Al ‘Idwah climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Al ‘Idwah?

Al ‘Idwah has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.6 °C and it receives 10 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Al ‘Idwah?

The hottest day measured in Al ‘Idwah between 1940 and 2025 was 7 June 1961, reaching 46.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Al ‘Idwah?

The coldest day measured in Al ‘Idwah between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1953, at -1.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Al ‘Idwah?

Almost never: Al ‘Idwah sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Al ‘Idwah warmed?

Yes: Al ‘Idwah warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Al ‘Idwah?

The wettest day measured in Al ‘Idwah between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 1975, with 33 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Al ‘Idwah?

The windiest day measured in Al ‘Idwah between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 2020, with winds reaching 46.9 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Al ‘Idwah?

The warmest month in Al ‘Idwah is July (30.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.1 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Al ‘Idwah?

Al ‘Idwah receives on average 10 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 2 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Al ‘Idwah?

Al ‘Idwah gets on average 11.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,198 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Al ‘Idwah (Egypt) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.6 °C and it receives 10 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 (30.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (13.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Al ‘Idwah averages 0 frost days, 181 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 2 rainy days per year.

Al ‘Idwah has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 46.9 °C (on 7 June 1961) and the coldest -1.3 °C (on 14 January 1953).

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

Al ‘IdwahMinya Governorate

coords: 28.70°, 30.77°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthDecemberDriest monthJune

Mean daily temperature

22.6°C

Average daily high

28.9°C

Average daily low

16.5°C

Annual rainfall

10mm

Sunshine / day

11.5h

Mean relative humidity

46%

Average peak wind

18.2km/h

Seasonal range

16.9°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

181 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

2 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

27.5 °C

Average feels-like low

15.4 °C

Average peak gust

34.1 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

140 d/yr

Solar radiation

22.3 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.9 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.58 · 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

46.9 °C

7 June 1961

Coldest day

-1.3 °C

14 January 1953

Wettest day

33 mm

20 February 1975

Windiest day

46.9 km/h

13 March 2020

Strongest gust

78.8 km/h

1 February 1988

Hottest feels-like

46.7 °C

1 July 1995

Coldest feels-like

-5.2 °C

14 January 1953

Sunniest day

13.8 h

1 July 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	42.1 °C27 July 2025	6.7 °C24 February 2025	23.7 °C	2 mm	194	0
2024	43.6 °C15 June 2024	6.1 °C31 January 2024	24.3 °C	3 mm	183	0
2023	43.3 °C13 June 2023	6.9 °C20 January 2023	24.1 °C	3 mm	200	0
2022	42.6 °C11 June 2022	5.2 °C27 January 2022	23.2 °C	15 mm	174	0
2021	43.1 °C9 May 2021	6.0 °C21 December 2021	24.0 °C	5 mm	196	0
2020	43.3 °C20 May 2020	6.2 °C25 January 2020	23.5 °C	39 mm	180	0
2019	44.6 °C23 May 2019	4.9 °C11 January 2019	23.7 °C	10 mm	188	0
2018	45.4 °C22 May 2018	7.0 °C3 February 2018	24.4 °C	8 mm	208	0
2017	42.4 °C8 June 2017	4.6 °C11 January 2017	23.3 °C	3 mm	178	0
2016	45.5 °C15 May 2016	4.4 °C26 January 2016	24.0 °C	6 mm	207	0
2015	46.6 °C27 May 2015	5.0 °C31 January 2015	23.7 °C	5 mm	187	0
2014	44.7 °C4 June 2014	5.8 °C30 January 2014	23.8 °C	3 mm	188	0
2013	45.9 °C2 June 2013	4.9 °C10 January 2013	23.3 °C	2 mm	196	0
2012	41.2 °C19 July 2012	4.2 °C17 January 2012	23.4 °C	4 mm	208	0
2011	41.1 °C10 June 2011	7.2 °C11 March 2011	22.8 °C	20 mm	165	0
2010	46.0 °C20 June 2010	4.7 °C7 February 2010	24.7 °C	4 mm	209	0
2009	41.9 °C30 June 2009	5.6 °C6 January 2009	23.4 °C	1 mm	182	0
2008	41.7 °C22 April 2008	4.3 °C16 January 2008	23.6 °C	2 mm	185	0
2007	42.8 °C10 June 2007	5.8 °C3 January 2007	23.3 °C	5 mm	199	0
2006	41.0 °C4 June 2006	5.3 °C19 December 2006	22.9 °C	2 mm	183	0
2005	41.6 °C20 June 2005	4.7 °C13 February 2005	22.8 °C	14 mm	178	0
2004	43.7 °C9 May 2004	5.1 °C15 February 2004	23.0 °C	7 mm	197	0
2003	41.9 °C29 May 2003	4.7 °C6 February 2003	23.0 °C	2 mm	189	0
2002	44.8 °C29 July 2002	4.8 °C5 January 2002	23.4 °C	5 mm	179	0
2001	43.3 °C27 May 2001	3.4 °C30 January 2001	23.1 °C	3 mm	182	0
2000	42.8 °C30 July 2000	4.8 °C30 January 2000	22.4 °C	4 mm	176	0
1999	41.2 °C15 September 1999	4.4 °C31 January 1999	23.1 °C	3 mm	190	0
1998	42.8 °C5 July 1998	6.3 °C23 December 1998	23.3 °C	1 mm	183	0
1997	42.8 °C8 June 1997	4.7 °C6 February 1997	22.5 °C	4 mm	174	0
1996	43.2 °C6 September 1996	5.0 °C19 January 1996	22.7 °C	5 mm	182	0
1995	45.1 °C1 July 1995	4.6 °C16 January 1995	22.5 °C	4 mm	168	0
1994	43.0 °C21 April 1994	5.1 °C22 December 1994	22.8 °C	15 mm	190	0
1993	42.0 °C4 June 1993	4.1 °C14 January 1993	22.6 °C	5 mm	184	0
1992	46.3 °C20 June 1992	3.8 °C10 February 1992	21.8 °C	2 mm	171	0
1991	45.0 °C13 May 1991	3.3 °C30 December 1991	22.3 °C	18 mm	185	0
1990	41.3 °C17 June 1990	6.5 °C22 January 1990	22.4 °C	8 mm	181	0
1989	42.6 °C22 June 1989	3.9 °C7 January 1989	22.4 °C	1 mm	184	0
1988	44.8 °C29 June 1988	4.8 °C20 January 1988	22.6 °C	29 mm	171	0
1987	42.7 °C31 May 1987	3.6 °C28 January 1987	22.0 °C	10 mm	157	0
1986	43.7 °C7 June 1986	5.6 °C10 January 1986	22.4 °C	4 mm	157	0
1985	41.2 °C2 June 1985	4.0 °C4 January 1985	22.5 °C	35 mm	162	0
1984	43.9 °C25 May 1984	5.5 °C12 January 1984	22.1 °C	5 mm	177	0
1983	41.9 °C16 June 1983	4.2 °C21 January 1983	21.6 °C	5 mm	164	0
1982	40.2 °C11 June 1982	3.7 °C6 February 1982	21.7 °C	16 mm	174	0
1981	42.5 °C23 April 1981	4.2 °C31 January 1981	21.9 °C	1 mm	187	0
1980	43.8 °C20 May 1980	3.7 °C7 January 1980	22.2 °C	4 mm	183	0
1979	43.1 °C23 June 1979	4.3 °C11 January 1979	22.6 °C	2 mm	187	0
1978	43.3 °C22 June 1978	2.5 °C5 January 1978	22.2 °C	5 mm	181	0
1977	45.5 °C5 June 1977	4.2 °C20 December 1977	22.1 °C	9 mm	165	0
1976	42.7 °C8 June 1976	3.9 °C10 February 1976	22.0 °C	2 mm	184	0
1975	40.3 °C26 May 1975	3.8 °C11 February 1975	22.0 °C	35 mm	185	0
1974	41.6 °C18 June 1974	3.2 °C24 January 1974	22.3 °C	13 mm	193	0
1973	41.8 °C21 July 1973	2.6 °C17 January 1973	22.0 °C	6 mm	192	0
1972	42.0 °C19 June 1972	4.8 °C27 December 1972	22.3 °C	13 mm	183	0
1971	40.2 °C18 June 1971	5.5 °C30 December 1971	22.2 °C	29 mm	168	0
1970	46.6 °C21 May 1970	3.0 °C21 December 1970	22.3 °C	5 mm	176	0
1969	45.5 °C16 June 1969	3.4 °C6 January 1969	22.6 °C	17 mm	188	0
1968	44.3 °C14 August 1968	3.9 °C11 January 1968	22.3 °C	4 mm	177	0
1967	44.3 °C13 June 1967	2.7 °C22 January 1967	21.6 °C	80 mm	163	0
1966	42.1 °C2 June 1966	3.6 °C14 January 1966	22.8 °C	83 mm	195	0
1965	45.9 °C13 June 1965	5.3 °C14 January 1965	22.1 °C	3 mm	170	0
1964	43.6 °C30 May 1964	3.3 °C19 January 1964	21.9 °C	11 mm	171	0
1963	43.0 °C18 June 1963	3.3 °C29 January 1963	22.7 °C	4 mm	179	0
1962	44.1 °C11 June 1962	5.6 °C14 December 1962	22.6 °C	1 mm	201	0
1961	46.9 °C7 June 1961	3.8 °C24 January 1961	21.7 °C	17 mm	161	0
1960	43.0 °C5 July 1960	4.6 °C4 February 1960	22.9 °C	1 mm	194	0
1959	45.3 °C10 June 1959	4.3 °C30 January 1959	21.6 °C	1 mm	169	0
1958	42.8 °C18 April 1958	4.2 °C28 January 1958	22.5 °C	3 mm	183	0
1957	40.9 °C6 September 1957	2.6 °C16 January 1957	22.3 °C	5 mm	188	0
1956	44.1 °C24 July 1956	1.9 °C10 February 1956	22.2 °C	3 mm	167	0
1955	42.2 °C30 July 1955	1.9 °C1 January 1955	22.6 °C	6 mm	190	0
1954	43.4 °C28 May 1954	-0.8 °C4 January 1954	21.8 °C	5 mm	174	1
1953	43.0 °C16 June 1953	-1.3 °C14 January 1953	21.7 °C	5 mm	184	3
1952	43.3 °C24 August 1952	1.2 °C22 January 1952	22.4 °C	4 mm	176	0
1951	41.8 °C9 September 1951	2.7 °C29 January 1951	22.4 °C	4 mm	184	0
1950	40.6 °C12 August 1950	-1.0 °C9 February 1950	21.8 °C	6 mm	171	3
1949	42.7 °C9 May 1949	2.3 °C8 January 1949	21.2 °C	16 mm	163	0
1948	42.5 °C15 June 1948	2.2 °C2 January 1948	21.3 °C	10 mm	162	0
1947	41.1 °C17 May 1947	2.6 °C19 December 1947	22.7 °C	1 mm	181	0
1946	42.2 °C2 June 1946	0.1 °C16 January 1946	22.4 °C	4 mm	186	0
1945	42.6 °C2 August 1945	-0.2 °C6 January 1945	21.5 °C	12 mm	164	2
1944	45.2 °C13 June 1944	1.0 °C10 February 1944	22.1 °C	6 mm	182	0
1943	43.1 °C1 October 1943	1.5 °C30 January 1943	21.9 °C	11 mm	169	0
1942	44.6 °C6 May 1942	-0.7 °C7 January 1942	22.4 °C	16 mm	184	1
1941	44.7 °C10 May 1941	1.2 °C30 December 1941	22.6 °C	6 mm	183	0
1940	42.6 °C18 May 1940	0.9 °C21 December 1940	21.7 °C	13 mm	186	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

29.4 °C

+0.5 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

194 d/yr

+13

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

2 mm

-8 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	21.3 °C	+2.2 °C	0 mm	-2 mm
Feb	19.4 °C	-1.6 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Mar	26.3 °C	+1.7 °C	1 mm	-1 mm
Apr	29.6 °C	+0.1 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
May	33.3 °C	-0.2 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Jun	34.9 °C	-0.9 °C	0 mm	0 mm
Jul	37.5 °C	+1.2 °C	0 mm	0 mm
Aug	36.5 °C	+0.4 °C	0 mm	0 mm
Sep	33.2 °C	-0.7 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Oct	30.7 °C	+0.2 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Nov	27.2 °C	+1.8 °C	1 mm	-1 mm
Dec	21.7 °C	+1.1 °C	1 mm	-2 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

42.1 °C

27 Jul 2025

Coldest day

6.7 °C

24 Feb 2025

Wettest day

0.7 mm

5 Mar 2025

Windiest day

31.5 km/h

13 May 2025

Strongest gust

58.3 km/h

13 May 2025

Hottest feels-like

45.0 °C

27 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

3.4 °C

25 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

13.8 h

1 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Al ‘Idwah?

Al ‘Idwah has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.6 °C and it receives 10 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Al ‘Idwah?

The hottest day measured in Al ‘Idwah between 1940 and 2025 was 7 June 1961, reaching 46.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Al ‘Idwah?

The coldest day measured in Al ‘Idwah between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1953, at -1.3 °C.

Does it snow in Al ‘Idwah?

Almost never: Al ‘Idwah sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Al ‘Idwah warmed?

Yes: Al ‘Idwah warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Al ‘Idwah?

The wettest day measured in Al ‘Idwah between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 1975, with 33 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Al ‘Idwah?

The windiest day measured in Al ‘Idwah between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 2020, with winds reaching 46.9 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Al ‘Idwah?

The warmest month in Al ‘Idwah is July (30.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.1 °C).

How much does it rain in Al ‘Idwah?

Al ‘Idwah receives on average 10 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 2 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Al ‘Idwah?

Al ‘Idwah gets on average 11.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,198 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Al ‘Idwah?

Yes: Al ‘Idwah has on average 140 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Al ‘Idwah?

In Al ‘Idwah, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.7 °C on 1 July 1995, and the lowest was -5.2 °C on 14 January 1953.

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