Climate averages 1991–2020

6th of October City weather
in May.

A hot, very dry month: the 5th warmest and the 5th driest of the year.

Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.

Average high 32.6°C Daytime mean, May
Average low 16.7°C Night-time mean, May
Rainfall <1 mm Almost no rain
Daylight 14 h Sunrise to sunset, per day
Every month in 6th of October City · average highYear overview

May is a hot month in 6th of October City: daytime highs average 32.6°C and nights cool to about 16.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.

Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical May (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 38 min on an average May day.

The nearest other city in this atlas is Al Badrashayn (21 km away). In May its highs average 33.1°C, about as warm as 6th of October City, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).

Among the 107 cities listed in Egypt, 6th of October City ranks joint 63rd of 107 for the warmest May highs and joint 38th of 107 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 107 cities is 33.1°C; 6th of October City is 0.4°C cooler than that mean.

From May to June, average highs rise by 2.8°C to 35.4°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.

The annual picture

May in context

30-year average
Average highAverage low°C
Average daily high and low temperatures by month The same values are available in the monthly table below. Lines show mean daily maxima and minima, not a forecast interval. 0510152025303540 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Monthly rainfall

Average total · mm
Average monthly rainfall totalsEach bar is a mean monthly total over 1991–2020. Full numbers are in the table. JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 500

Averages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated

Every month, side by side

6th of October City climate table

1991–2020
Monthly climate averages for 6th of October City, 1991–2020
MonthAverage highHigh / lowAverage lowRainfall mm/monthRain days ≥1 mm/dayDaylight hours/dayDay­light h/day
January 18.3°C6.9°C6.9°C2.80.810.510 h
February 20.0°C7.6°C7.6°C3.00.711.111 h
March 23.8°C9.8°C9.8°C4.00.612.012 h
April 28.4°C12.9°C12.9°C0.40.112.913 h
May, selected 32.6°C16.7°C16.7°C0.30.013.614 h
June 35.4°C19.2°C19.2°C00.014.014 h
July 36.5°C20.7°C20.7°C00.013.914 h
August 36.2°C21.2°C21.2°C00.013.213 h
September 34.1°C19.8°C19.8°C00.012.412 h
October 30.0°C17.2°C17.2°C0.60.111.511 h
November 24.5°C12.8°C12.8°C2.00.510.711 h
December 19.9°C8.6°C8.6°C1.50.610.310 h

Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.

Compare places

May in nearby cities

Distance from 6th of October City

Read the numbers correctly

Climate, not a promise.

These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.

Sources, method and limits

How these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for 6th of October City) is explained once on the 6th of October City year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.