Ain Sukhna climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Ain Sukhna?

Ain Sukhna has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.1 °C and it receives 25 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ain Sukhna?

The hottest day measured in Ain Sukhna between 1940 and 2025 was 7 June 1961, reaching 43.2 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Ain Sukhna?

The coldest day measured in Ain Sukhna between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1950, at -2.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Ain Sukhna?

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

Q: Has the climate of Ain Sukhna warmed?

Yes: Ain Sukhna warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Ain Sukhna?

The wettest day measured in Ain Sukhna between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 1975, with 40 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Ain Sukhna?

The windiest day measured in Ain Sukhna between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1992, with winds reaching 43.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Ain Sukhna?

The warmest month in Ain Sukhna is July (27.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.5 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Ain Sukhna?

Ain Sukhna receives on average 25 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 6 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Ain Sukhna?

Ain Sukhna gets on average 11.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,198 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Ain Sukhna (Egypt) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.1 °C and it receives 25 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 (27.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (11.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.

Ain Sukhna averages 0 frost days, 117 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 6 rainy days per year.

Ain Sukhna has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 43.2 °C (on 7 June 1961) and the coldest -2.1 °C (on 6 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

Ain SukhnaSuez Governorate

coords: 29.60°, 32.32°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthMarchDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

20.1°C

Average daily high

25.2°C

Average daily low

15.1°C

Annual rainfall

25mm

Sunshine / day

11.5h

Mean relative humidity

51%

Average peak wind

16.9km/h

Seasonal range

16.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

117 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

6 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

23.7 °C

Average feels-like low

14.1 °C

Average peak gust

35.5 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

91 d/yr

Solar radiation

22.0 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.0 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.56 · 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

43.2 °C

7 June 1961

Coldest day

-2.1 °C

6 February 1950

Wettest day

40 mm

20 February 1975

Windiest day

43.4 km/h

3 February 1992

Strongest gust

98.3 km/h

1 February 1988

Hottest feels-like

43.0 °C

13 June 1965

Coldest feels-like

-7.4 °C

6 February 1950

Snowiest day

0.3 cm

5 February 1950

Sunniest day

13.8 h

7 July 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	39.7 °C26 May 2025	4.4 °C25 February 2025	21.5 °C	13 mm	126	0
2024	41.0 °C12 July 2024	4.7 °C31 January 2024	22.0 °C	19 mm	133	0
2023	39.4 °C2 June 2023	5.0 °C9 February 2023	21.7 °C	40 mm	137	0
2022	39.0 °C11 June 2022	2.2 °C22 January 2022	20.7 °C	25 mm	139	0
2021	40.1 °C7 August 2021	4.7 °C17 February 2021	21.6 °C	17 mm	134	0
2020	39.1 °C20 May 2020	3.7 °C25 January 2020	21.1 °C	59 mm	135	0
2019	41.0 °C17 July 2019	4.3 °C11 January 2019	21.2 °C	38 mm	139	0
2018	40.8 °C25 July 2018	5.2 °C1 February 2018	22.0 °C	42 mm	142	0
2017	38.6 °C3 July 2017	1.9 °C10 January 2017	21.1 °C	12 mm	131	0
2016	40.9 °C4 June 2016	3.1 °C26 January 2016	21.6 °C	19 mm	142	0
2015	42.7 °C27 May 2015	2.4 °C10 January 2015	21.2 °C	25 mm	133	0
2014	40.7 °C4 June 2014	5.9 °C15 March 2014	21.4 °C	33 mm	122	0
2013	40.7 °C2 June 2013	2.7 °C11 January 2013	21.0 °C	14 mm	137	0
2012	37.3 °C17 June 2012	3.1 °C7 January 2012	21.0 °C	12 mm	133	0
2011	37.6 °C25 July 2011	4.7 °C11 March 2011	20.3 °C	28 mm	124	0
2010	39.8 °C21 June 2010	4.4 °C7 February 2010	22.4 °C	15 mm	164	0
2009	37.2 °C18 May 2009	5.4 °C4 January 2009	21.1 °C	7 mm	140	0
2008	38.2 °C9 June 2008	2.6 °C14 January 2008	21.1 °C	10 mm	139	0
2007	39.8 °C10 June 2007	4.7 °C20 January 2007	20.9 °C	11 mm	123	0
2006	37.4 °C29 September 2006	3.9 °C13 January 2006	20.5 °C	19 mm	125	0
2005	37.4 °C4 July 2005	3.2 °C9 February 2005	20.4 °C	27 mm	115	0
2004	37.6 °C14 July 2004	4.8 °C15 February 2004	20.5 °C	14 mm	113	0
2003	40.5 °C29 May 2003	4.2 °C25 February 2003	20.6 °C	13 mm	138	0
2002	38.8 °C29 July 2002	3.8 °C10 January 2002	20.7 °C	14 mm	124	0
2001	38.3 °C27 May 2001	4.8 °C28 January 2001	20.6 °C	7 mm	123	0
2000	39.2 °C30 July 2000	2.0 °C29 January 2000	19.9 °C	17 mm	121	0
1999	37.1 °C16 July 1999	3.9 °C21 February 1999	20.6 °C	10 mm	123	0
1998	39.3 °C5 July 1998	4.4 °C12 January 1998	20.8 °C	17 mm	129	0
1997	39.3 °C8 June 1997	3.5 °C7 February 1997	20.0 °C	14 mm	109	0
1996	39.4 °C6 September 1996	4.0 °C18 January 1996	20.3 °C	25 mm	118	0
1995	39.9 °C28 June 1995	4.0 °C9 February 1995	19.9 °C	11 mm	122	0
1994	38.0 °C21 April 1994	5.3 °C2 February 1994	20.4 °C	41 mm	129	0
1993	39.1 °C6 June 1993	2.9 °C18 January 1993	20.0 °C	20 mm	114	0
1992	39.6 °C20 June 1992	1.7 °C10 February 1992	19.2 °C	12 mm	101	0
1991	38.8 °C15 May 1991	2.6 °C30 December 1991	19.7 °C	44 mm	107	0
1990	37.5 °C17 June 1990	4.0 °C20 February 1990	19.9 °C	23 mm	105	0
1989	38.5 °C7 June 1989	2.7 °C5 February 1989	19.7 °C	10 mm	128	0
1988	40.4 °C29 June 1988	4.8 °C19 January 1988	20.0 °C	49 mm	124	0
1987	38.0 °C7 May 1987	2.3 °C8 January 1987	19.7 °C	17 mm	111	0
1986	39.0 °C7 June 1986	4.5 °C17 January 1986	19.8 °C	33 mm	112	0
1985	37.2 °C3 June 1985	2.6 °C6 February 1985	20.1 °C	60 mm	121	0
1984	39.4 °C25 May 1984	5.0 °C25 January 1984	19.6 °C	8 mm	102	0
1983	37.5 °C11 July 1983	3.2 °C28 January 1983	19.0 °C	12 mm	83	0
1982	35.5 °C9 July 1982	2.5 °C6 February 1982	19.2 °C	49 mm	102	0
1981	36.9 °C23 April 1981	3.2 °C24 January 1981	19.6 °C	11 mm	101	0
1980	40.0 °C20 April 1980	3.8 °C31 January 1980	19.9 °C	16 mm	110	0
1979	40.0 °C24 June 1979	4.2 °C17 December 1979	20.3 °C	14 mm	111	0
1978	40.7 °C22 June 1978	1.7 °C5 January 1978	19.9 °C	16 mm	108	0
1977	39.9 °C31 May 1977	3.3 °C8 January 1977	19.8 °C	22 mm	114	0
1976	38.0 °C15 April 1976	2.8 °C10 February 1976	19.5 °C	12 mm	106	0
1975	36.6 °C11 June 1975	3.4 °C11 February 1975	19.5 °C	52 mm	96	0
1974	37.2 °C21 April 1974	3.0 °C24 January 1974	19.8 °C	37 mm	113	0
1973	38.0 °C21 July 1973	2.7 °C17 January 1973	19.7 °C	10 mm	107	0
1972	38.9 °C19 June 1972	3.8 °C26 December 1972	19.7 °C	37 mm	110	0
1971	36.1 °C20 June 1971	4.2 °C29 December 1971	19.7 °C	71 mm	99	0
1970	42.3 °C21 May 1970	3.1 °C21 December 1970	19.8 °C	18 mm	106	0
1969	41.8 °C16 June 1969	3.9 °C6 January 1969	20.1 °C	38 mm	116	0
1968	40.0 °C14 August 1968	2.5 °C15 January 1968	19.8 °C	31 mm	114	0
1967	39.9 °C21 June 1967	0.3 °C22 January 1967	19.0 °C	104 mm	99	0
1966	38.1 °C18 May 1966	2.3 °C9 January 1966	20.2 °C	84 mm	102	0
1965	40.8 °C13 June 1965	4.0 °C13 January 1965	19.6 °C	29 mm	112	0
1964	39.9 °C31 May 1964	1.2 °C21 January 1964	19.2 °C	18 mm	88	0
1963	39.0 °C7 June 1963	3.0 °C28 January 1963	20.4 °C	15 mm	119	0
1962	38.6 °C11 June 1962	4.5 °C22 February 1962	20.4 °C	5 mm	116	0
1961	43.2 °C7 June 1961	4.0 °C11 February 1961	19.1 °C	44 mm	105	0
1960	39.6 °C5 July 1960	2.5 °C25 January 1960	20.2 °C	15 mm	110	0
1959	39.7 °C10 June 1959	1.8 °C16 February 1959	19.1 °C	7 mm	96	0
1958	37.0 °C27 August 1958	3.9 °C28 January 1958	19.9 °C	8 mm	101	0
1957	36.1 °C15 April 1957	2.5 °C3 February 1957	19.8 °C	22 mm	99	0
1956	38.2 °C23 July 1956	2.5 °C10 February 1956	19.7 °C	11 mm	113	0
1955	38.9 °C30 July 1955	4.7 °C1 January 1955	20.1 °C	13 mm	111	0
1954	39.2 °C28 May 1954	2.4 °C4 January 1954	19.6 °C	13 mm	110	0
1953	39.9 °C16 June 1953	-0.7 °C14 January 1953	19.4 °C	22 mm	119	1
1952	38.3 °C24 August 1952	2.4 °C10 February 1952	20.1 °C	14 mm	123	0
1951	38.4 °C17 May 1951	3.3 °C17 January 1951	19.9 °C	33 mm	123	0
1950	36.4 °C18 May 1950	-2.1 °C6 February 1950	19.6 °C	22 mm	113	2
1949	37.3 °C10 May 1949	2.1 °C9 February 1949	18.5 °C	27 mm	80	0
1948	37.0 °C15 June 1948	2.5 °C17 March 1948	18.8 °C	24 mm	103	0
1947	35.9 °C27 August 1947	3.1 °C2 January 1947	20.1 °C	19 mm	112	0
1946	39.0 °C25 May 1946	2.0 °C18 February 1946	20.0 °C	16 mm	128	0
1945	38.8 °C16 August 1945	2.1 °C1 February 1945	18.9 °C	67 mm	113	0
1944	42.9 °C14 June 1944	2.7 °C20 January 1944	19.6 °C	25 mm	118	0
1943	37.8 °C1 October 1943	1.2 °C6 March 1943	19.4 °C	50 mm	107	0
1942	40.3 °C6 May 1942	-1.2 °C5 January 1942	20.0 °C	33 mm	135	3
1941	39.8 °C10 May 1941	1.1 °C30 December 1941	20.3 °C	17 mm	130	0
1940	39.1 °C18 May 1940	1.4 °C21 December 1940	19.4 °C	36 mm	105	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

26.1 °C

+0.9 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

126 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

13 mm

-12 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	18.0 °C	+1.8 °C	1 mm	-3 mm
Feb	16.1 °C	-1.6 °C	0 mm	-4 mm
Mar	22.8 °C	+1.9 °C	1 mm	-4 mm
Apr	26.3 °C	+0.8 °C	1 mm	-1 mm
May	29.5 °C	+0.3 °C	8 mm	+6 mm
Jun	31.7 °C	-0.1 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Jul	34.8 °C	+1.8 °C	0 mm	0 mm
Aug	33.2 °C	+0.6 °C	0 mm	+0 mm
Sep	30.0 °C	+0.1 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Oct	26.8 °C	+0.3 °C	1 mm	-2 mm
Nov	24.6 °C	+2.7 °C	1 mm	-2 mm
Dec	19.2 °C	+1.5 °C	1 mm	-2 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

39.7 °C

26 May 2025

Coldest day

4.4 °C

25 Feb 2025

Wettest day

4.0 mm

4 May 2025

Windiest day

36.4 km/h

13 May 2025

Strongest gust

74.2 km/h

13 May 2025

Hottest feels-like

41.0 °C

27 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

1.0 °C

25 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

13.8 h

7 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Ain Sukhna?

Ain Sukhna has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.1 °C and it receives 25 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ain Sukhna?

The hottest day measured in Ain Sukhna between 1940 and 2025 was 7 June 1961, reaching 43.2 °C.

What is the coldest day in Ain Sukhna?

The coldest day measured in Ain Sukhna between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1950, at -2.1 °C.

Does it snow in Ain Sukhna?

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

Has the climate of Ain Sukhna warmed?

Yes: Ain Sukhna warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Ain Sukhna?

The wettest day measured in Ain Sukhna between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 1975, with 40 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Ain Sukhna?

The windiest day measured in Ain Sukhna between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1992, with winds reaching 43.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Ain Sukhna?

The warmest month in Ain Sukhna is July (27.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.5 °C).

How much does it rain in Ain Sukhna?

Ain Sukhna receives on average 25 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 6 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Ain Sukhna?

Ain Sukhna gets on average 11.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,198 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ain Sukhna?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ain Sukhna between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1950, with 0.3 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Ain Sukhna?

Yes: Ain Sukhna has on average 91 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ain Sukhna?

In Ain Sukhna, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.0 °C on 13 June 1965, and the lowest was -7.4 °C on 6 February 1950.

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