	40.2 °C20 June 1971	5.0 °C15 March 1971	21.3 °C	69 mm	174	0
1970	47.2 °C21 May 1970	2.3 °C21 December 1970	21.3 °C	26 mm	167	0
1969	44.0 °C16 June 1969	4.3 °C10 December 1969	21.4 °C	50 mm	173	0
1968	40.2 °C14 August 1968	4.0 °C8 January 1968	21.2 °C	54 mm	169	0
1967	43.7 °C21 June 1967	3.1 °C24 January 1967	20.5 °C	83 mm	158	0
1966	40.0 °C18 May 1966	4.2 °C13 January 1966	21.4 °C	51 mm	183	0
1965	42.3 °C13 June 1965	5.5 °C3 February 1965	20.6 °C	47 mm	150	0
1964	40.5 °C30 May 1964	3.3 °C7 January 1964	20.1 °C	38 mm	144	0
1963	40.1 °C18 June 1963	2.1 °C29 January 1963	20.8 °C	30 mm	154	0
1962	41.0 °C11 June 1962	5.5 °C18 January 1962	20.9 °C	17 mm	164	0
1961	43.4 °C7 June 1961	4.6 °C22 January 1961	20.1 °C	100 mm	144	0
1960	38.8 °C6 May 1960	5.3 °C6 February 1960	21.1 °C	22 mm	167	0
1959	42.6 °C10 June 1959	3.7 °C16 February 1959	20.3 °C	19 mm	146	0
1958	40.2 °C14 June 1958	6.3 °C8 February 1958	21.6 °C	16 mm	181	0
1957	42.1 °C15 April 1957	2.9 °C8 January 1957	21.3 °C	70 mm	185	0
1956	44.2 °C23 July 1956	3.0 °C17 December 1956	21.4 °C	24 mm	186	0
1955	44.6 °C30 July 1955	4.2 °C1 January 1955	22.0 °C	31 mm	194	0
1954	44.1 °C20 May 1954	3.3 °C1 February 1954	21.4 °C	52 mm	175	0
1953	44.1 °C16 June 1953	1.3 °C6 January 1953	21.1 °C	35 mm	188	0
1952	42.4 °C24 August 1952	2.7 °C22 January 1952	21.7 °C	27 mm	187	0
1951	41.1 °C9 September 1951	3.1 °C18 January 1951	21.7 °C	77 mm	188	0
1950	40.6 °C20 April 1950	-1.9 °C9 February 1950	21.3 °C	51 mm	180	1
1949	42.9 °C3 June 1949	1.8 °C20 February 1949	20.5 °C	62 mm	174	0
1948	41.9 °C3 July 1948	4.1 °C1 March 1948	20.8 °C	49 mm	174	0
1947	41.3 °C27 August 1947	3.8 °C19 December 1947	22.0 °C	27 mm	188	0
1946	42.9 °C2 June 1946	3.1 °C11 February 1946	21.9 °C	32 mm	185	0
1945	44.0 °C23 August 1945	0.3 °C4 January 1945	20.9 °C	54 mm	169	0
1944	47.5 °C14 June 1944	2.3 °C12 February 1944	21.3 °C	32 mm	186	0
1943	43.3 °C30 September 1943	4.5 °C7 March 1943	21.2 °C	79 mm	177	0
1942	46.3 °C6 May 1942	-0.5 °C5 January 1942	21.6 °C	36 mm	186	2
1941	45.4 °C10 May 1941	3.2 °C1 January 1941	22.0 °C	26 mm	189	0
1940	43.9 °C18 July 1940	3.3 °C24 December 1940	21.3 °C	46 mm	186	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

28.9 °C

+0.5 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

180 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

20 mm

-17 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	21.5 °C	+1.8 °C	2 mm	-5 mm
Feb	19.2 °C	-1.8 °C	1 mm	-5 mm
Mar	25.3 °C	+1.4 °C	3 mm	-3 mm
Apr	27.4 °C	-0.8 °C	1 mm	-2 mm
May	32.0 °C	0.0 °C	7 mm	+5 mm
Jun	34.6 °C	-0.2 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Jul	35.8 °C	+0.4 °C	0 mm	+0 mm
Aug	35.1 °C	0.0 °C	0 mm	0 mm
Sep	33.5 °C	0.0 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Oct	30.8 °C	+0.4 °C	0 mm	-4 mm
Nov	28.0 °C	+2.2 °C	5 mm	+0 mm
Dec	22.5 °C	+1.2 °C	2 mm	-4 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

40.8 °C

26 May 2025

Coldest day

5.2 °C

25 Feb 2025

Wettest day

3.4 mm

3 May 2025

Windiest day

29.4 km/h

13 May 2025

Strongest gust

61.2 km/h

13 May 2025

Hottest feels-like

43.7 °C

26 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

2.7 °C

25 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

13.9 h

7 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Abū Kabīr?

Abū Kabīr has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.5 °C and it receives 37 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Abū Kabīr?

The hottest day measured in Abū Kabīr between 1940 and 2025 was 14 June 1944, reaching 47.5 °C.

What is the coldest day in Abū Kabīr?

The coldest day measured in Abū Kabīr between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1950, at -1.9 °C.

Does it snow in Abū Kabīr?

Almost never: Abū Kabīr sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Abū Kabīr warmed?

Yes: Abū Kabīr warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Abū Kabīr?

The wettest day measured in Abū Kabīr between 1940 and 2025 was 27 October 1961, with 46 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Abū Kabīr?

The windiest day measured in Abū Kabīr between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 1967, with winds reaching 47.9 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Abū Kabīr?

The warmest month in Abū Kabīr is July (28.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.6 °C).

How much does it rain in Abū Kabīr?

Abū Kabīr receives on average 37 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 10 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Abū Kabīr?

Abū Kabīr gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Abū Kabīr?

Yes: Abū Kabīr has on average 105 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Abū Kabīr?

In Abū Kabīr, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.7 °C on 14 May 2016, and the lowest was -5.0 °C on 9 February 1950.

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