Climate averages 1991–2020
Al Khārjah weather
in August.
A very hot, very dry month: one of the warmest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a very hot month in Al Khārjah: daytime highs average 38.1°C and nights cool to about 22.9°C. By daytime temperature it is one of the warmest months of the year.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical August (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 02 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Al-Khārijah (22 km away). In August its highs average 38.5°C, about as warm as Al Khārjah, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 107 cities listed in Egypt, Al Khārjah ranks joint 23rd of 107 for the warmest August highs and joint 1st of 107 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 107 cities is 36.4°C; Al Khārjah is 1.7°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 2.2°C to 35.8°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
August in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Al Khārjah climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19.5°C5.6°C | 5.6°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 10.711 h |
| February | 22.0°C7.2°C | 7.2°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 11.311 h |
| March | 26.4°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 0.9 | 0.1 | 12.012 h |
| April | 31.7°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 12.713 h |
| May | 35.8°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 13.413 h |
| June | 37.7°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.714 h |
| July | 38.1°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.614 h |
| August, selected | 38.1°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.013 h |
| September | 35.8°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 0 | 0.0 | 12.312 h |
| October | 31.9°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| November | 25.5°C11.4°C | 11.4°C | 0 | 0.0 | 10.911 h |
| December | 20.8°C7.0°C | 7.0°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 10.611 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
August in nearby cities
- Al-Khārijah in AugustEgypt · 22 kmHigh 38.5°C · Low 23.6°C · 0 mm rain
- Juhaynah in AugustEgypt · 166 kmHigh 38.9°C · Low 24.5°C · 0 mm rain
- Girga in AugustEgypt · 167 kmHigh 39.6°C · Low 24.9°C · 0 mm rain
- Sohag in AugustEgypt · 168 kmHigh 39.3°C · Low 24.4°C · 0 mm rain
- Al Minshāh in AugustEgypt · 170 kmHigh 39.4°C · Low 24.7°C · 0 mm rain
- Ţahţā in AugustEgypt · 175 kmHigh 39.1°C · Low 24.1°C · 0 mm rain
- Farshūţ in AugustEgypt · 175 kmHigh 39.9°C · Low 24.2°C · 0 mm rain
- Al Ghanāyim in AugustEgypt · 177 kmHigh 38.4°C · Low 24.2°C · 0 mm rain
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 limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Al Khārjah) is explained once on the Al Khārjah year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.