Idkū climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Idkū?

Idkū has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.6 °C and it receives 123 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Idkū between 1940 and 2025 was 24 May 1941, reaching 41.7 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Idkū?

The coldest day measured in Idkū between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1950, at 3.7 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Idkū?

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

Q: Has the climate of Idkū warmed?

Yes: Idkū warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Idkū?

The wettest day measured in Idkū between 1940 and 2025 was 4 November 2015, with 34 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Idkū?

The windiest day measured in Idkū between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1992, with winds reaching 54.9 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Idkū?

The warmest month in Idkū is August (26.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (14.0 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Idkū?

Idkū receives on average 123 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 29 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Idkū?

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

Idkū (Egypt) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.6 °C and it receives 123 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 (26.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (14.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Idkū averages 0 frost days, 76 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 29 rainy days per year.

Idkū has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 41.7 °C (on 24 May 1941) and the coldest 3.7 °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

IdkūBeheira

coords: 31.31°, 30.30°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthJune

Mean daily temperature

20.6°C

Average daily high

25.0°C

Average daily low

17.3°C

Annual rainfall

123mm

Sunshine / day

11.3h

Mean relative humidity

69%

Average peak wind

19.0km/h

Seasonal range

12.8°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

76 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

29 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

25.1 °C

Average feels-like low

17.3 °C

Average peak gust

37.9 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

132 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.4 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · 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

41.7 °C

24 May 1941

Coldest day

3.7 °C

9 February 1950

Wettest day

34 mm

4 November 2015

Windiest day

54.9 km/h

3 February 1992

Strongest gust

99.0 km/h

1 February 1988

Hottest feels-like

45.5 °C

29 July 2002

Coldest feels-like

-3.0 °C

5 February 1950

Sunniest day

14.0 h

8 June 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	36.3 °C11 May 2025	7.3 °C26 February 2025	21.7 °C	43 mm	90
2024	37.7 °C24 April 2024	7.6 °C1 February 2024	22.2 °C	117 mm	127
2023	38.2 °C7 September 2023	9.2 °C9 February 2023	22.1 °C	122 mm	103
2022	37.6 °C17 April 2022	7.6 °C22 January 2022	21.2 °C	122 mm	88
2021	40.0 °C8 May 2021	9.0 °C25 January 2021	21.8 °C	149 mm	109
2020	38.8 °C20 May 2020	8.8 °C27 January 2020	21.4 °C	187 mm	108
2019	40.6 °C23 May 2019	6.0 °C11 January 2019	21.4 °C	158 mm	102
2018	38.6 °C22 May 2018	10.1 °C20 January 2018	22.2 °C	129 mm	115
2017	36.9 °C8 June 2017	7.0 °C10 January 2017	21.5 °C	43 mm	101
2016	39.5 °C14 May 2016	8.2 °C29 January 2016	22.0 °C	91 mm	124
2015	39.5 °C27 May 2015	8.3 °C7 January 2015	21.5 °C	195 mm	103
2014	39.6 °C30 May 2014	8.9 °C9 February 2014	21.3 °C	69 mm	65
2013	37.1 °C29 May 2013	6.4 °C13 December 2013	21.0 °C	125 mm	62
2012	35.7 °C22 May 2012	8.4 °C8 February 2012	21.0 °C	122 mm	89
2011	34.8 °C9 October 2011	10.0 °C12 March 2011	20.8 °C	113 mm	83
2010	38.6 °C21 June 2010	8.3 °C7 February 2010	21.9 °C	63 mm	98
2009	36.2 °C24 June 2009	8.6 °C22 March 2009	21.2 °C	98 mm	80
2008	37.0 °C23 April 2008	8.1 °C19 January 2008	21.3 °C	82 mm	102
2007	36.1 °C19 May 2007	8.5 °C25 January 2007	21.0 °C	96 mm	70
2006	35.8 °C11 July 2006	7.0 °C11 February 2006	20.7 °C	85 mm	64
2005	32.9 °C21 September 2005	7.6 °C10 February 2005	20.7 °C	76 mm	60
2004	34.0 °C6 May 2004	7.5 °C14 February 2004	20.7 °C	121 mm	56
2003	34.6 °C11 September 2003	7.3 °C24 March 2003	20.8 °C	114 mm	76
2002	40.5 °C29 July 2002	7.9 °C6 January 2002	21.1 °C	128 mm	85
2001	36.8 °C26 May 2001	7.7 °C22 December 2001	21.1 °C	110 mm	79
2000	37.2 °C12 April 2000	7.9 °C31 January 2000	20.6 °C	142 mm	58
1999	36.4 °C22 June 1999	9.1 °C31 January 1999	21.6 °C	27 mm	114
1998	40.7 °C15 April 1998	8.2 °C18 March 1998	21.3 °C	91 mm	106
1997	34.8 °C22 April 1997	6.7 °C7 February 1997	20.4 °C	94 mm	67
1996	37.3 °C20 September 1996	6.9 °C25 January 1996	20.4 °C	163 mm	50
1995	38.6 °C1 July 1995	7.9 °C27 December 1995	20.3 °C	88 mm	58
1994	37.7 °C19 April 1994	8.1 °C22 December 1994	20.7 °C	213 mm	80
1993	38.1 °C17 April 1993	5.4 °C13 January 1993	20.3 °C	68 mm	62
1992	36.0 °C20 June 1992	6.1 °C24 February 1992	19.5 °C	170 mm	40
1991	33.7 °C8 May 1991	7.8 °C28 January 1991	20.0 °C	240 mm	35
1990	34.7 °C30 October 1990	8.8 °C16 December 1990	20.3 °C	61 mm	23
1989	35.7 °C28 May 1989	6.4 °C16 February 1989	20.1 °C	106 mm	56
1988	37.2 °C15 May 1988	7.8 °C25 February 1988	20.3 °C	110 mm	88
1987	36.3 °C6 May 1987	6.8 °C12 January 1987	19.8 °C	103 mm	53
1986	36.6 °C7 June 1986	8.8 °C31 January 1986	20.4 °C	110 mm	65
1985	37.5 °C29 April 1985	7.1 °C4 March 1985	20.6 °C	138 mm	69
1984	36.7 °C12 May 1984	8.0 °C17 February 1984	20.3 °C	75 mm	69
1983	38.1 °C10 July 1983	7.0 °C23 February 1983	19.8 °C	130 mm	55
1982	34.4 °C8 October 1982	8.3 °C17 January 1982	20.0 °C	92 mm	70
1981	38.9 °C23 April 1981	7.9 °C10 January 1981	20.3 °C	80 mm	62
1980	35.8 °C20 May 1980	8.0 °C6 January 1980	20.2 °C	86 mm	56
1979	40.5 °C2 April 1979	6.5 °C17 January 1979	20.7 °C	70 mm	66
1978	40.2 °C27 May 1978	6.9 °C7 January 1978	20.3 °C	105 mm	56
1977	37.6 °C28 May 1977	7.0 °C13 January 1977	20.4 °C	135 mm	84
1976	36.1 °C15 April 1976	5.8 °C2 March 1976	20.1 °C	87 mm	50
1975	34.6 °C26 May 1975	7.4 °C12 February 1975	20.4 °C	127 mm	61
1974	38.3 °C20 May 1974	7.5 °C26 January 1974	20.4 °C	222 mm	76
1973	36.2 °C10 June 1973	6.2 °C4 January 1973	20.3 °C	96 mm	56
1972	36.8 °C29 September 1972	8.3 °C5 February 1972	20.5 °C	165 mm	76
1971	35.6 °C6 October 1971	7.7 °C15 March 1971	20.4 °C	179 mm	68
1970	40.8 °C12 April 1970	6.7 °C16 December 1970	20.4 °C	147 mm	75
1969	36.2 °C15 June 1969	7.9 °C10 January 1969	20.5 °C	165 mm	59
1968	37.3 °C14 August 1968	7.3 °C15 January 1968	20.4 °C	145 mm	60
1967	36.9 °C7 September 1967	7.5 °C12 January 1967	19.9 °C	170 mm	44
1966	40.2 °C2 June 1966	6.5 °C13 January 1966	20.8 °C	124 mm	63
1965	38.6 °C27 May 1965	7.5 °C18 February 1965	20.3 °C	144 mm	67
1964	38.0 °C12 June 1964	6.5 °C7 January 1964	20.0 °C	179 mm	45
1963	35.6 °C30 May 1963	5.9 °C29 January 1963	20.6 °C	87 mm	80
1962	38.3 °C11 June 1962	8.3 °C23 February 1962	20.7 °C	84 mm	82
1961	41.5 °C30 May 1961	7.5 °C24 January 1961	20.1 °C	186 mm	56
1960	39.1 °C6 May 1960	7.2 °C6 February 1960	21.0 °C	71 mm	95
1959	38.6 °C10 June 1959	7.3 °C16 February 1959	20.0 °C	68 mm	60
1958	37.6 °C31 March 1958	7.9 °C4 February 1958	20.6 °C	90 mm	67
1957	40.2 °C15 April 1957	6.0 °C16 January 1957	20.2 °C	173 mm	47
1956	37.3 °C24 July 1956	7.3 °C11 February 1956	20.4 °C	91 mm	84
1955	37.4 °C3 September 1955	7.7 °C1 January 1955	20.9 °C	142 mm	76
1954	34.9 °C19 May 1954	5.7 °C1 February 1954	20.2 °C	165 mm	77
1953	38.4 °C14 May 1953	5.6 °C14 January 1953	20.0 °C	150 mm	78
1952	36.0 °C26 April 1952	7.2 °C15 January 1952	20.4 °C	111 mm	80
1951	36.5 °C9 September 1951	7.2 °C30 December 1951	20.6 °C	157 mm	95
1950	38.8 °C20 April 1950	3.7 °C9 February 1950	20.2 °C	115 mm	93
1949	37.4 °C9 May 1949	6.4 °C4 February 1949	19.5 °C	253 mm	50
1948	39.0 °C14 June 1948	7.4 °C11 March 1948	19.8 °C	200 mm	62
1947	36.6 °C16 May 1947	7.4 °C5 February 1947	20.8 °C	96 mm	93
1946	36.5 °C6 May 1946	6.3 °C11 February 1946	20.8 °C	109 mm	117
1945	35.9 °C16 August 1945	5.2 °C3 January 1945	20.0 °C	130 mm	93
1944	38.4 °C13 June 1944	5.7 °C20 February 1944	20.1 °C	171 mm	86
1943	37.5 °C1 October 1943	6.5 °C6 March 1943	20.1 °C	157 mm	82
1942	39.3 °C1 May 1942	3.9 °C7 January 1942	20.3 °C	105 mm	94
1941	41.7 °C24 May 1941	7.4 °C11 January 1941	20.5 °C	157 mm	100
1940	37.6 °C10 June 1940	6.7 °C25 December 1940	20.2 °C	110 mm	72

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

25.8 °C

+0.8 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

90 d/yr

+14

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

43 mm

-81 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	20.2 °C	+2.2 °C	7 mm	-25 mm
Feb	17.7 °C	-1.0 °C	4 mm	-16 mm
Mar	23.3 °C	+2.5 °C	5 mm	-8 mm
Apr	23.8 °C	-0.4 °C	2 mm	-2 mm
May	27.6 °C	+0.6 °C	3 mm	+2 mm
Jun	28.6 °C	-0.6 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Jul	31.2 °C	+0.9 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Aug	32.1 °C	+1.3 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Sep	29.9 °C	+0.1 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Oct	27.8 °C	+0.3 °C	3 mm	-4 mm
Nov	25.5 °C	+1.8 °C	6 mm	-12 mm
Dec	20.9 °C	+1.2 °C	12 mm	-16 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

36.3 °C

11 May 2025

Coldest day

7.3 °C

26 Feb 2025

Wettest day

3.3 mm

10 Dec 2025

Windiest day

38.8 km/h

6 Feb 2025

Strongest gust

66.2 km/h

6 Feb 2025

Hottest feels-like

41.3 °C

10 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

4.5 °C

26 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

14.0 h

7 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Idkū?

Idkū has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.6 °C and it receives 123 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Idkū?

The hottest day measured in Idkū between 1940 and 2025 was 24 May 1941, reaching 41.7 °C.

What is the coldest day in Idkū?

The coldest day measured in Idkū between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1950, at 3.7 °C.

Does it snow in Idkū?

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

Has the climate of Idkū warmed?

Yes: Idkū warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Idkū?

The wettest day measured in Idkū between 1940 and 2025 was 4 November 2015, with 34 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Idkū?

The windiest day measured in Idkū between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1992, with winds reaching 54.9 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Idkū?

The warmest month in Idkū is August (26.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (14.0 °C).

How much does it rain in Idkū?

Idkū receives on average 123 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 29 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Idkū?

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

Are there tropical nights in Idkū?

Yes: Idkū has on average 132 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Idkū?

In Idkū, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.5 °C on 29 July 2002, and the lowest was -3.0 °C on 5 February 1950.

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