The climate of Giza (Egypt)
Giza is one of the most important tourist destinations in Egypt. Giza
is located on the Nile in the northern part of Egypt. Giza is a suburb
of Cairo and famous for the large pyramids and the sphinx that can be
found here. The image of these enormous structures in the desert is
well-known to many people. A total of three large pyramids can be
found in Giza. The pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinos. Several
smaller pyramids called the Queen pyramids and the sphinx can also be
found here. The latter has given rise to many speculations and wild
stories for quite a number of years now. There are several myths,
legends and semi-truths surrounding the sphinx and the pyramids. Even
historians are not sure how old the sphinx is and what it stands for.
Giza has a desert climate. This type of climate is characterized by
very warm summers and mild winters. Rainfall is very rare here.
Although temperatures are high during the day they may drop during the
evening and night and can even give you a cold feel. Differences in
temperature of 20 degrees Celsius between day and night are not
uncommon.
Climate figures
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Giza:
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
19
8
7
4
n/a
February
21
9
8
3
n/a
March
24
11
9
2
n/a
April
29
14
9
1
n/a
May
33
17
10
1
n/a
June
35
20
12
0
n/a
July
35
21
11
0
n/a
August
36
22
11
0
n/a
September
33
20
10
0
n/a
October
30
18
9
1
n/a
November
25
14
8
2
n/a
December
21
10
7
3
n/a
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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