Ezbet el-Burg climate — normals and trends
Ezbet el-Burg (Egypt) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.7 °C and it receives 134 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 (26.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (14.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Ezbet el-Burg averages 0 frost days, 14 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 29 rainy days per year.
Ezbet el-Burg has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.4 °C (on 27 May 2015) and the coldest 4.9 °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
Ezbet el-BurgDakahlia Governorate
- coords
- 31.51°, 31.84°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.7°C
Average daily high
23.1°C
Average daily low
18.7°C
Annual rainfall
134mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
22.3km/h
Seasonal range
11.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
14 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
29 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
23.5 °C
Average feels-like low
18.3 °C
Average peak gust
35.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
161 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.37 · 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
36.4 °C
27 May 2015
Coldest day
4.9 °C
5 February 1950
Wettest day
38 mm
9 January 1971
Windiest day
60.6 km/h
26 March 1967
Strongest gust
92.2 km/h
26 March 1967
Hottest feels-like
41.2 °C
7 August 2015
Coldest feels-like
-3.0 °C
5 February 1950
Sunniest day
14.0 h
28 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 5 mm | -29 mm |
| Feb | 16.5 °C | -0.9 °C | 6 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 20.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 3 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 21.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 24.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 5 mm | +4 mm |
| Jun | 27.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 29.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | +0 mm |
| Aug | 29.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Sep | 28.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 26.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 1 mm | -8 mm |
| Nov | 24.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 13 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 20.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 19 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ezbet el-Burg?
Ezbet el-Burg has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.7 °C and it receives 134 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ezbet el-Burg?
The hottest day measured in Ezbet el-Burg between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 2015, reaching 36.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ezbet el-Burg?
The coldest day measured in Ezbet el-Burg between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1950, at 4.9 °C.
Does it snow in Ezbet el-Burg?
Almost never: Ezbet el-Burg sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ezbet el-Burg warmed?
Yes: Ezbet el-Burg warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ezbet el-Burg?
The wettest day measured in Ezbet el-Burg between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1971, with 38 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ezbet el-Burg?
The windiest day measured in Ezbet el-Burg between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 1967, with winds reaching 60.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ezbet el-Burg?
The warmest month in Ezbet el-Burg is August (26.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (14.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Ezbet el-Burg?
Ezbet el-Burg receives on average 134 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 29 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ezbet el-Burg?
Ezbet el-Burg gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Ezbet el-Burg?
Yes: Ezbet el-Burg has on average 161 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ezbet el-Burg?
In Ezbet el-Burg, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.2 °C on 7 August 2015, and the lowest was -3.0 °C on 5 February 1950.
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