Hala'ib climate — normals and trends
Hala'ib (Egypt) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 51 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 (31.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Hala'ib averages 0 frost days, 159 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 10 rainy days per year.
Hala'ib 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 39.0 °C (on 8 June 1965) and the coldest 12.1 °C (on 9 February 1949).
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
Hala'ibRed Sea
- coords
- 22.22°, 36.65°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.7°C
Average daily high
28.7°C
Average daily low
24.9°C
Annual rainfall
51mm
Sunshine / day
11.5h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
24.9km/h
Seasonal range
10.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
159 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
10 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.4 °C
Average feels-like low
25.6 °C
Average peak gust
36.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
323 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · 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
39.0 °C
8 June 1965
Coldest day
12.1 °C
9 February 1949
Wettest day
122 mm
10 October 1965
Windiest day
53.7 km/h
12 March 2020
Strongest gust
78.8 km/h
12 March 2020
Hottest feels-like
44.7 °C
6 August 2020
Coldest feels-like
5.4 °C
25 February 1992
Sunniest day
13.0 h
7 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
| Feb | 23.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 25.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 28.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 30.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 32.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 35.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 35.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 33.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 30.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -11 mm |
| Nov | 28.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 11 mm | -11 mm |
| Dec | 25.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 10 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hala'ib?
Hala'ib has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 51 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hala'ib?
The hottest day measured in Hala'ib between 1940 and 2025 was 8 June 1965, reaching 39.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hala'ib?
The coldest day measured in Hala'ib between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1949, at 12.1 °C.
Does it snow in Hala'ib?
Almost never: Hala'ib sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Hala'ib warmed?
Yes: Hala'ib warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Hala'ib?
The wettest day measured in Hala'ib between 1940 and 2025 was 10 October 1965, with 122 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hala'ib?
The windiest day measured in Hala'ib between 1940 and 2025 was 12 March 2020, with winds reaching 53.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hala'ib?
The warmest month in Hala'ib is August (31.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Hala'ib?
Hala'ib receives on average 51 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 10 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hala'ib?
Hala'ib gets on average 11.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,198 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Hala'ib?
Yes: Hala'ib has on average 323 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hala'ib?
In Hala'ib, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.7 °C on 6 August 2020, and the lowest was 5.4 °C on 25 February 1992.
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