Climate averages 1991–2020
Edfu weather
in March.
A hot, very dry month: the 8th warmest and the joint 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a hot month in Edfu: daytime highs average 29.3°C and nights cool to about 14.2°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 joint 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 Esna (48 km away). In March its highs average 28.2°C, 1.1°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 March highs and joint 3rd of 107 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 107 cities is 24.5°C; Edfu is 4.7°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 5.3°C to 34.6°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
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, selected | 29.3°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 12.012 h |
| April | 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
March in nearby cities
- Esna in MarchEgypt · 48 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 13.9°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Kom Ombo in MarchEgypt · 56 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 14.2°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Armant in MarchEgypt · 79 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 12.6°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Luxor in MarchEgypt · 83 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 12.1°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Aswān in MarchEgypt · 99 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 14.5°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Qūş in MarchEgypt · 105 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 12.5°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Qina in MarchEgypt · 133 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 12.1°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Farshūţ in MarchEgypt · 139 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 12.2°C · 0.6 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.