Darāw climate — normals and trends
Darāw (Egypt) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 10 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 (34.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (15.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Darāw averages 0 frost days, 241 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 1 rainy days per year.
Darāw has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 48.1 °C (on 7 June 1961) and the coldest 1.0 °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
DarāwAswan Governorate
- coords
- 24.41°, 32.92°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.4°C
Average daily high
33.4°C
Average daily low
19.8°C
Annual rainfall
10mm
Sunshine / day
11.5h
Mean relative humidity
28%
Average peak wind
16.9km/h
Seasonal range
18.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
241 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
1 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.9 °C
Average feels-like low
17.2 °C
Average peak gust
32.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
194 d/yr
Solar radiation
23.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.68 · 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
48.1 °C
7 June 1961
Coldest day
1.0 °C
3 January 1942
Wettest day
59 mm
15 October 1967
Windiest day
41.8 km/h
28 July 1967
Strongest gust
74.2 km/h
28 July 1967
Hottest feels-like
49.1 °C
7 June 2024
Coldest feels-like
-3.2 °C
3 January 1942
Sunniest day
13.0 h
25 June 1959
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.4 °C | +3.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 24.3 °C | -0.9 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 30.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 35.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| May | 38.0 °C | -0.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jun | 39.4 °C | -1.2 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Jul | 41.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 41.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Sep | 37.9 °C | -0.9 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 36.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Nov | 32.3 °C | +3.0 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 25.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Darāw?
Darāw has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 10 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Darāw?
The hottest day measured in Darāw between 1940 and 2025 was 7 June 1961, reaching 48.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Darāw?
The coldest day measured in Darāw between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1942, at 1.0 °C.
Does it snow in Darāw?
Almost never: Darāw sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Darāw warmed?
Yes: Darāw warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Darāw?
The wettest day measured in Darāw between 1940 and 2025 was 15 October 1967, with 59 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Darāw?
The windiest day measured in Darāw between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 1967, with winds reaching 41.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Darāw?
The warmest month in Darāw is July (34.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (15.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Darāw?
Darāw receives on average 10 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 1 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Darāw?
Darāw gets on average 11.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,198 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Darāw?
Yes: Darāw has on average 194 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Darāw?
In Darāw, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.1 °C on 7 June 2024, and the lowest was -3.2 °C on 3 January 1942.
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