El-Tor climate — normals and trends
El-Tor (Egypt) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.8 °C and it receives 12 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 (29.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (16.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
El-Tor averages 0 frost days, 126 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 3 rainy days per year.
El-Tor has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.3 °C (on 7 June 1963) and the coldest 5.5 °C (on 6 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
El-TorSouth Sinai
- coords
- 28.24°, 33.62°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.8°C
Average daily high
26.4°C
Average daily low
21.1°C
Annual rainfall
12mm
Sunshine / day
11.5h
Mean relative humidity
53%
Average peak wind
27.5km/h
Seasonal range
13.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
126 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
3 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
25.0 °C
Average feels-like low
19.5 °C
Average peak gust
40.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
218 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · 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
41.3 °C
7 June 1963
Coldest day
5.5 °C
6 February 1950
Wettest day
36 mm
18 January 2010
Windiest day
51.9 km/h
15 May 1961
Strongest gust
76.7 km/h
12 March 2020
Hottest feels-like
42.3 °C
27 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
-0.8 °C
6 February 1950
Sunniest day
13.4 h
27 June 1949
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | 19.1 °C | -0.9 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 23.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 26.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| May | 29.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jun | 31.1 °C | -0.3 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Jul | 33.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 33.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Sep | 31.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Oct | 29.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 26.8 °C | +2.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 21.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 3 mm | +0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of El-Tor?
El-Tor has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.8 °C and it receives 12 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in El-Tor?
The hottest day measured in El-Tor between 1940 and 2025 was 7 June 1963, reaching 41.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in El-Tor?
The coldest day measured in El-Tor between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1950, at 5.5 °C.
Does it snow in El-Tor?
Almost never: El-Tor sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of El-Tor warmed?
Yes: El-Tor warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in El-Tor?
The wettest day measured in El-Tor between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 2010, with 36 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in El-Tor?
The windiest day measured in El-Tor between 1940 and 2025 was 15 May 1961, with winds reaching 51.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in El-Tor?
The warmest month in El-Tor is August (29.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (16.9 °C).
How much does it rain in El-Tor?
El-Tor receives on average 12 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 3 rainy days.
Is it sunny in El-Tor?
El-Tor gets on average 11.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,198 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in El-Tor?
Yes: El-Tor has on average 218 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in El-Tor?
In El-Tor, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.3 °C on 27 July 2023, and the lowest was -0.8 °C on 6 February 1950.
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