Climate averages 1991–2020
Aswān weather
in March.
A hot, very dry month: the 8th warmest and the 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a hot month in Aswān: daytime highs average 29.7°C and nights cool to about 14.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical March (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 00 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kom Ombo (43 km away). In March its highs average 29.5°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 March highs and joint 1st of 107 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 107 cities is 24.5°C; Aswān is 5.2°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 5.3°C to 35.1°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
March 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, selected | 29.7°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 12.012 h |
| April | 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
March in nearby cities
- Kom Ombo in MarchEgypt · 43 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 14.2°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Edfu in MarchEgypt · 99 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 14.2°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Esna in MarchEgypt · 138 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 13.9°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Armant in MarchEgypt · 174 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 12.6°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Luxor in MarchEgypt · 181 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 12.1°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Qūş in MarchEgypt · 203 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 12.5°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Farshūţ in MarchEgypt · 231 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 12.2°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Qina in MarchEgypt · 231 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 12.1°C · 0.7 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.