Jirja climate — normals and trends
Jirja (Egypt) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.5 °C and it receives 5 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 July (32.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (14.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Jirja averages 0 frost days, 219 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 1 rainy days per year.
Jirja has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 47.8 °C (on 8 June 1961) and the coldest -1.3 °C (on 3 January 1942).
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
JirjaSohag Governorate
- coords
- 26.34°, 31.89°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.5°C
Average daily high
31.7°C
Average daily low
17.7°C
Annual rainfall
5mm
Sunshine / day
11.5h
Mean relative humidity
33%
Average peak wind
17.0km/h
Seasonal range
18.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
219 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
1 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.2 °C
Average feels-like low
15.5 °C
Average peak gust
34.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
167 d/yr
Solar radiation
23.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · 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
47.8 °C
8 June 1961
Coldest day
-1.3 °C
3 January 1942
Wettest day
24 mm
2 November 1994
Windiest day
43.1 km/h
12 March 2020
Strongest gust
78.8 km/h
12 March 2020
Hottest feels-like
48.5 °C
31 July 2002
Coldest feels-like
-5.6 °C
3 January 1942
Sunniest day
13.4 h
27 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24.5 °C | +3.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 22.2 °C | -1.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 28.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 33.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| May | 36.3 °C | -0.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jun | 37.6 °C | -1.5 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Jul | 40.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 39.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Sep | 36.1 °C | -0.8 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 34.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 30.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 23.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Jirja?
Jirja has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.5 °C and it receives 5 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Jirja?
The hottest day measured in Jirja between 1940 and 2025 was 8 June 1961, reaching 47.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Jirja?
The coldest day measured in Jirja between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1942, at -1.3 °C.
Does it snow in Jirja?
Almost never: Jirja sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Jirja warmed?
Yes: Jirja warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Jirja?
The wettest day measured in Jirja between 1940 and 2025 was 2 November 1994, with 24 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Jirja?
The windiest day measured in Jirja between 1940 and 2025 was 12 March 2020, with winds reaching 43.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Jirja?
The warmest month in Jirja is July (32.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (14.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Jirja?
Jirja receives on average 5 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 1 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Jirja?
Jirja gets on average 11.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,198 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Jirja?
Yes: Jirja has on average 167 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Jirja?
In Jirja, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.5 °C on 31 July 2002, and the lowest was -5.6 °C on 3 January 1942.
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