Climate averages 1991–2020
Port Said weather
in August.
A hot, very dry month: the warmest and the joint 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Port Said: daytime highs average 31.8°C and nights cool to about 23.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical August (the joint 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 17 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Al Maţarīyah (27 km away). In August its highs average 32.3°C, 0.5°C warmer than Port Said, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 107 cities listed in Egypt, Port Said ranks 102nd of 107 for the warmest August highs and 106th of 107 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 107 cities is 36.4°C; Port Said is 4.6°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 1.6°C to 30.1°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
August 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
Port Said climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17.9°C10.6°C | 10.6°C | 23 | 5.3 | 10.410 h |
| February | 18.5°C10.8°C | 10.8°C | 19 | 3.8 | 11.111 h |
| March | 20.8°C12.6°C | 12.6°C | 11 | 2.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 23.6°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 3.8 | 1.1 | 12.913 h |
| May | 26.6°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 1.3 | 0.3 | 13.714 h |
| June | 29.6°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 0.1 | 0.1 | 14.114 h |
| July | 31.5°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 0 | 0.0 | 14.014 h |
| August, selected | 31.8°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 13.313 h |
| September | 30.1°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 0.4 | 0.0 | 12.412 h |
| October | 27.4°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 6.9 | 1.2 | 11.411 h |
| November | 23.5°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 14 | 3.3 | 10.611 h |
| December | 19.7°C12.6°C | 12.6°C | 17 | 3.7 | 10.210 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
August in nearby cities
- Al Maţarīyah in AugustEgypt · 27 kmHigh 32.3°C · Low 23.6°C · 0 mm rain
- Al Manzalah in AugustEgypt · 37 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 23.1°C · 0 mm rain
- Damietta in AugustEgypt · 49 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 23.7°C · 0 mm rain
- Dikirnis in AugustEgypt · 70 kmHigh 35.2°C · Low 22.0°C · 0 mm rain
- Ismailia in AugustEgypt · 74 kmHigh 36.0°C · Low 21.9°C · 0 mm rain
- Shirbīn in AugustEgypt · 74 kmHigh 34.7°C · Low 22.3°C · 0 mm rain
- Fāqūs in AugustEgypt · 77 kmHigh 36.0°C · Low 21.9°C · 0 mm rain
- Abū Kabīr in AugustEgypt · 85 kmHigh 35.9°C · Low 21.9°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 Port Said) is explained once on the Port Said year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.