Sīdī Sālim climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Sīdī Sālim?

Sīdī Sālim has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.0 °C and it receives 73 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sīdī Sālim?

The hottest day measured in Sīdī Sālim between 1940 and 2025 was 10 May 1941, reaching 45.8 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Sīdī Sālim?

The coldest day measured in Sīdī Sālim between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1950, at 1.6 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Sīdī Sālim?

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

Q: Has the climate of Sīdī Sālim warmed?

Yes: Sīdī Sālim warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Sīdī Sālim?

The wettest day measured in Sīdī Sālim between 1940 and 2025 was 4 November 2015, with 31 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Sīdī Sālim?

The windiest day measured in Sīdī Sālim between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 1967, with winds reaching 48.8 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Sīdī Sālim?

The warmest month in Sīdī Sālim is August (27.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.7 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Sīdī Sālim?

Sīdī Sālim receives on average 73 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 20 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Sīdī Sālim?

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

Sīdī Sālim (Egypt) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.0 °C and it receives 73 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 (27.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (13.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Sīdī Sālim averages 0 frost days, 148 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 20 rainy days per year.

Sīdī Sālim has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 45.8 °C (on 10 May 1941) and the coldest 1.6 °C (on 7 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

Sīdī SālimKafr el-Sheikh Governorate

coords: 31.27°, 30.79°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

21.0°C

Average daily high

27.1°C

Average daily low

16.5°C

Annual rainfall

73mm

Sunshine / day

11.2h

Mean relative humidity

66%

Average peak wind

18.0km/h

Seasonal range

13.9°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

148 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

20 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

26.8 °C

Average feels-like low

16.8 °C

Average peak gust

37.5 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

121 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.8 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.6 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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

45.8 °C

10 May 1941

Coldest day

1.6 °C

7 February 1950

Wettest day

31 mm

4 November 2015

Windiest day

48.8 km/h

26 March 1967

Strongest gust

88.2 km/h

26 March 1967

Hottest feels-like

46.0 °C

29 July 2002

Coldest feels-like

-3.0 °C

5 February 1950

Sunniest day

14.0 h

12 June 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	41.3 °C11 May 2025	7.3 °C25 February 2025	22.4 °C	36 mm	159
2024	40.6 °C20 May 2024	6.4 °C1 February 2024	22.8 °C	58 mm	161
2023	40.7 °C6 August 2023	6.8 °C9 February 2023	22.8 °C	68 mm	166
2022	41.5 °C11 June 2022	5.7 °C18 January 2022	21.9 °C	83 mm	149
2021	42.0 °C8 May 2021	8.4 °C17 February 2021	22.6 °C	87 mm	165
2020	42.3 °C19 May 2020	7.1 °C11 January 2020	22.1 °C	109 mm	158
2019	44.3 °C23 May 2019	4.6 °C10 January 2019	22.0 °C	94 mm	178
2018	42.8 °C22 May 2018	9.1 °C11 January 2018	23.0 °C	65 mm	175
2017	41.0 °C8 June 2017	5.4 °C11 January 2017	22.2 °C	26 mm	148
2016	43.6 °C14 May 2016	7.2 °C26 January 2016	22.6 °C	40 mm	166
2015	44.0 °C27 May 2015	6.6 °C15 January 2015	22.1 °C	130 mm	158
2014	41.3 °C4 June 2014	7.5 °C15 March 2014	21.7 °C	43 mm	131
2013	40.1 °C2 June 2013	5.7 °C13 December 2013	21.4 °C	72 mm	136
2012	38.1 °C22 May 2012	6.5 °C11 February 2012	21.5 °C	78 mm	156
2011	38.1 °C10 October 2011	7.9 °C12 March 2011	21.1 °C	81 mm	130
2010	40.5 °C21 June 2010	6.5 °C7 February 2010	22.4 °C	27 mm	149
2009	39.5 °C18 October 2009	6.5 °C5 January 2009	21.7 °C	55 mm	159
2008	39.6 °C23 April 2008	7.3 °C7 January 2008	21.7 °C	68 mm	149
2007	37.7 °C19 May 2007	7.9 °C25 January 2007	21.3 °C	54 mm	132
2006	37.9 °C29 September 2006	6.8 °C11 February 2006	21.0 °C	57 mm	130
2005	36.5 °C26 September 2005	6.1 °C10 February 2005	21.0 °C	38 mm	133
2004	36.8 °C14 July 2004	7.1 °C17 February 2004	21.1 °C	68 mm	139
2003	37.6 °C11 September 2003	6.0 °C11 February 2003	21.2 °C	61 mm	147
2002	41.8 °C29 July 2002	7.2 °C7 January 2002	21.5 °C	79 mm	134
2001	39.6 °C26 May 2001	6.1 °C23 December 2001	21.5 °C	42 mm	147
2000	40.6 °C12 April 2000	5.8 °C29 January 2000	21.0 °C	81 mm	139
1999	40.4 °C22 June 1999	7.4 °C31 January 1999	22.2 °C	20 mm	169
1998	43.0 °C15 April 1998	8.0 °C25 March 1998	21.9 °C	60 mm	162
1997	38.2 °C18 May 1997	5.7 °C7 February 1997	20.9 °C	71 mm	142
1996	41.2 °C20 September 1996	5.3 °C20 January 1996	21.0 °C	96 mm	143
1995	41.2 °C1 July 1995	7.2 °C14 January 1995	20.7 °C	48 mm	132
1994	40.2 °C20 April 1994	7.0 °C23 December 1994	21.0 °C	124 mm	157
1993	40.2 °C17 April 1993	3.7 °C13 January 1993	20.6 °C	53 mm	145
1992	38.0 °C11 April 1992	5.1 °C24 February 1992	19.8 °C	100 mm	110
1991	38.7 °C8 May 1991	6.2 °C28 January 1991	20.2 °C	131 mm	126
1990	36.5 °C30 October 1990	6.0 °C15 December 1990	20.6 °C	49 mm	126
1989	38.2 °C28 May 1989	6.1 °C23 January 1989	20.4 °C	63 mm	148
1988	41.5 °C15 May 1988	6.6 °C25 February 1988	20.6 °C	72 mm	133
1987	37.6 °C6 May 1987	5.5 °C16 March 1987	20.1 °C	48 mm	118
1986	40.1 °C7 June 1986	6.5 °C24 December 1986	20.8 °C	69 mm	127
1985	40.0 °C29 April 1985	6.1 °C1 January 1985	21.0 °C	95 mm	147
1984	40.3 °C25 May 1984	7.2 °C17 February 1984	20.7 °C	34 mm	155
1983	40.5 °C10 July 1983	5.5 °C23 February 1983	20.2 °C	84 mm	134
1982	37.5 °C8 October 1982	7.2 °C29 March 1982	20.4 °C	60 mm	143
1981	41.5 °C23 April 1981	6.8 °C9 January 1981	20.7 °C	30 mm	155
1980	41.6 °C20 May 1980	7.0 °C4 March 1980	20.7 °C	52 mm	149
1979	44.4 °C2 April 1979	5.7 °C17 January 1979	21.2 °C	42 mm	150
1978	44.3 °C27 May 1978	4.9 °C6 January 1978	20.9 °C	59 mm	143
1977	42.4 °C5 June 1977	5.9 °C13 January 1977	20.9 °C	61 mm	152
1976	39.9 °C15 April 1976	4.7 °C13 February 1976	20.6 °C	46 mm	152
1975	37.7 °C26 May 1975	5.8 °C12 February 1975	20.8 °C	77 mm	150
1974	41.4 °C20 May 1974	6.0 °C26 January 1974	20.9 °C	131 mm	169
1973	41.5 °C10 June 1973	4.7 °C4 January 1973	20.9 °C	51 mm	164
1972	39.7 °C7 June 1972	7.0 °C5 February 1972	21.0 °C	111 mm	158
1971	38.8 °C7 May 1971	6.5 °C17 December 1971	20.8 °C	118 mm	149
1970	44.1 °C21 May 1970	4.9 °C24 December 1970	20.9 °C	78 mm	148
1969	40.5 °C15 June 1969	6.1 °C6 January 1969	21.0 °C	101 mm	146
1968	41.5 °C14 August 1968	5.6 °C8 January 1968	20.8 °C	92 mm	144
1967	40.6 °C21 June 1967	5.7 °C26 January 1967	20.2 °C	134 mm	128
1966	41.3 °C2 June 1966	5.0 °C9 December 1966	21.1 °C	100 mm	148
1965	41.7 °C13 June 1965	7.1 °C13 January 1965	20.5 °C	104 mm	136
1964	42.2 °C29 May 1964	5.5 °C7 January 1964	20.2 °C	104 mm	128
1963	39.9 °C18 June 1963	5.5 °C28 January 1963	21.0 °C	51 mm	140
1962	42.5 °C11 June 1962	7.4 °C22 February 1962	21.1 °C	50 mm	151
1961	44.8 °C30 May 1961	5.7 °C22 January 1961	20.4 °C	122 mm	132
1960	41.3 °C6 May 1960	6.0 °C31 December 1960	21.4 °C	46 mm	160
1959	42.6 °C10 June 1959	5.5 °C16 February 1959	20.3 °C	38 mm	135
1958	39.9 °C31 March 1958	7.1 °C8 February 1958	21.1 °C	40 mm	150
1957	42.5 °C15 April 1957	4.1 °C16 January 1957	20.7 °C	120 mm	153
1956	42.0 °C24 July 1956	5.9 °C21 December 1956	20.8 °C	48 mm	143
1955	39.9 °C3 September 1955	4.7 °C1 January 1955	21.4 °C	48 mm	161
1954	38.7 °C31 July 1954	4.7 °C5 January 1954	20.6 °C	99 mm	150
1953	42.4 °C16 June 1953	2.9 °C14 January 1953	20.4 °C	90 mm	147
1952	38.9 °C21 May 1952	5.6 °C22 January 1952	20.9 °C	59 mm	158
1951	39.8 °C9 September 1951	5.0 °C18 January 1951	21.0 °C	99 mm	164
1950	40.5 °C20 April 1950	1.6 °C7 February 1950	20.6 °C	70 mm	159
1949	41.5 °C3 June 1949	4.7 °C4 February 1949	19.9 °C	138 mm	143
1948	42.5 °C14 June 1948	6.4 °C7 March 1948	20.1 °C	115 mm	145
1947	40.2 °C16 May 1947	6.2 °C2 February 1947	21.3 °C	59 mm	162
1946	39.3 °C2 June 1946	5.1 °C11 February 1946	21.3 °C	56 mm	167
1945	41.4 °C1 August 1945	2.0 °C4 January 1945	20.3 °C	66 mm	155
1944	44.9 °C14 June 1944	5.1 °C20 February 1944	20.6 °C	81 mm	162
1943	41.3 °C1 October 1943	5.6 °C6 March 1943	20.5 °C	113 mm	141
1942	43.4 °C6 May 1942	2.1 °C8 January 1942	20.8 °C	63 mm	168
1941	45.8 °C10 May 1941	4.8 °C1 January 1941	21.1 °C	75 mm	160
1940	40.8 °C10 June 1940	4.0 °C24 December 1940	20.6 °C	65 mm	162

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

28.1 °C

+1.0 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

159 d/yr

+11

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

36 mm

-37 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	21.7 °C	+2.7 °C	6 mm	-11 mm
Feb	19.0 °C	-1.1 °C	3 mm	-9 mm
Mar	25.3 °C	+2.6 °C	6 mm	-4 mm
Apr	26.4 °C	-0.3 °C	3 mm	-1 mm
May	31.1 °C	+1.0 °C	5 mm	+4 mm
Jun	32.6 °C	+0.1 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Jul	34.6 °C	+1.3 °C	0 mm	+0 mm
Aug	34.9 °C	+1.4 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Sep	32.4 °C	+0.3 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Oct	29.8 °C	+0.5 °C	1 mm	-4 mm
Nov	27.3 °C	+2.2 °C	3 mm	-7 mm
Dec	21.9 °C	+1.1 °C	8 mm	-5 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

41.3 °C

11 May 2025

Coldest day

7.3 °C

25 Feb 2025

Wettest day

3.5 mm

6 Mar 2025

Windiest day

32.8 km/h

6 Feb 2025

Strongest gust

60.5 km/h

6 Feb 2025

Hottest feels-like

44.0 °C

26 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

4.4 °C

26 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

14.0 h

13 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Sīdī Sālim?

Sīdī Sālim has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.0 °C and it receives 73 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sīdī Sālim?

The hottest day measured in Sīdī Sālim between 1940 and 2025 was 10 May 1941, reaching 45.8 °C.

What is the coldest day in Sīdī Sālim?

The coldest day measured in Sīdī Sālim between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1950, at 1.6 °C.

Does it snow in Sīdī Sālim?

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

Has the climate of Sīdī Sālim warmed?

Yes: Sīdī Sālim warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Sīdī Sālim?

The wettest day measured in Sīdī Sālim between 1940 and 2025 was 4 November 2015, with 31 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Sīdī Sālim?

The windiest day measured in Sīdī Sālim between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 1967, with winds reaching 48.8 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Sīdī Sālim?

The warmest month in Sīdī Sālim is August (27.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.7 °C).

How much does it rain in Sīdī Sālim?

Sīdī Sālim receives on average 73 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 20 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Sīdī Sālim?

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

Are there tropical nights in Sīdī Sālim?

Yes: Sīdī Sālim has on average 121 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sīdī Sālim?

In Sīdī Sālim, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.0 °C on 29 July 2002, and the lowest was -3.0 °C on 5 February 1950.

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