Climate averages 1991–2020
Edfu weather
in September.
A very hot, very dry month: the 4th warmest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a very hot month in Edfu: daytime highs average 39.2°C and nights cool to about 24.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical September (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 19 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Esna (48 km away). In September its highs average 38.3°C, 0.9°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 September highs and joint 1st of 107 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 107 cities is 34.6°C; Edfu is 4.7°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 3.7°C to 35.5°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
September 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 | 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, selected | 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
September in nearby cities
- Esna in SeptemberEgypt · 48 kmHigh 38.3°C · Low 24.3°C · 0 mm rain
- Kom Ombo in SeptemberEgypt · 56 kmHigh 39.4°C · Low 24.9°C · 0 mm rain
- Armant in SeptemberEgypt · 79 kmHigh 38.5°C · Low 22.7°C · 0 mm rain
- Luxor in SeptemberEgypt · 83 kmHigh 38.6°C · Low 21.9°C · 0 mm rain
- Aswān in SeptemberEgypt · 99 kmHigh 39.5°C · Low 24.8°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Qūş in SeptemberEgypt · 105 kmHigh 39.0°C · Low 22.5°C · 0 mm rain
- Qina in SeptemberEgypt · 133 kmHigh 38.9°C · Low 22.4°C · 0 mm rain
- Farshūţ in SeptemberEgypt · 139 kmHigh 38.2°C · Low 22.1°C · 0 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.