Ash Shaykh Zuwayd climate — normals and trends
Ash Shaykh Zuwayd (Egypt) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.3 °C and it receives 178 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 (26.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (13.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Ash Shaykh Zuwayd averages 0 frost days, 35 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 36 rainy days per year.
Ash Shaykh Zuwayd has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.0 °C (on 21 May 1970) and the coldest 1.9 °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
Ash Shaykh ZuwaydNorth Sinai Governorate
- coords
- 31.22°, 34.11°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.3°C
Average daily high
23.7°C
Average daily low
17.3°C
Annual rainfall
178mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
22.3km/h
Seasonal range
13.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
35 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
36 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
24.1 °C
Average feels-like low
17.2 °C
Average peak gust
34.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
140 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.54 · 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
42.0 °C
21 May 1970
Coldest day
1.9 °C
5 February 1950
Wettest day
38 mm
26 October 2019
Windiest day
62.9 km/h
3 February 1992
Strongest gust
97.2 km/h
3 February 1992
Hottest feels-like
40.4 °C
8 September 2023
Coldest feels-like
-4.8 °C
5 February 1950
Snowiest day
0.6 cm
5 February 1950
Sunniest day
13.7 h
3 July 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 | 19.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 13 mm | -28 mm |
| Feb | 16.6 °C | -1.0 °C | 22 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 21.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 13 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 23.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 5 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 26.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 2 mm | +0 mm |
| Jun | 27.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 30.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 31.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Sep | 29.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 1 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 27.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 1 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 25.7 °C | +3.0 °C | 22 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 20.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 81 mm | +44 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ash Shaykh Zuwayd?
Ash Shaykh Zuwayd has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.3 °C and it receives 178 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ash Shaykh Zuwayd?
The hottest day measured in Ash Shaykh Zuwayd between 1940 and 2025 was 21 May 1970, reaching 42.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ash Shaykh Zuwayd?
The coldest day measured in Ash Shaykh Zuwayd between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1950, at 1.9 °C.
Does it snow in Ash Shaykh Zuwayd?
Almost never: Ash Shaykh Zuwayd sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ash Shaykh Zuwayd warmed?
Yes: Ash Shaykh Zuwayd warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ash Shaykh Zuwayd?
The wettest day measured in Ash Shaykh Zuwayd between 1940 and 2025 was 26 October 2019, with 38 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ash Shaykh Zuwayd?
The windiest day measured in Ash Shaykh Zuwayd between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1992, with winds reaching 62.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ash Shaykh Zuwayd?
The warmest month in Ash Shaykh Zuwayd is August (26.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Ash Shaykh Zuwayd?
Ash Shaykh Zuwayd receives on average 178 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 36 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ash Shaykh Zuwayd?
Ash Shaykh Zuwayd gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ash Shaykh Zuwayd?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ash Shaykh Zuwayd between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1950, with 0.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ash Shaykh Zuwayd?
Yes: Ash Shaykh Zuwayd has on average 140 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ash Shaykh Zuwayd?
In Ash Shaykh Zuwayd, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.4 °C on 8 September 2023, and the lowest was -4.8 °C on 5 February 1950.
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