Climate averages 1991–2020
Aswān weather
in April.
A very hot, very dry month: the 7th warmest and the joint 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a very hot month in Aswān: daytime highs average 35.1°C and nights cool to about 19.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical April (the joint 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 42 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kom Ombo (43 km away). In April its highs average 34.9°C, about as warm as Aswān, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 107 cities listed in Egypt, Aswān ranks 1st of 107 for the warmest April highs and joint 5th of 107 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 107 cities is 29.0°C; Aswān is 6.0°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 4.0°C to 39.1°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
April 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
Aswān climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22.8°C9.2°C | 9.2°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 10.811 h |
| February | 25.3°C10.8°C | 10.8°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.311 h |
| March | 29.7°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 12.012 h |
| April, selected | 35.1°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 12.713 h |
| May | 39.1°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 13.313 h |
| June | 40.9°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.614 h |
| July | 40.9°C26.5°C | 26.5°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.513 h |
| August | 41.1°C26.8°C | 26.8°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.013 h |
| September | 39.5°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 12.312 h |
| October | 35.9°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 11.612 h |
| November | 29.1°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 0.4 | 0.2 | 11.011 h |
| December | 24.2°C10.7°C | 10.7°C | 0 | 0.0 | 10.711 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
April in nearby cities
- Kom Ombo in AprilEgypt · 43 kmHigh 34.9°C · Low 18.8°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Edfu in AprilEgypt · 99 kmHigh 34.6°C · Low 18.7°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Esna in AprilEgypt · 138 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 18.3°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Armant in AprilEgypt · 174 kmHigh 33.7°C · Low 17.1°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Luxor in AprilEgypt · 181 kmHigh 33.8°C · Low 16.6°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Qūş in AprilEgypt · 203 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 17.0°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Farshūţ in AprilEgypt · 231 kmHigh 33.4°C · Low 16.6°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Qina in AprilEgypt · 231 kmHigh 33.8°C · Low 16.6°C · 0.1 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 Aswān) is explained once on the Aswān year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.