Climate averages 1991–2020
Edfu weather
in April.
A very hot, very dry month: the 7th warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a very hot month in Edfu: daytime highs average 34.6°C and nights cool to about 18.7°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 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 44 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Esna (48 km away). In April its highs average 33.6°C, 1.0°C cooler than Edfu, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 107 cities listed in Egypt, Edfu ranks 3rd 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; Edfu is 5.6°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 4.1°C to 38.8°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
Edfu climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22.3°C9.1°C | 9.1°C | 0.9 | 0.2 | 10.811 h |
| February | 24.9°C10.7°C | 10.7°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.311 h |
| March | 29.3°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 12.012 h |
| April, selected | 34.6°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 12.713 h |
| May | 38.8°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 13.313 h |
| June | 40.7°C26.0°C | 26.0°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.714 h |
| July | 40.9°C27.0°C | 27.0°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.514 h |
| August | 40.9°C27.2°C | 27.2°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.013 h |
| September | 39.2°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 0 | 0.0 | 12.312 h |
| October | 35.5°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 11.612 h |
| November | 28.8°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 0.3 | 0.2 | 11.011 h |
| December | 23.9°C10.7°C | 10.7°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 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
April in nearby cities
- Esna in AprilEgypt · 48 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 18.3°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Kom Ombo in AprilEgypt · 56 kmHigh 34.9°C · Low 18.8°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Armant in AprilEgypt · 79 kmHigh 33.7°C · Low 17.1°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Luxor in AprilEgypt · 83 kmHigh 33.8°C · Low 16.6°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Aswān in AprilEgypt · 99 kmHigh 35.1°C · Low 19.0°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Qūş in AprilEgypt · 105 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 17.0°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Qina in AprilEgypt · 133 kmHigh 33.8°C · Low 16.6°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Farshūţ in AprilEgypt · 139 kmHigh 33.4°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 Edfu) is explained once on the Edfu year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.