An-Najaylah climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of An-Najaylah?

An-Najaylah has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.8 °C and it receives 131 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in An-Najaylah?

The hottest day measured in An-Najaylah between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 2019, reaching 38.2 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in An-Najaylah?

The coldest day measured in An-Najaylah between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1942, at 5.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in An-Najaylah?

Almost never: An-Najaylah sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of An-Najaylah warmed?

Yes: An-Najaylah warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in An-Najaylah?

The wettest day measured in An-Najaylah between 1940 and 2025 was 24 October 1972, with 57 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in An-Najaylah?

The windiest day measured in An-Najaylah between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 2004, with winds reaching 69.5 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in An-Najaylah?

The warmest month in An-Najaylah is August (25.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.8 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in An-Najaylah?

An-Najaylah receives on average 131 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 30 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in An-Najaylah?

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

An-Najaylah (Egypt) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.8 °C and it receives 131 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 (25.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (13.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

An-Najaylah averages 0 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 30 rainy days per year.

An-Najaylah has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 38.2 °C (on 16 July 2019) and the coldest 5.3 °C (on 2 January 1942).

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

An-NajaylahMatruh Governorate

coords: 31.41°, 26.58°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

19.8°C

Average daily high

22.3°C

Average daily low

17.5°C

Annual rainfall

131mm

Sunshine / day

11.2h

Mean relative humidity

69%

Average peak wind

24.7km/h

Seasonal range

12.1°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

8 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

30 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

21.8 °C

Average feels-like low

16.3 °C

Average peak gust

35.6 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

136 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.3 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.54 · 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

38.2 °C

16 July 2019

Coldest day

5.3 °C

2 January 1942

Wettest day

57 mm

24 October 1972

Windiest day

69.5 km/h

22 January 2004

Strongest gust

99.7 km/h

1 February 1988

Hottest feels-like

39.3 °C

14 August 2015

Coldest feels-like

-2.4 °C

14 February 2004

Sunniest day

13.7 h

11 June 1941

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	34.2 °C10 May 2025	9.8 °C26 February 2025	20.9 °C	81 mm	14
2024	33.4 °C20 August 2024	8.9 °C31 January 2024	21.3 °C	142 mm	54
2023	35.3 °C5 August 2023	9.9 °C7 February 2023	20.8 °C	133 mm	23
2022	33.8 °C29 September 2022	7.2 °C26 January 2022	20.2 °C	126 mm	9
2021	36.1 °C8 May 2021	8.6 °C16 February 2021	20.7 °C	122 mm	21
2020	31.0 °C20 September 2020	9.4 °C26 January 2020	20.2 °C	238 mm	7
2019	38.2 °C16 July 2019	8.4 °C10 January 2019	20.3 °C	94 mm	8
2018	35.6 °C24 July 2018	10.8 °C20 January 2018	20.9 °C	109 mm	5
2017	32.7 °C9 May 2017	7.3 °C9 January 2017	20.0 °C	83 mm	15
2016	35.9 °C14 June 2016	8.4 °C26 January 2016	20.8 °C	99 mm	18
2015	34.5 °C14 August 2015	7.4 °C11 February 2015	20.3 °C	178 mm	14
2014	36.0 °C3 September 2014	10.5 °C14 January 2014	20.6 °C	64 mm	11
2013	35.0 °C29 May 2013	9.7 °C10 February 2013	20.4 °C	106 mm	10
2012	32.0 °C16 September 2012	8.1 °C8 February 2012	20.4 °C	109 mm	15
2011	34.3 °C24 July 2011	9.8 °C9 March 2011	19.9 °C	122 mm	6
2010	34.8 °C29 September 2010	10.0 °C12 December 2010	21.0 °C	41 mm	14
2009	33.5 °C11 September 2009	9.0 °C4 January 2009	20.4 °C	88 mm	8
2008	33.4 °C16 September 2008	7.2 °C18 February 2008	20.5 °C	123 mm	12
2007	34.5 °C9 June 2007	9.8 °C3 January 2007	20.3 °C	96 mm	11
2006	33.4 °C28 August 2006	8.6 °C8 February 2006	20.0 °C	96 mm	10
2005	32.9 °C15 September 2005	8.3 °C21 January 2005	20.0 °C	112 mm	4
2004	33.6 °C18 June 2004	6.5 °C14 February 2004	20.1 °C	77 mm	9
2003	34.0 °C10 September 2003	8.5 °C24 March 2003	20.2 °C	101 mm	10
2002	34.8 °C15 September 2002	7.0 °C7 January 2002	20.3 °C	99 mm	15
2001	32.8 °C5 September 2001	9.6 °C21 December 2001	20.2 °C	90 mm	9
2000	30.7 °C12 April 2000	9.8 °C22 January 2000	19.7 °C	176 mm	6
1999	30.4 °C18 September 1999	8.5 °C7 February 1999	20.3 °C	57 mm	6
1998	34.0 °C14 September 1998	9.0 °C18 March 1998	20.1 °C	141 mm	15
1997	34.2 °C26 July 1997	8.8 °C5 February 1997	19.6 °C	133 mm	6
1996	37.0 °C5 September 1996	9.4 °C20 January 1996	19.7 °C	146 mm	11
1995	36.4 °C14 June 1995	8.4 °C15 January 1995	19.7 °C	104 mm	8
1994	34.5 °C19 May 1994	9.1 °C14 January 1994	19.9 °C	184 mm	7
1993	35.8 °C16 September 1993	9.0 °C8 January 1993	19.6 °C	89 mm	7
1992	34.0 °C26 June 1992	6.1 °C24 February 1992	19.1 °C	150 mm	6
1991	30.9 °C19 April 1991	8.9 °C28 December 1991	19.5 °C	215 mm	4
1990	32.4 °C12 September 1990	10.3 °C8 February 1990	19.8 °C	93 mm	4
1989	34.7 °C10 September 1989	8.3 °C10 January 1989	19.6 °C	100 mm	4
1988	33.2 °C28 June 1988	9.4 °C23 February 1988	19.8 °C	179 mm	5
1987	33.1 °C22 June 1987	7.4 °C8 March 1987	19.3 °C	93 mm	4
1986	33.4 °C6 June 1986	9.2 °C26 December 1986	19.7 °C	80 mm	5
1985	34.5 °C29 April 1985	8.9 °C1 January 1985	19.8 °C	188 mm	5
1984	32.6 °C19 September 1984	8.4 °C14 February 1984	19.4 °C	74 mm	7
1983	31.0 °C9 July 1983	7.5 °C20 February 1983	19.2 °C	151 mm	2
1982	33.4 °C7 October 1982	8.8 °C6 February 1982	19.4 °C	102 mm	5
1981	34.1 °C23 April 1981	6.1 °C30 January 1981	19.5 °C	85 mm	4
1980	31.8 °C30 May 1980	9.2 °C4 March 1980	19.3 °C	72 mm	3
1979	35.4 °C2 April 1979	8.7 °C6 January 1979	19.8 °C	81 mm	7
1978	33.5 °C22 June 1978	8.0 °C12 January 1978	19.3 °C	152 mm	7
1977	32.8 °C25 May 1977	7.9 °C3 March 1977	19.6 °C	170 mm	8
1976	34.4 °C17 September 1976	8.1 °C9 February 1976	19.1 °C	105 mm	4
1975	32.4 °C10 June 1975	8.7 °C11 February 1975	19.2 °C	169 mm	4
1974	31.6 °C19 May 1974	6.9 °C25 January 1974	19.4 °C	208 mm	6
1973	31.7 °C9 June 1973	8.1 °C3 March 1973	19.3 °C	109 mm	3
1972	34.4 °C28 September 1972	8.6 °C29 January 1972	19.6 °C	249 mm	9
1971	33.5 °C5 June 1971	9.5 °C7 February 1971	19.6 °C	120 mm	3
1970	35.6 °C12 May 1970	9.7 °C28 January 1970	19.7 °C	111 mm	5
1969	36.0 °C15 June 1969	7.7 °C5 January 1969	19.5 °C	217 mm	9
1968	37.2 °C13 August 1968	6.8 °C15 January 1968	19.7 °C	196 mm	12
1967	33.3 °C6 September 1967	6.3 °C25 December 1967	19.3 °C	145 mm	6
1966	32.9 °C2 June 1966	7.7 °C13 January 1966	20.0 °C	169 mm	6
1965	35.1 °C5 June 1965	9.0 °C9 February 1965	19.4 °C	115 mm	4
1964	32.9 °C11 August 1964	7.2 °C8 February 1964	19.4 °C	233 mm	5
1963	35.7 °C17 June 1963	7.8 °C27 January 1963	20.0 °C	112 mm	8
1962	31.3 °C22 March 1962	8.8 °C17 February 1962	20.0 °C	149 mm	3
1961	37.2 °C6 June 1961	8.2 °C10 February 1961	19.4 °C	191 mm	12
1960	35.0 °C4 July 1960	7.9 °C6 February 1960	20.1 °C	102 mm	5
1959	34.5 °C31 May 1959	7.9 °C29 January 1959	19.2 °C	124 mm	4
1958	33.5 °C31 March 1958	7.8 °C28 January 1958	19.8 °C	84 mm	6
1957	33.1 °C5 September 1957	8.5 °C10 January 1957	19.5 °C	158 mm	6
1956	32.5 °C13 July 1956	7.0 °C10 February 1956	19.3 °C	208 mm	5
1955	36.6 °C3 September 1955	9.3 °C4 January 1955	20.2 °C	83 mm	10
1954	29.6 °C19 May 1954	7.3 °C9 January 1954	19.2 °C	141 mm	0
1953	30.2 °C11 April 1953	6.9 °C15 January 1953	19.2 °C	156 mm	1
1952	30.8 °C24 May 1952	7.1 °C13 January 1952	19.6 °C	96 mm	2
1951	33.5 °C8 September 1951	8.3 °C25 January 1951	19.7 °C	111 mm	7
1950	31.0 °C11 August 1950	6.1 °C8 February 1950	19.4 °C	127 mm	2
1949	31.5 °C2 June 1949	7.2 °C28 January 1949	18.8 °C	212 mm	2
1948	33.4 °C5 June 1948	8.8 °C17 February 1948	18.9 °C	199 mm	5
1947	31.4 °C3 September 1947	7.7 °C1 January 1947	19.9 °C	105 mm	8
1946	33.5 °C1 June 1946	6.2 °C16 February 1946	19.7 °C	90 mm	6
1945	32.0 °C8 September 1945	6.2 °C4 January 1945	19.2 °C	145 mm	16
1944	30.9 °C20 June 1944	7.0 °C23 January 1944	19.2 °C	155 mm	6
1943	29.7 °C22 July 1943	7.7 °C5 March 1943	19.2 °C	199 mm	0
1942	32.2 °C14 May 1942	5.3 °C2 January 1942	19.4 °C	111 mm	3
1941	34.3 °C10 June 1941	6.4 °C3 January 1941	19.4 °C	159 mm	15
1940	33.6 °C12 May 1940	6.1 °C20 December 1940	19.3 °C	157 mm	6

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

23.3 °C

+1.0 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

14 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

81 mm

-50 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	18.3 °C	+1.9 °C	19 mm	-14 mm
Feb	16.0 °C	-0.9 °C	6 mm	-12 mm
Mar	20.5 °C	+2.3 °C	5 mm	-6 mm
Apr	20.3 °C	-0.2 °C	19 mm	+16 mm
May	24.7 °C	+1.7 °C	8 mm	+7 mm
Jun	26.2 °C	+0.4 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Jul	28.6 °C	+1.0 °C	0 mm	0 mm
Aug	29.3 °C	+1.1 °C	1 mm	+1 mm
Sep	27.7 °C	+0.7 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Oct	25.3 °C	+0.6 °C	2 mm	-9 mm
Nov	22.4 °C	+1.0 °C	6 mm	-15 mm
Dec	19.3 °C	+1.4 °C	16 mm	-16 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.2 °C

10 May 2025

Coldest day

9.8 °C

26 Feb 2025

Wettest day

13.3 mm

30 Apr 2025

Windiest day

45.4 km/h

6 Feb 2025

Strongest gust

63.7 km/h

6 Feb 2025

Hottest feels-like

37.5 °C

18 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

4.8 °C

22 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

13.7 h

11 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of An-Najaylah?

An-Najaylah has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.8 °C and it receives 131 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in An-Najaylah?

The hottest day measured in An-Najaylah between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 2019, reaching 38.2 °C.

What is the coldest day in An-Najaylah?

The coldest day measured in An-Najaylah between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1942, at 5.3 °C.

Does it snow in An-Najaylah?

Almost never: An-Najaylah sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of An-Najaylah warmed?

Yes: An-Najaylah warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in An-Najaylah?

The wettest day measured in An-Najaylah between 1940 and 2025 was 24 October 1972, with 57 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in An-Najaylah?

The windiest day measured in An-Najaylah between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 2004, with winds reaching 69.5 km/h.

What is the warmest month in An-Najaylah?

The warmest month in An-Najaylah is August (25.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.8 °C).

How much does it rain in An-Najaylah?

An-Najaylah receives on average 131 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 30 rainy days.

Is it sunny in An-Najaylah?

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

Are there tropical nights in An-Najaylah?

Yes: An-Najaylah has on average 136 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in An-Najaylah?

In An-Najaylah, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.3 °C on 14 August 2015, and the lowest was -2.4 °C on 14 February 2004.

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