Climate averages 1991–2020
Girga weather
in July.
A very hot, very dry month: the warmest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a very hot month in Girga: daytime highs average 39.8°C and nights cool to about 24.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical July (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 37 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Al Minshāh (18 km away). In July its highs average 39.6°C, about as warm as Girga, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 107 cities listed in Egypt, Girga ranks 10th of 107 for the warmest July highs and joint 1st of 107 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 107 cities is 36.5°C; Girga is 3.3°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs fall by 0.2°C to 39.6°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
July 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
Girga climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21.0°C7.6°C | 7.6°C | 0.5 | 0.1 | 10.711 h |
| February | 23.3°C9.0°C | 9.0°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 11.311 h |
| March | 27.7°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 0.9 | 0.1 | 12.012 h |
| April | 33.1°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 0 | 0.0 | 12.813 h |
| May | 37.4°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 13.413 h |
| June | 39.5°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.814 h |
| July, selected | 39.8°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.614 h |
| August | 39.6°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.113 h |
| September | 37.8°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 0 | 0.0 | 12.312 h |
| October | 34.0°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| November | 27.6°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 0.9 | 0.1 | 10.911 h |
| December | 22.6°C9.3°C | 9.3°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 10.511 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
July in nearby cities
- Al Minshāh in JulyEgypt · 18 kmHigh 39.6°C · Low 24.8°C · 0 mm rain
- Sohag in JulyEgypt · 31 kmHigh 39.5°C · Low 24.6°C · 0 mm rain
- Farshūţ in JulyEgypt · 41 kmHigh 40.0°C · Low 24.4°C · 0 mm rain
- Juhaynah in JulyEgypt · 54 kmHigh 39.1°C · Low 24.6°C · 0 mm rain
- Ţahţā in JulyEgypt · 62 kmHigh 39.2°C · Low 24.3°C · 0 mm rain
- Ţimā in JulyEgypt · 78 kmHigh 38.9°C · Low 24.3°C · 0 mm rain
- Al Ghanāyim in JulyEgypt · 82 kmHigh 38.6°C · Low 24.3°C · 0 mm rain
- Qina in JulyEgypt · 85 kmHigh 40.8°C · Low 24.7°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 Girga) is explained once on the Girga year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.