Bilbeis climate — normals and trends
Bilbeis (Egypt) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.8 °C and it receives 30 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 (28.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (13.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Bilbeis averages 0 frost days, 180 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 7 rainy days per year.
Bilbeis has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 47.4 °C (on 14 June 1944) and the coldest -1.0 °C (on 5 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
BilbeisSharqia Province
- coords
- 30.42°, 31.56°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
21.8°C
Average daily high
28.8°C
Average daily low
15.8°C
Annual rainfall
30mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
57%
Average peak wind
16.2km/h
Seasonal range
15.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
180 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
7 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.5 °C
Average feels-like low
15.7 °C
Average peak gust
33.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
108 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.28 · 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
14 June 1944
Coldest day
-1.0 °C
5 January 1942
Wettest day
39 mm
27 October 1961
Windiest day
47.5 km/h
3 February 1992
Strongest gust
95.8 km/h
1 February 1988
Hottest feels-like
46.2 °C
7 June 1961
Coldest feels-like
-4.3 °C
5 January 1942
Sunniest day
13.9 h
4 July 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | 19.5 °C | -1.7 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 25.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 3 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 28.0 °C | -0.7 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 32.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 2 mm | +0 mm |
| Jun | 35.0 °C | -0.4 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 36.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | +0 mm |
| Aug | 35.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 33.6 °C | -0.3 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 31.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Nov | 28.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 2 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 22.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bilbeis?
Bilbeis has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.8 °C and it receives 30 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bilbeis?
The hottest day measured in Bilbeis between 1940 and 2025 was 14 June 1944, reaching 47.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bilbeis?
The coldest day measured in Bilbeis between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1942, at -1.0 °C.
Does it snow in Bilbeis?
Almost never: Bilbeis sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bilbeis warmed?
Yes: Bilbeis warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bilbeis?
The wettest day measured in Bilbeis between 1940 and 2025 was 27 October 1961, with 39 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bilbeis?
The windiest day measured in Bilbeis between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1992, with winds reaching 47.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bilbeis?
The warmest month in Bilbeis is July (28.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Bilbeis?
Bilbeis receives on average 30 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 7 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bilbeis?
Bilbeis gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bilbeis?
Yes: Bilbeis has on average 108 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bilbeis?
In Bilbeis, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.2 °C on 7 June 1961, and the lowest was -4.3 °C on 5 January 1942.
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