As Sibā‘īyah climate — normals and trends
As Sibā‘īyah (Egypt) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 7 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 (33.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (14.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
As Sibā‘īyah averages 0 frost days, 223 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 1 rainy days per year.
As Sibā‘īyah has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 47.4 °C (on 8 June 1961) and the coldest -0.2 °C (on 3 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
As Sibā‘īyahAswan Governorate
- coords
- 25.19°, 32.68°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.3°C
Average daily high
32.0°C
Average daily low
18.9°C
Annual rainfall
7mm
Sunshine / day
11.5h
Mean relative humidity
30%
Average peak wind
17.9km/h
Seasonal range
18.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
223 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
1 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.2 °C
Average feels-like low
16.2 °C
Average peak gust
32.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
182 d/yr
Solar radiation
23.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.67 · 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
47.4 °C
8 June 1961
Coldest day
-0.2 °C
3 January 1942
Wettest day
56 mm
31 October 1966
Windiest day
41.9 km/h
30 April 2012
Strongest gust
70.9 km/h
27 July 1967
Hottest feels-like
48.3 °C
31 July 2002
Coldest feels-like
-4.2 °C
3 January 1942
Sunniest day
13.1 h
18 June 1959
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24.8 °C | +3.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 22.6 °C | -1.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 29.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 34.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| May | 36.6 °C | -0.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jun | 38.1 °C | -1.3 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Jul | 40.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 40.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Sep | 36.7 °C | -0.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 34.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Nov | 30.8 °C | +3.0 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 23.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of As Sibā‘īyah?
As Sibā‘īyah has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 7 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in As Sibā‘īyah?
The hottest day measured in As Sibā‘īyah between 1940 and 2025 was 8 June 1961, reaching 47.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in As Sibā‘īyah?
The coldest day measured in As Sibā‘īyah between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1942, at -0.2 °C.
Does it snow in As Sibā‘īyah?
Almost never: As Sibā‘īyah sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of As Sibā‘īyah warmed?
Yes: As Sibā‘īyah warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in As Sibā‘īyah?
The wettest day measured in As Sibā‘īyah between 1940 and 2025 was 31 October 1966, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in As Sibā‘īyah?
The windiest day measured in As Sibā‘īyah between 1940 and 2025 was 30 April 2012, with winds reaching 41.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in As Sibā‘īyah?
The warmest month in As Sibā‘īyah is July (33.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (14.7 °C).
How much does it rain in As Sibā‘īyah?
As Sibā‘īyah receives on average 7 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 1 rainy days.
Is it sunny in As Sibā‘īyah?
As Sibā‘īyah gets on average 11.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,198 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in As Sibā‘īyah?
Yes: As Sibā‘īyah has on average 182 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in As Sibā‘īyah?
In As Sibā‘īyah, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.3 °C on 31 July 2002, and the lowest was -4.2 °C on 3 January 1942.
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