Fāraskūr climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Fāraskūr?

Fāraskūr has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.0 °C and it receives 61 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Fāraskūr?

The hottest day measured in Fāraskūr between 1940 and 2025 was 21 May 1970, reaching 47.2 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Fāraskūr?

The coldest day measured in Fāraskūr between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1950, at 1.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Fāraskūr?

Almost never: Fāraskūr sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Fāraskūr warmed?

Yes: Fāraskūr warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Fāraskūr?

The wettest day measured in Fāraskūr between 1940 and 2025 was 27 October 1961, with 46 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Fāraskūr?

The windiest day measured in Fāraskūr between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 1967, with winds reaching 50.8 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Fāraskūr?

The warmest month in Fāraskūr is August (27.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (14.0 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Fāraskūr?

Fāraskūr receives on average 61 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 17 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Fāraskūr?

Fāraskūr gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Fāraskūr (Egypt) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.0 °C and it receives 61 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 (27.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (14.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Fāraskūr averages 0 frost days, 136 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 17 rainy days per year.

Fāraskūr has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 47.2 °C (on 21 May 1970) and the coldest 1.3 °C (on 9 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

FāraskūrDamietta Governorate

coords: 31.33°, 31.72°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

21.0°C

Average daily high

26.8°C

Average daily low

16.7°C

Annual rainfall

61mm

Sunshine / day

11.3h

Mean relative humidity

65%

Average peak wind

18.1km/h

Seasonal range

13.5°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

136 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

17 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

26.8 °C

Average feels-like low

16.9 °C

Average peak gust

38.4 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

124 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.0 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.5 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

47.2 °C

21 May 1970

Coldest day

1.3 °C

9 February 1950

Wettest day

46 mm

27 October 1961

Windiest day

50.8 km/h

26 March 1967

Strongest gust

95.0 km/h

1 February 1988

Hottest feels-like

44.8 °C

29 July 2002

Coldest feels-like

-3.2 °C

5 February 1950

Sunniest day

14.0 h

30 June 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	38.3 °C26 May 2025	6.6 °C26 February 2025	22.0 °C	34 mm	144
2024	39.0 °C20 May 2024	6.4 °C1 February 2024	22.6 °C	41 mm	147
2023	39.7 °C2 June 2023	7.6 °C9 February 2023	22.7 °C	55 mm	156
2022	36.7 °C11 June 2022	5.2 °C22 January 2022	21.7 °C	71 mm	133
2021	39.3 °C19 April 2021	8.0 °C24 January 2021	22.4 °C	64 mm	137
2020	39.6 °C21 June 2020	7.3 °C26 January 2020	22.3 °C	92 mm	150
2019	45.4 °C23 May 2019	6.4 °C10 January 2019	22.1 °C	95 mm	153
2018	41.8 °C22 May 2018	8.2 °C28 January 2018	22.9 °C	51 mm	155
2017	38.8 °C1 July 2017	5.4 °C11 January 2017	22.1 °C	24 mm	137
2016	40.8 °C26 April 2016	6.4 °C26 January 2016	22.4 °C	21 mm	154
2015	44.7 °C27 May 2015	7.5 °C2 February 2015	22.0 °C	101 mm	139
2014	43.3 °C4 June 2014	7.8 °C11 February 2014	21.9 °C	49 mm	128
2013	41.0 °C8 June 2013	5.7 °C13 December 2013	21.7 °C	44 mm	137
2012	37.5 °C15 July 2012	6.1 °C9 February 2012	21.7 °C	53 mm	153
2011	37.8 °C10 October 2011	8.1 °C11 March 2011	21.5 °C	90 mm	140
2010	38.5 °C20 June 2010	6.5 °C7 February 2010	22.6 °C	22 mm	155
2009	38.1 °C18 October 2009	7.6 °C6 January 2009	22.0 °C	46 mm	155
2008	38.0 °C25 September 2008	5.0 °C19 January 2008	21.9 °C	60 mm	145
2007	39.5 °C29 May 2007	8.1 °C6 February 2007	21.5 °C	48 mm	133
2006	39.5 °C29 September 2006	6.5 °C14 January 2006	21.0 °C	50 mm	130
2005	37.3 °C26 September 2005	6.1 °C10 February 2005	21.1 °C	23 mm	132
2004	37.4 °C6 May 2004	7.0 °C23 February 2004	21.1 °C	45 mm	127
2003	39.0 °C29 May 2003	6.0 °C25 March 2003	21.3 °C	38 mm	142
2002	41.3 °C17 September 2002	6.7 °C14 January 2002	21.7 °C	78 mm	129
2001	38.2 °C30 April 2001	6.8 °C23 December 2001	21.8 °C	32 mm	146
2000	40.4 °C12 April 2000	5.9 °C31 January 2000	21.0 °C	60 mm	127
1999	37.2 °C22 June 1999	7.7 °C29 January 1999	22.0 °C	18 mm	148
1998	40.0 °C5 July 1998	8.3 °C13 January 1998	21.9 °C	67 mm	149
1997	39.1 °C13 July 1997	6.2 °C9 February 1997	20.9 °C	55 mm	132
1996	41.2 °C20 September 1996	5.8 °C20 January 1996	21.0 °C	76 mm	124
1995	39.0 °C1 July 1995	6.9 °C21 January 1995	20.7 °C	23 mm	121
1994	40.1 °C20 April 1994	8.1 °C4 February 1994	21.1 °C	83 mm	146
1993	38.7 °C17 April 1993	4.1 °C13 January 1993	20.5 °C	67 mm	129
1992	37.5 °C11 April 1992	5.2 °C5 January 1992	19.7 °C	68 mm	91
1991	36.2 °C8 May 1991	6.3 °C30 December 1991	20.1 °C	100 mm	100
1990	35.1 °C14 June 1990	7.5 °C8 March 1990	20.5 °C	48 mm	108
1989	37.0 °C14 June 1989	6.1 °C16 February 1989	20.2 °C	55 mm	124
1988	39.4 °C29 June 1988	7.0 °C25 February 1988	20.5 °C	75 mm	122
1987	39.3 °C27 May 1987	5.4 °C9 March 1987	20.0 °C	36 mm	116
1986	36.9 °C7 June 1986	6.8 °C24 December 1986	20.6 °C	58 mm	120
1985	36.6 °C27 May 1985	6.6 °C2 January 1985	20.6 °C	68 mm	127
1984	37.4 °C25 May 1984	7.2 °C25 January 1984	20.3 °C	29 mm	125
1983	38.0 °C10 July 1983	5.2 °C29 January 1983	19.9 °C	70 mm	119
1982	36.7 °C16 May 1982	6.2 °C30 January 1982	20.0 °C	55 mm	122
1981	36.5 °C12 May 1981	6.0 °C9 January 1981	20.3 °C	20 mm	118
1980	40.7 °C20 May 1980	7.3 °C4 March 1980	20.5 °C	42 mm	116
1979	43.3 °C2 April 1979	6.2 °C18 January 1979	20.9 °C	35 mm	104
1978	43.9 °C22 June 1978	4.5 °C6 January 1978	21.0 °C	48 mm	141
1977	40.5 °C31 May 1977	5.0 °C19 December 1977	21.0 °C	40 mm	141
1976	40.3 °C27 April 1976	4.3 °C2 March 1976	20.8 °C	30 mm	143
1975	38.1 °C11 June 1975	5.7 °C12 February 1975	20.8 °C	69 mm	136
1974	39.0 °C20 May 1974	7.1 °C26 January 1974	21.0 °C	108 mm	149
1973	41.1 °C10 June 1973	5.8 °C4 January 1973	21.0 °C	39 mm	151
1972	40.5 °C19 June 1972	6.9 °C5 February 1972	20.9 °C	115 mm	141
1971	37.6 °C20 June 1971	6.1 °C29 December 1971	20.8 °C	129 mm	135
1970	47.2 °C21 May 1970	4.7 °C17 December 1970	21.0 °C	67 mm	142
1969	42.9 °C16 June 1969	6.2 °C6 January 1969	21.0 °C	67 mm	132
1968	40.7 °C14 August 1968	5.8 °C8 January 1968	21.0 °C	59 mm	143
1967	42.8 °C21 June 1967	6.2 °C26 January 1967	20.3 °C	112 mm	125
1966	38.9 °C14 April 1966	5.8 °C9 December 1966	21.2 °C	78 mm	134
1965	39.6 °C13 June 1965	7.5 °C3 February 1965	20.7 °C	92 mm	140
1964	41.4 °C29 May 1964	6.8 °C7 January 1964	20.3 °C	74 mm	124
1963	41.1 °C18 June 1963	4.7 °C29 January 1963	21.1 °C	52 mm	132
1962	37.1 °C11 June 1962	7.3 °C16 January 1962	21.2 °C	32 mm	147
1961	42.6 °C7 June 1961	5.7 °C22 January 1961	20.4 °C	145 mm	127
1960	39.0 °C1 June 1960	6.7 °C6 February 1960	21.4 °C	41 mm	145
1959	42.5 °C10 June 1959	4.7 °C16 February 1959	20.4 °C	33 mm	126
1958	39.4 °C31 March 1958	7.4 °C28 January 1958	21.0 °C	29 mm	130
1957	40.5 °C15 April 1957	4.8 °C16 January 1957	20.6 °C	101 mm	121
1956	39.9 °C23 July 1956	6.2 °C10 February 1956	20.8 °C	46 mm	129
1955	40.8 °C30 July 1955	6.5 °C1 January 1955	21.4 °C	60 mm	144
1954	40.4 °C20 May 1954	5.3 °C5 January 1954	20.7 °C	71 mm	134
1953	40.6 °C16 June 1953	2.8 °C14 January 1953	20.4 °C	79 mm	144
1952	37.9 °C24 August 1952	5.9 °C22 January 1952	20.9 °C	43 mm	146
1951	38.7 °C17 May 1951	4.9 °C18 January 1951	21.0 °C	92 mm	153
1950	39.2 °C20 April 1950	1.3 °C9 February 1950	20.7 °C	72 mm	147
1949	39.2 °C10 May 1949	4.6 °C3 January 1949	19.8 °C	77 mm	126
1948	38.3 °C29 May 1948	5.6 °C11 March 1948	20.2 °C	81 mm	126
1947	39.8 °C4 September 1947	6.4 °C2 February 1947	21.2 °C	53 mm	145
1946	41.5 °C25 May 1946	6.0 °C15 January 1946	21.2 °C	58 mm	157
1945	40.4 °C1 August 1945	2.9 °C4 January 1945	20.4 °C	59 mm	150
1944	44.2 °C14 June 1944	5.1 °C10 February 1944	20.6 °C	61 mm	144
1943	39.5 °C23 July 1943	5.0 °C6 March 1943	20.5 °C	107 mm	131
1942	39.4 °C1 May 1942	2.2 °C5 January 1942	20.8 °C	55 mm	162
1941	43.4 °C25 May 1941	5.2 °C30 December 1941	21.1 °C	62 mm	152
1940	42.0 °C18 May 1940	4.9 °C20 December 1940	20.7 °C	58 mm	145

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

27.3 °C

+0.5 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

144 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

34 mm

-27 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	20.8 °C	+1.6 °C	3 mm	-9 mm
Feb	18.4 °C	-1.7 °C	4 mm	-7 mm
Mar	23.5 °C	+1.2 °C	3 mm	-6 mm
Apr	24.9 °C	-0.8 °C	2 mm	-2 mm
May	29.4 °C	+0.3 °C	9 mm	+7 mm
Jun	32.2 °C	+0.2 °C	1 mm	+0 mm
Jul	34.2 °C	+0.8 °C	1 mm	+1 mm
Aug	33.5 °C	+0.1 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Sep	31.8 °C	+0.1 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Oct	29.1 °C	+0.2 °C	1 mm	-5 mm
Nov	26.9 °C	+2.0 °C	5 mm	-4 mm
Dec	21.8 °C	+1.0 °C	8 mm	-1 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

38.3 °C

26 May 2025

Coldest day

6.6 °C

26 Feb 2025

Wettest day

3.9 mm

3 May 2025

Windiest day

33.3 km/h

20 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

63.0 km/h

6 Feb 2025

Hottest feels-like

43.9 °C

26 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

3.8 °C

26 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

14.0 h

30 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Fāraskūr?

Fāraskūr has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.0 °C and it receives 61 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Fāraskūr?

The hottest day measured in Fāraskūr between 1940 and 2025 was 21 May 1970, reaching 47.2 °C.

What is the coldest day in Fāraskūr?

The coldest day measured in Fāraskūr between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1950, at 1.3 °C.

Does it snow in Fāraskūr?

Almost never: Fāraskūr sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Fāraskūr warmed?

Yes: Fāraskūr warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Fāraskūr?

The wettest day measured in Fāraskūr between 1940 and 2025 was 27 October 1961, with 46 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Fāraskūr?

The windiest day measured in Fāraskūr between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 1967, with winds reaching 50.8 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Fāraskūr?

The warmest month in Fāraskūr is August (27.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (14.0 °C).

How much does it rain in Fāraskūr?

Fāraskūr receives on average 61 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 17 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Fāraskūr?

Fāraskūr gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Fāraskūr?

Yes: Fāraskūr has on average 124 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Fāraskūr?

In Fāraskūr, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.8 °C on 29 July 2002, and the lowest was -3.2 °C on 5 February 1950.

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