Alexandria climate — normals and trends
Alexandria (Egypt) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.4 °C and it receives 172 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 August (26.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (14.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Alexandria averages 0 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 33 rainy days per year.
Alexandria has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.5 °C (on 2 June 1966) and the coldest 5.8 °C (on 5 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
AlexandriaAlexandria Governorate
- coords
- 31.20°, 29.92°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.4°C
Average daily high
22.7°C
Average daily low
18.6°C
Annual rainfall
172mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
22.5km/h
Seasonal range
11.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
33 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
23.0 °C
Average feels-like low
18.0 °C
Average peak gust
34.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
157 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · p = < 0.001
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
37.5 °C
2 June 1966
Coldest day
5.8 °C
5 February 1950
Wettest day
37 mm
4 December 2001
Windiest day
66.5 km/h
3 February 1992
Strongest gust
102.2 km/h
1 February 1988
Hottest feels-like
42.3 °C
29 July 2002
Coldest feels-like
-2.8 °C
5 February 1950
Sunniest day
14.0 h
5 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 11 mm | -36 mm |
| Feb | 16.5 °C | -0.7 °C | 7 mm | -20 mm |
| Mar | 20.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 6 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 21.0 °C | -0.1 °C | 2 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 24.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 4 mm | +3 mm |
| Jun | 25.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 28.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 29.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 27.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 25.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 3 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 23.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 8 mm | -18 mm |
| Dec | 19.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 19 mm | -25 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Alexandria?
Alexandria has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.4 °C and it receives 172 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Alexandria?
The hottest day measured in Alexandria between 1940 and 2025 was 2 June 1966, reaching 37.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Alexandria?
The coldest day measured in Alexandria between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1950, at 5.8 °C.
Does it snow in Alexandria?
Almost never: Alexandria sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Alexandria warmed?
Yes: Alexandria warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Alexandria?
The wettest day measured in Alexandria between 1940 and 2025 was 4 December 2001, with 37 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Alexandria?
The windiest day measured in Alexandria between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1992, with winds reaching 66.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Alexandria?
The warmest month in Alexandria is August (26.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (14.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Alexandria?
Alexandria receives on average 172 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 33 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Alexandria?
Alexandria gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Alexandria?
Yes: Alexandria has on average 157 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Alexandria?
In Alexandria, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.3 °C on 29 July 2002, and the lowest was -2.8 °C on 5 February 1950.
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