Climate averages 1991–2020
Aswān weather
in October.
A very hot, very dry month: the 6th warmest and the joint 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a very hot month in Aswān: daytime highs average 35.9°C and nights cool to about 21.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical October (the joint 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 37 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kom Ombo (43 km away). In October its highs average 35.8°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 October highs and joint 29th of 107 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 107 cities is 30.9°C; Aswān is 5.0°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 6.8°C to 29.1°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
October 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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Kom Ombo in OctoberEgypt · 43 kmHigh 35.8°C · Low 21.5°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Edfu in OctoberEgypt · 99 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 21.3°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Esna in OctoberEgypt · 138 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 20.7°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Armant in OctoberEgypt · 174 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 19.2°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Luxor in OctoberEgypt · 181 kmHigh 34.7°C · Low 18.6°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Qūş in OctoberEgypt · 203 kmHigh 35.0°C · Low 19.2°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Farshūţ in OctoberEgypt · 231 kmHigh 34.3°C · Low 18.9°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Qina in OctoberEgypt · 231 kmHigh 34.9°C · Low 18.7°C · 0.2 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.