Al Başalīyah Baḩrī weather in August

In August, Al Başalīyah Baḩrī sees average daytime highs of 40°C and overnight lows near 28°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 40°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 99% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of August to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Al Başalīyah Baḩrī's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Başalīyah Baḩrī's year-round climate.

Daytime high
40°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
28°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:27 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
2%
2nd clearest
Wind
15 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.3
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 40°C through the month.

A typical August day in Al Başalīyah Baḩrī reaches about 40°C in the afternoon and slips back to 28°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 38°C and 42°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 2°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Al Başalīyah Baḩrī

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
30 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Al Başalīyah Baḩrī weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 10°10.210.69.0
Feb24° / 12°0011.19.3
Mar28° / 15°00.111.88.1
Apr33° / 19°0012.64.6
May37° / 24°0013.21.8
Jun39° / 27°0013.50.4
Jul40° / 28°0013.40.2
Aug40° / 28°0012.90.3
Sep38° / 26°0012.21.4
Oct34° / 22°0011.43.9
Nov28° / 16°00.110.87.9
Dec23° / 12°00.110.59.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 99% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 1% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 1%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Al Başalīyah Baḩrī gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19460
29460
39370
49370
59280
69190
79190
890100
990100
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Wind in August

Winds average 15 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
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3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of August to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:20 AM to 5:33 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 6:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:206:31
213.25:206:30
313.15:216:30
413.15:216:29
513.15:226:28
613.15:226:28
713.15:226:27
813.15:236:26
913.05:236:25
1013.05:246:25
1113.05:246:24
1213.05:256:23
1313.05:256:22
1412.95:266:22
1512.95:266:21
1612.95:276:20
1712.95:276:19
1812.85:286:18
1912.85:286:17
2012.85:286:16
2112.85:296:15
2212.85:296:14
2312.75:306:13
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2612.75:316:11
2712.65:316:10
2812.65:326:09
2912.65:326:07
3012.65:336:06
3112.55:336:05

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.41 kWh/m² to a high of 8.08 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.42 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.6Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Al Başalīyah Baḩrī

In seasonPeak

None of Al Başalīyah Baḩrī's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Al Başalīyah Baḩrī sees seasonal dust haze (April–June), heaviest in May.

Dust
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Is August a good time to visit Al Başalīyah Baḩrī?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Al Başalīyah Baḩrī.

What to pack for Al Başalīyah Baḩrī in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Al Başalīyah Baḩrī sees daytime highs around 40°C and nights near 28°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Al Başalīyah Baḩrī in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Al Başalīyah Baḩrī peaks around August 16 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 5 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighAug 16UV 11Dec 20UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5High
Feb7High
Mar10Very high
Apr10Very high
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Al Başalīyah Baḩrī in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Al Başalīyah Baḩrī is worst in January — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorJan 1946 µg/m³Jul 2135 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan46Poor
Feb44Poor
Mar46Poor
Apr44Poor
May43Poor
Jun40Poor
Jul35Poor
Aug36Poor
Sep38Poor
Oct38Poor
Nov36Poor
Dec40Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Al Başalīyah Baḩrī?

Al Başalīyah Baḩrī sits at 25.1°N, 32.7°E, 84 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is As Sibā‘īyah, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Al Başalīyah Baḩrī

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Al Başalīyah Baḩrī.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Başalīyah Baḩrī has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 89 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 369 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 743 m.

The land around Al Başalīyah Baḩrī is covered by bare terrain (30%), cropland (27%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, bare terrain (71%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (91%) within 80 km.

3 km
75 m
16 km
369 m
80 km
743 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: As Sibā‘īyah 6.0 km · Esna 23 km · Edfu 25 km · Ar Radīsīyah Qiblī 32 km · Ţūd 52 km · Armant 55 km · Al Bayāḑīyah 58 km · Luxor 61 km

Egypt travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 15% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,086
2025
Happiness
3.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
79%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2017
Road deaths
10.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 459
Religion
Muslim 90%Christian 10%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Al Başalīyah Baḩrī (25.15°, 32.7167°, elevation 84 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).