Marsá Maţrūḩ climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Marsá Maţrūḩ?

Marsá Maţrūḩ has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.9 °C and it receives 58 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Marsá Maţrūḩ?

The hottest day measured in Marsá Maţrūḩ between 1940 and 2025 was 6 June 1961, reaching 44.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Marsá Maţrūḩ?

The coldest day measured in Marsá Maţrūḩ between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1942, at 2.0 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Marsá Maţrūḩ?

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

Q: Has the climate of Marsá Maţrūḩ warmed?

Yes: Marsá Maţrūḩ warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Marsá Maţrūḩ?

The wettest day measured in Marsá Maţrūḩ between 1940 and 2025 was 17 December 1985, with 27 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Marsá Maţrūḩ?

The windiest day measured in Marsá Maţrūḩ between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 2004, with winds reaching 65.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Marsá Maţrūḩ?

The warmest month in Marsá Maţrūḩ is August (26.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.0 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Marsá Maţrūḩ?

Marsá Maţrūḩ receives on average 58 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 17 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Marsá Maţrūḩ?

Marsá Maţrūḩ gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Marsá Maţrūḩ (Egypt) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.9 °C and it receives 58 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 (26.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (13.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Marsá Maţrūḩ averages 0 frost days, 66 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 17 rainy days per year.

Marsá Maţrūḩ has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 44.9 °C (on 6 June 1961) and the coldest 2.0 °C (on 7 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

Marsá MaţrūḩMatruh Governorate

coords: 31.35°, 27.24°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthDecemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

19.9°C

Average daily high

24.3°C

Average daily low

16.4°C

Annual rainfall

58mm

Sunshine / day

11.2h

Mean relative humidity

66%

Average peak wind

24.0km/h

Seasonal range

13.5°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

66 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

17 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

23.2 °C

Average feels-like low

15.3 °C

Average peak gust

38.7 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

118 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.4 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.7 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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

44.9 °C

6 June 1961

Coldest day

2.0 °C

7 January 1942

Wettest day

27 mm

17 December 1985

Windiest day

65.7 km/h

22 January 2004

Strongest gust

94.7 km/h

1 February 1988

Hottest feels-like

44.4 °C

14 June 1995

Coldest feels-like

-4.0 °C

14 February 2004

Sunniest day

13.8 h

14 June 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	38.5 °C10 May 2025	7.3 °C26 February 2025	21.1 °C	33 mm	87
2024	39.8 °C19 May 2024	7.0 °C31 January 2024	21.5 °C	51 mm	118
2023	40.0 °C5 August 2023	8.0 °C7 February 2023	21.1 °C	56 mm	84
2022	38.9 °C7 April 2022	6.2 °C26 January 2022	20.4 °C	57 mm	81
2021	41.1 °C8 May 2021	8.0 °C17 February 2021	21.0 °C	54 mm	99
2020	36.4 °C16 June 2020	6.3 °C13 January 2020	20.3 °C	108 mm	89
2019	44.2 °C16 July 2019	5.7 °C10 January 2019	20.5 °C	38 mm	104
2018	41.1 °C24 July 2018	8.5 °C20 January 2018	21.3 °C	58 mm	93
2017	37.8 °C9 May 2017	5.1 °C9 January 2017	20.4 °C	42 mm	86
2016	42.1 °C14 May 2016	6.2 °C31 December 2016	21.2 °C	42 mm	104
2015	38.3 °C15 August 2015	5.5 °C3 January 2015	20.6 °C	79 mm	89
2014	40.2 °C11 July 2014	7.9 °C14 January 2014	20.8 °C	51 mm	74
2013	41.2 °C29 May 2013	6.9 °C10 February 2013	20.7 °C	38 mm	85
2012	35.1 °C22 May 2012	6.3 °C8 February 2012	20.6 °C	51 mm	85
2011	39.4 °C24 July 2011	8.4 °C22 December 2011	20.1 °C	58 mm	76
2010	43.6 °C21 June 2010	8.4 °C12 December 2010	21.4 °C	13 mm	98
2009	37.1 °C11 September 2009	6.6 °C4 January 2009	20.7 °C	34 mm	77
2008	40.0 °C22 April 2008	6.4 °C18 February 2008	20.9 °C	67 mm	100
2007	38.5 °C9 June 2007	7.6 °C3 January 2007	20.5 °C	40 mm	77
2006	38.6 °C28 August 2006	7.1 °C8 February 2006	20.3 °C	38 mm	71
2005	37.0 °C21 September 2005	6.2 °C28 December 2005	20.3 °C	26 mm	63
2004	38.8 °C18 June 2004	4.7 °C14 February 2004	20.3 °C	36 mm	65
2003	38.4 °C10 September 2003	7.0 °C25 December 2003	20.4 °C	45 mm	88
2002	42.9 °C29 July 2002	5.4 °C7 January 2002	20.5 °C	39 mm	81
2001	38.3 °C26 May 2001	7.3 °C21 December 2001	20.5 °C	30 mm	79
2000	39.2 °C12 April 2000	7.2 °C22 January 2000	20.0 °C	61 mm	60
1999	34.2 °C23 August 1999	6.6 °C21 February 1999	20.6 °C	35 mm	71
1998	40.0 °C15 September 1998	7.0 °C18 March 1998	20.3 °C	72 mm	86
1997	38.7 °C22 April 1997	6.1 °C6 February 1997	19.7 °C	59 mm	60
1996	42.0 °C5 September 1996	6.4 °C20 January 1996	20.0 °C	69 mm	63
1995	42.8 °C14 June 1995	6.5 °C8 January 1995	19.9 °C	55 mm	76
1994	40.6 °C19 April 1994	7.0 °C23 December 1994	20.2 °C	75 mm	80
1993	39.0 °C16 September 1993	6.1 °C13 January 1993	20.0 °C	46 mm	59
1992	40.8 °C26 June 1992	5.4 °C24 February 1992	19.3 °C	80 mm	44
1991	37.1 °C21 June 1991	7.4 °C21 December 1991	19.8 °C	73 mm	48
1990	38.0 °C14 June 1990	8.5 °C14 December 1990	20.2 °C	42 mm	56
1989	37.7 °C10 September 1989	5.3 °C25 January 1989	19.9 °C	41 mm	54
1988	40.5 °C28 June 1988	7.6 °C24 February 1988	20.0 °C	128 mm	86
1987	37.8 °C21 May 1987	6.6 °C12 January 1987	19.6 °C	34 mm	45
1986	38.1 °C6 June 1986	7.3 °C26 December 1986	20.1 °C	44 mm	67
1985	41.4 °C29 April 1985	6.7 °C1 January 1985	20.1 °C	118 mm	54
1984	37.4 °C1 June 1984	6.7 °C14 February 1984	19.8 °C	43 mm	42
1983	35.1 °C9 July 1983	5.2 °C8 February 1983	19.3 °C	78 mm	34
1982	38.0 °C7 October 1982	7.7 °C28 January 1982	19.6 °C	52 mm	50
1981	40.9 °C23 April 1981	4.1 °C30 January 1981	19.8 °C	21 mm	43
1980	36.5 °C30 May 1980	7.0 °C29 February 1980	19.5 °C	45 mm	36
1979	40.9 °C2 April 1979	6.3 °C6 January 1979	20.0 °C	37 mm	40
1978	41.2 °C22 June 1978	5.7 °C12 January 1978	19.5 °C	57 mm	40
1977	41.1 °C28 May 1977	6.7 °C13 January 1977	19.7 °C	61 mm	53
1976	38.1 °C17 September 1976	4.4 °C15 February 1976	19.2 °C	42 mm	27
1975	36.5 °C2 June 1975	6.4 °C11 February 1975	19.4 °C	67 mm	36
1974	37.0 °C19 May 1974	4.8 °C25 January 1974	19.6 °C	90 mm	47
1973	36.6 °C9 June 1973	5.1 °C18 January 1973	19.5 °C	46 mm	39
1972	38.2 °C2 August 1972	5.9 °C29 January 1972	19.8 °C	110 mm	60
1971	36.9 °C5 June 1971	7.6 °C7 February 1971	19.6 °C	50 mm	42
1970	40.1 °C12 May 1970	5.9 °C25 December 1970	19.7 °C	42 mm	53
1969	43.5 °C15 June 1969	5.5 °C5 January 1969	19.6 °C	95 mm	35
1968	42.1 °C13 August 1968	5.4 °C15 January 1968	19.7 °C	96 mm	52
1967	37.7 °C20 May 1967	5.9 °C25 December 1967	19.3 °C	73 mm	48
1966	39.7 °C2 June 1966	6.1 °C8 January 1966	20.1 °C	83 mm	55
1965	41.1 °C5 June 1965	7.5 °C9 February 1965	19.6 °C	50 mm	53
1964	39.7 °C29 May 1964	5.9 °C7 January 1964	19.5 °C	68 mm	33
1963	41.1 °C17 June 1963	5.1 °C27 January 1963	20.0 °C	55 mm	49
1962	35.9 °C22 March 1962	7.2 °C17 February 1962	20.1 °C	51 mm	59
1961	44.9 °C6 June 1961	6.8 °C23 January 1961	19.5 °C	81 mm	45
1960	40.2 °C4 July 1960	6.5 °C6 February 1960	20.3 °C	49 mm	73
1959	41.0 °C31 May 1959	6.2 °C24 January 1959	19.3 °C	54 mm	52
1958	39.0 °C31 March 1958	5.8 °C28 January 1958	20.0 °C	34 mm	63
1957	38.9 °C14 April 1957	6.2 °C23 January 1957	19.5 °C	116 mm	42
1956	37.5 °C13 July 1956	4.4 °C10 February 1956	19.5 °C	109 mm	82
1955	41.0 °C3 September 1955	5.8 °C3 January 1955	20.2 °C	36 mm	81
1954	38.0 °C19 May 1954	5.3 °C4 January 1954	19.1 °C	57 mm	60
1953	36.5 °C10 June 1953	4.3 °C13 January 1953	19.1 °C	75 mm	87
1952	35.2 °C2 April 1952	4.0 °C14 January 1952	19.6 °C	47 mm	69
1951	38.8 °C31 May 1951	5.4 °C29 January 1951	19.7 °C	59 mm	66
1950	35.4 °C11 August 1950	3.6 °C29 January 1950	19.2 °C	65 mm	64
1949	36.2 °C2 June 1949	4.7 °C5 February 1949	18.6 °C	77 mm	26
1948	37.9 °C14 June 1948	5.7 °C11 January 1948	18.8 °C	75 mm	66
1947	36.5 °C16 May 1947	4.5 °C1 January 1947	19.8 °C	38 mm	80
1946	38.7 °C1 June 1946	4.0 °C31 December 1946	19.7 °C	30 mm	92
1945	36.9 °C15 August 1945	3.2 °C4 January 1945	19.0 °C	44 mm	88
1944	38.4 °C25 June 1944	4.3 °C12 February 1944	19.1 °C	57 mm	66
1943	34.2 °C22 July 1943	5.8 °C5 February 1943	19.1 °C	98 mm	63
1942	36.6 °C14 May 1942	2.0 °C7 January 1942	19.4 °C	67 mm	64
1941	41.5 °C24 May 1941	2.6 °C3 January 1941	19.5 °C	69 mm	91
1940	37.6 °C12 May 1940	3.4 °C20 December 1940	19.3 °C	53 mm	67

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

25.0 °C

+0.7 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

87 d/yr

+21

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

33 mm

-25 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	19.1 °C	+2.0 °C	7 mm	-4 mm
Feb	16.6 °C	-1.4 °C	2 mm	-7 mm
Mar	22.4 °C	+2.4 °C	4 mm	-3 mm
Apr	22.3 °C	-0.9 °C	5 mm	+3 mm
May	27.5 °C	+1.4 °C	5 mm	+4 mm
Jun	28.8 °C	-0.1 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Jul	31.2 °C	+0.8 °C	0 mm	+0 mm
Aug	31.5 °C	+0.8 °C	0 mm	+0 mm
Sep	29.5 °C	+0.4 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Oct	27.0 °C	+0.7 °C	1 mm	-6 mm
Nov	23.5 °C	+1.0 °C	4 mm	-5 mm
Dec	20.1 °C	+1.4 °C	4 mm	-8 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

38.5 °C

10 May 2025

Coldest day

7.3 °C

26 Feb 2025

Wettest day

2.8 mm

30 Apr 2025

Windiest day

50.0 km/h

31 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

72.0 km/h

31 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

40.4 °C

14 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

4.5 °C

26 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

13.8 h

14 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Marsá Maţrūḩ?

Marsá Maţrūḩ has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.9 °C and it receives 58 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Marsá Maţrūḩ?

The hottest day measured in Marsá Maţrūḩ between 1940 and 2025 was 6 June 1961, reaching 44.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Marsá Maţrūḩ?

The coldest day measured in Marsá Maţrūḩ between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1942, at 2.0 °C.

Does it snow in Marsá Maţrūḩ?

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

Has the climate of Marsá Maţrūḩ warmed?

Yes: Marsá Maţrūḩ warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Marsá Maţrūḩ?

The wettest day measured in Marsá Maţrūḩ between 1940 and 2025 was 17 December 1985, with 27 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Marsá Maţrūḩ?

The windiest day measured in Marsá Maţrūḩ between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 2004, with winds reaching 65.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Marsá Maţrūḩ?

The warmest month in Marsá Maţrūḩ is August (26.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.0 °C).

How much does it rain in Marsá Maţrūḩ?

Marsá Maţrūḩ receives on average 58 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 17 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Marsá Maţrūḩ?

Marsá Maţrūḩ gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Marsá Maţrūḩ?

Yes: Marsá Maţrūḩ has on average 118 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Marsá Maţrūḩ?

In Marsá Maţrūḩ, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.4 °C on 14 June 1995, and the lowest was -4.0 °C on 14 February 2004.

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