Climate

Egypt has a dry climate. It is hot in the summer, with temperatures averaging between 80 and 90°F (27-32°C), and winters are warm, with temperatures averaging between 55 and 70°F (13-21°C). A steady wind from the northwest helps to keep down the temperature near the coast. The temperature sinks quickly after sunset due to the the high radiation rate under cloudless skies.

The Khamaseen is a wind that blows from the south in Egypt, usually in spring or summer, bringing sand and dust, and sometimes raises the temperature in the desert to more than 100°F (38°C).

Relative humidity varies from 68% in February to 77% in December. The winter months are considered to be December, January and February.

Rain seldom falls in Egypt; along the Mediterranean Coast, the average yearly rainfall is 20 cm, whilst farther south, only about 2.5 cm of rain falls every year. During the winter, snow falls on Sinai's mountains and some coastal cities, such as: Baltim, Damiatta, Sidi Barrany and Alexandria.