Climate · Egypt

Aswan

Very hot and dry from May to October; warm and dry from December to February.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years24.1°N100 m above the sea
  1. Jan76°24°48°9°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  2. Feb80°27°50°10°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  3. Mar88°31°57°14°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  4. Apr97°36°65°18°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  5. May105°41°74°23°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  6. Jun109°43°78°26°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  7. Jul109°43°79°26°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  8. Aug110°43°81°27°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  9. Sep107°42°77°25°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  10. Oct102°39°72°22°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  11. Nov89°32°61°16°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  12. Dec80°27°52°11°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
Each month: its typical high and low, and dots for wet days a week. Tap a month to open it.The best months

The hot season runs from May to October, with highs near 107°F and nights near 77°F. From December to February, highs are nearer 79°F. Rain is rare in every month; even May, the wettest, sees it on fewer than one day a week. Daylight runs from about 10½ hours in December to 13½ hours in June.The hot season runs from May to October, with highs near 42°C and nights near 25°C. From December to February, highs are nearer 26°C. Rain is rare in every month; even May, the wettest, sees it on fewer than one day a week. Daylight runs from about 10½ hours in December to 13½ hours in June.

Where Aswan sits

Africa/Cairo

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Latitude
24.1°Nnorthern hemisphere
Above the sea
100 mlow-lying
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Nearest of ours
Luxor181 km north

The land around Aswan, shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer.The land around Aswan, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer.The land around Aswan, shaded by its typical high in March, the planning map's own layer.The land around Aswan, shaded by its typical high in April, the planning map's own layer.The land around Aswan, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer.The land around Aswan, shaded by its typical high in June, the planning map's own layer.The land around Aswan, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer.The land around Aswan, shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer.The land around Aswan, shaded by its typical high in September, the planning map's own layer.The land around Aswan, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer.The land around Aswan, shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer.The land around Aswan, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Through the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs from 76°F in January to 110°F in August.Highs from 24°C in January to 43°C in August.

Chance of a wet day

Rain is rare all year; even May, the wettest, sees it on 0% of days.

Cloud cover

Clearest in June (9% cover), cloudiest in December (26%).

Daylight

From 10h 40m in December to 13h 36m in June.

Week by week, lightly smoothed. Shading marks the seasons; the olive line, the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Month by month

°F°C

Aswan, month by month: the typical high and low, wet days a week, cloud cover and daylight.
MonthTypical low to highWet days a weekCloudDaylight
JanuaryCool seasonAt its best
48°9°76°24°
no days21%10h 49m
FebruaryCool seasonAt its best
50°10°80°27°
no days21%11h 19m
March
57°14°88°31°
no days19%11h 59m
April
65°18°97°36°
no days19%12h 42m
MayHot season
74°23°105°41°
no days16%13h 18m
JuneHot season
78°26°109°43°
no days9%13h 36m
JulyHot season
79°26°109°43°
no days21%13h 27m
AugustHot season
81°27°110°43°
no days23%12h 56m
SeptemberHot season
77°25°107°42°
no days13%12h 14m
OctoberHot season
72°22°102°39°
no days10%11h 32m
November
61°16°89°32°
no days19%10h 57m
DecemberCool seasonAt its best
52°11°80°27°
no days26%10h 40m

When is the best time to visit Aswan?


The best months are December to February: highs near 79°F, nights near 50°F, and rain on fewer than one day a week.The best months are December to February: highs near 26°C, nights near 10°C, and rain on fewer than one day a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

Questions


What is the warmest month in Aswan?

August, with highs near 110°F and lows near 81°F. The coolest is January, with highs near 76°F.August, with highs near 43°C and lows near 27°C. The coolest is January, with highs near 24°C.

When does it rain most in Aswan?

Rain is rare in every month; even May, the wettest, sees it on fewer than one day a week.

How long are the days in Aswan?

From about 10½ hours in December to 13½ hours in June.

When are the skies clearest in Aswan?

June, when cloud covers about 9% of the sky on average. December is the cloudiest, at about 26%.

Places with a year like Aswan's

by their highs, lows and wet days

Their highs, lows, wet days and cloud run closest to Aswan's through the year, one place a country. “Six months apart”: their winter is Aswan's summer.

Elsewhere in Egypt

All of Egypt

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Aswan. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (100 m) against the climate model's (173 m).Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (100 m) against the climate model's (173 m). Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.