Climate averages 1991–2020
Alexandria weather
in September.
A hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a hot month in Alexandria: daytime highs average 29.3°C and nights cool to about 22.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical September (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 23 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kafr ad Dawwār (22 km away). In September its highs average 30.9°C, 1.6°C warmer than Alexandria, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 107 cities listed in Egypt, Alexandria ranks 107th of 107 for the warmest September highs and joint 98th of 107 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 107 cities is 34.6°C; Alexandria is 5.2°C cooler than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 2.6°C to 26.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 7.9 mm.
The annual picture
September 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
Alexandria climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17.2°C11.5°C | 11.5°C | 46 | 7.8 | 10.410 h |
| February | 17.8°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 29 | 5.1 | 11.111 h |
| March | 20.0°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 14 | 2.5 | 12.012 h |
| April | 22.9°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 3.1 | 1.0 | 12.913 h |
| May | 25.8°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 0.8 | 0.1 | 13.714 h |
| June | 28.3°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 0 | 0.0 | 14.114 h |
| July | 29.8°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 0 | 0.0 | 14.014 h |
| August | 30.4°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.313 h |
| September, selected | 29.3°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 12.412 h |
| October | 26.8°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 7.9 | 1.4 | 11.411 h |
| November | 22.9°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 25 | 3.7 | 10.611 h |
| December | 19.0°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 35 | 5.9 | 10.210 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
September in nearby cities
- Kafr ad Dawwār in SeptemberEgypt · 22 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 21.7°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Idkū in SeptemberEgypt · 38 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 22.3°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Ḩawsh ‘Īsá in SeptemberEgypt · 48 kmHigh 32.7°C · Low 20.3°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Rosetta in SeptemberEgypt · 52 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 22.7°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Damanhur in SeptemberEgypt · 56 kmHigh 33.0°C · Low 20.3°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Fuwwah in SeptemberEgypt · 60 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 21.3°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Disūq in SeptemberEgypt · 70 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 20.7°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Ītāy al Bārūd in SeptemberEgypt · 80 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 20.5°C · 0.3 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 Alexandria) is explained once on the Alexandria year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.