Port Said climate — normals and trends
Port Said (Egypt) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.8 °C and it receives 103 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 (26.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (14.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Port Said averages 0 frost days, 11 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 24 rainy days per year.
Port Said has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.6 °C (on 4 June 2014) and the coldest 4.1 °C (on 5 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
Port SaidPort Said Governorate
- coords
- 31.27°, 32.30°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.8°C
Average daily high
23.0°C
Average daily low
19.0°C
Annual rainfall
103mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
24.6km/h
Seasonal range
11.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
11 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
24 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
23.3 °C
Average feels-like low
18.5 °C
Average peak gust
36.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
169 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · 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
37.6 °C
4 June 2014
Coldest day
4.1 °C
5 February 1950
Wettest day
33 mm
20 February 1975
Windiest day
64.5 km/h
26 March 1967
Strongest gust
99.0 km/h
3 February 1992
Hottest feels-like
40.4 °C
7 August 2015
Coldest feels-like
-3.6 °C
5 February 1950
Sunniest day
13.9 h
8 July 2025
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 | 18.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 3 mm | -19 mm |
| Feb | 16.4 °C | -0.9 °C | 8 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 19.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 6 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 21.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 2 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 24.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 6 mm | +4 mm |
| Jun | 27.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Jul | 29.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | +0 mm |
| Aug | 29.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 28.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 26.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
| Nov | 24.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 14 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | 20.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 13 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Port Said?
Port Said has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.8 °C and it receives 103 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Port Said?
The hottest day measured in Port Said between 1940 and 2025 was 4 June 2014, reaching 37.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Port Said?
The coldest day measured in Port Said between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1950, at 4.1 °C.
Does it snow in Port Said?
Almost never: Port Said sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Port Said warmed?
Yes: Port Said warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Port Said?
The wettest day measured in Port Said between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 1975, with 33 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Port Said?
The windiest day measured in Port Said between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 1967, with winds reaching 64.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Port Said?
The warmest month in Port Said is August (26.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (14.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Port Said?
Port Said receives on average 103 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 24 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Port Said?
Port Said gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Port Said?
Yes: Port Said has on average 169 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Port Said?
In Port Said, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.4 °C on 7 August 2015, and the lowest was -3.6 °C on 5 February 1950.
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