Maghāghah climate — normals and trends

Maghāghah (Egypt) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.6 °C and it receives 10 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 (30.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (13.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Maghāghah averages 0 frost days, 181 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 2 rainy days per year.

Maghāghah has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 46.9 °C (on 7 June 1961) and the coldest -1.3 °C (on 14 January 1953).

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

MaghāghahMinya Governorate

coords
28.65°, 30.84°
period
19402025 · 86 yrs
BWhHot desertWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthDecemberDriest monthJune

Mean daily temperature

22.6°C

Average daily high

28.9°C

Average daily low

16.5°C

Annual rainfall

10mm

Sunshine / day

11.5h

Mean relative humidity

46%

Average peak wind

18.2km/h

Seasonal range

16.9°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

181 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

2 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

27.5 °C

Average feels-like low

15.4 °C

Average peak gust

34.1 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

140 d/yr

Solar radiation

22.3 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.9 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.58 · p = < 0.001

1940Each stripe is one year, from 1940 (left) to 2025 (right). Blue = colder than the period average, red = warmer.2025

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

46.9 °C

7 June 1961

Coldest day

-1.3 °C

14 January 1953

Wettest day

33 mm

20 February 1975

Windiest day

46.9 km/h

13 March 2020

Strongest gust

78.8 km/h

1 February 1988

Hottest feels-like

46.7 °C

1 July 1995

Coldest feels-like

-5.2 °C

14 January 1953

Sunniest day

13.8 h

30 June 2025

YearHottest dayColdest dayAnnual meanRainfallHot daysFrost days
202542.1 °C27 July 20256.7 °C24 February 202523.7 °C2 mm1940
202443.6 °C15 June 20246.1 °C31 January 202424.3 °C3 mm1830
202343.3 °C13 June 20236.9 °C20 January 202324.1 °C3 mm2000
202242.6 °C11 June 20225.2 °C27 January 202223.2 °C15 mm1740
202143.1 °C9 May 20216.0 °C21 December 202124.0 °C5 mm1960
202043.3 °C20 May 20206.2 °C25 January 202023.5 °C39 mm1800
201944.6 °C23 May 20194.9 °C11 January 201923.7 °C10 mm1880
201845.4 °C22 May 20187.0 °C3 February 201824.4 °C8 mm2080
201742.4 °C8 June 20174.6 °C11 January 201723.3 °C3 mm1780
201645.5 °C15 May 20164.4 °C26 January 201624.0 °C6 mm2070
201546.6 °C27 May 20155.0 °C31 January 201523.7 °C5 mm1870
201444.7 °C4 June 20145.8 °C30 January 201423.8 °C3 mm1880
201345.9 °C2 June 20134.9 °C10 January 201323.3 °C2 mm1960
201241.2 °C19 July 20124.2 °C17 January 201223.4 °C4 mm2080
201141.1 °C10 June 20117.2 °C11 March 201122.8 °C20 mm1650
201046.0 °C20 June 20104.7 °C7 February 201024.7 °C4 mm2090
200941.9 °C30 June 20095.6 °C6 January 200923.4 °C1 mm1820
200841.7 °C22 April 20084.3 °C16 January 200823.6 °C2 mm1850
200742.8 °C10 June 20075.8 °C3 January 200723.3 °C5 mm1990
200641.0 °C4 June 20065.3 °C19 December 200622.9 °C2 mm1830
200541.6 °C20 June 20054.7 °C13 February 200522.8 °C14 mm1780
200443.7 °C9 May 20045.1 °C15 February 200423.0 °C7 mm1970
200341.9 °C29 May 20034.7 °C6 February 200323.0 °C2 mm1890
200244.8 °C29 July 20024.8 °C5 January 200223.4 °C5 mm1790
200143.3 °C27 May 20013.4 °C30 January 200123.1 °C3 mm1820
200042.8 °C30 July 20004.8 °C30 January 200022.4 °C4 mm1760
199941.2 °C15 September 19994.4 °C31 January 199923.1 °C3 mm1900
199842.8 °C5 July 19986.3 °C23 December 199823.3 °C1 mm1830
199742.8 °C8 June 19974.7 °C6 February 199722.5 °C4 mm1740
199643.2 °C6 September 19965.0 °C19 January 199622.7 °C5 mm1820
199545.1 °C1 July 19954.6 °C16 January 199522.5 °C4 mm1680
199443.0 °C21 April 19945.1 °C22 December 199422.8 °C15 mm1900
199342.0 °C4 June 19934.1 °C14 January 199322.6 °C5 mm1840
199246.3 °C20 June 19923.8 °C10 February 199221.8 °C2 mm1710
199145.0 °C13 May 19913.3 °C30 December 199122.3 °C18 mm1850
199041.3 °C17 June 19906.5 °C22 January 199022.4 °C8 mm1810
198942.6 °C22 June 19893.9 °C7 January 198922.4 °C1 mm1840
198844.8 °C29 June 19884.8 °C20 January 198822.6 °C29 mm1710
198742.7 °C31 May 19873.6 °C28 January 198722.0 °C10 mm1570
198643.7 °C7 June 19865.6 °C10 January 198622.4 °C4 mm1570
198541.2 °C2 June 19854.0 °C4 January 198522.5 °C35 mm1620
198443.9 °C25 May 19845.5 °C12 January 198422.1 °C5 mm1770
198341.9 °C16 June 19834.2 °C21 January 198321.6 °C5 mm1640
198240.2 °C11 June 19823.7 °C6 February 198221.7 °C16 mm1740
198142.5 °C23 April 19814.2 °C31 January 198121.9 °C1 mm1870
198043.8 °C20 May 19803.7 °C7 January 198022.2 °C4 mm1830
197943.1 °C23 June 19794.3 °C11 January 197922.6 °C2 mm1870
197843.3 °C22 June 19782.5 °C5 January 197822.2 °C5 mm1810
197745.5 °C5 June 19774.2 °C20 December 197722.1 °C9 mm1650
197642.7 °C8 June 19763.9 °C10 February 197622.0 °C2 mm1840
197540.3 °C26 May 19753.8 °C11 February 197522.0 °C35 mm1850
197441.6 °C18 June 19743.2 °C24 January 197422.3 °C13 mm1930
197341.8 °C21 July 19732.6 °C17 January 197322.0 °C6 mm1920
197242.0 °C19 June 19724.8 °C27 December 197222.3 °C13 mm1830
197140.2 °C18 June 19715.5 °C30 December 197122.2 °C29 mm1680
197046.6 °C21 May 19703.0 °C21 December 197022.3 °C5 mm1760
196945.5 °C16 June 19693.4 °C6 January 196922.6 °C17 mm1880
196844.3 °C14 August 19683.9 °C11 January 196822.3 °C4 mm1770
196744.3 °C13 June 19672.7 °C22 January 196721.6 °C80 mm1630
196642.1 °C2 June 19663.6 °C14 January 196622.8 °C83 mm1950
196545.9 °C13 June 19655.3 °C14 January 196522.1 °C3 mm1700
196443.6 °C30 May 19643.3 °C19 January 196421.9 °C11 mm1710
196343.0 °C18 June 19633.3 °C29 January 196322.7 °C4 mm1790
196244.1 °C11 June 19625.6 °C14 December 196222.6 °C1 mm2010
196146.9 °C7 June 19613.8 °C24 January 196121.7 °C17 mm1610
196043.0 °C5 July 19604.6 °C4 February 196022.9 °C1 mm1940
195945.3 °C10 June 19594.3 °C30 January 195921.6 °C1 mm1690
195842.8 °C18 April 19584.2 °C28 January 195822.5 °C3 mm1830
195740.9 °C6 September 19572.6 °C16 January 195722.3 °C5 mm1880
195644.1 °C24 July 19561.9 °C10 February 195622.2 °C3 mm1670
195542.2 °C30 July 19551.9 °C1 January 195522.6 °C6 mm1900
195443.4 °C28 May 1954-0.8 °C4 January 195421.8 °C5 mm1741
195343.0 °C16 June 1953-1.3 °C14 January 195321.7 °C5 mm1843
195243.3 °C24 August 19521.2 °C22 January 195222.4 °C4 mm1760
195141.8 °C9 September 19512.7 °C29 January 195122.4 °C4 mm1840
195040.6 °C12 August 1950-1.0 °C9 February 195021.8 °C6 mm1713
194942.7 °C9 May 19492.3 °C8 January 194921.2 °C16 mm1630
194842.5 °C15 June 19482.2 °C2 January 194821.3 °C10 mm1620
194741.1 °C17 May 19472.6 °C19 December 194722.7 °C1 mm1810
194642.2 °C2 June 19460.1 °C16 January 194622.4 °C4 mm1860
194542.6 °C2 August 1945-0.2 °C6 January 194521.5 °C12 mm1642
194445.2 °C13 June 19441.0 °C10 February 194422.1 °C6 mm1820
194343.1 °C1 October 19431.5 °C30 January 194321.9 °C11 mm1690
194244.6 °C6 May 1942-0.7 °C7 January 194222.4 °C16 mm1841
194144.7 °C10 May 19411.2 °C30 December 194122.6 °C6 mm1830
194042.6 °C18 May 19400.9 °C21 December 194021.7 °C13 mm1860

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Across the whole year

Average daily high
29.4 °C
+0.5 °C
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
194 d/yr
+13
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
0
Annual rainfall
2 mm
-8 mm

Month by month

Highvs. normalPrecipitationvs. normal
Jan21.3 °C+2.2 °C0 mm-2 mm
Feb19.4 °C-1.6 °C0 mm-1 mm
Mar26.3 °C+1.7 °C1 mm-1 mm
Apr29.6 °C+0.1 °C0 mm-0 mm
May33.3 °C-0.2 °C0 mm-0 mm
Jun34.9 °C-0.9 °C0 mm0 mm
Jul37.5 °C+1.2 °C0 mm0 mm
Aug36.5 °C+0.4 °C0 mm0 mm
Sep33.2 °C-0.7 °C0 mm-0 mm
Oct30.7 °C+0.2 °C0 mm-1 mm
Nov27.2 °C+1.8 °C1 mm-1 mm
Dec21.7 °C+1.1 °C1 mm-2 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day
42.1 °C
27 Jul 2025
Coldest day
6.7 °C
24 Feb 2025
Wettest day
0.7 mm
5 Mar 2025
Windiest day
31.5 km/h
13 May 2025
Strongest gust
58.3 km/h
13 May 2025
Hottest feels-like
45.0 °C
27 Jul 2025
Coldest feels-like
3.4 °C
25 Feb 2025
Sunniest day
13.8 h
30 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Maghāghah?

Maghāghah has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.6 °C and it receives 10 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Maghāghah?

The hottest day measured in Maghāghah between 1940 and 2025 was 7 June 1961, reaching 46.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Maghāghah?

The coldest day measured in Maghāghah between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1953, at -1.3 °C.

Does it snow in Maghāghah?

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

Has the climate of Maghāghah warmed?

Yes: Maghāghah warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Maghāghah?

The wettest day measured in Maghāghah between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 1975, with 33 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Maghāghah?

The windiest day measured in Maghāghah between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 2020, with winds reaching 46.9 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Maghāghah?

The warmest month in Maghāghah is July (30.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.1 °C).

How much does it rain in Maghāghah?

Maghāghah receives on average 10 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 2 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Maghāghah?

Maghāghah gets on average 11.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,198 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Maghāghah?

Yes: Maghāghah has on average 140 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Maghāghah?

In Maghāghah, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.7 °C on 1 July 1995, and the lowest was -5.2 °C on 14 January 1953.

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