Climate averages 1991–2020
Girga 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 Girga: daytime highs average 37.8°C and nights cool to about 22.8°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 20 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Al Minshāh (18 km away). In September its highs average 37.5°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 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; Girga is 3.2°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 3.8°C to 34.0°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
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 | 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, selected | 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
September in nearby cities
- Al Minshāh in SeptemberEgypt · 18 kmHigh 37.5°C · Low 22.5°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Sohag in SeptemberEgypt · 31 kmHigh 37.2°C · Low 22.3°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Farshūţ in SeptemberEgypt · 41 kmHigh 38.2°C · Low 22.1°C · 0 mm rain
- Juhaynah in SeptemberEgypt · 54 kmHigh 36.8°C · Low 22.4°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Ţahţā in SeptemberEgypt · 62 kmHigh 36.9°C · Low 21.9°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Ţimā in SeptemberEgypt · 78 kmHigh 36.6°C · Low 22.1°C · 0 mm rain
- Al Ghanāyim in SeptemberEgypt · 82 kmHigh 36.3°C · Low 22.3°C · 0 mm rain
- Qina in SeptemberEgypt · 85 kmHigh 38.9°C · Low 22.4°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.