Al Bawīţī weather in August

In August, Al Bawīţī sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 36°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 100% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Al Bawīţī's 1st-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Bawīţī's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:38 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover
1%
1st clearest
Wind
14 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
7.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Al Bawīţī is town in the Egyptian depression of el-Bahriya.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 36°C through the month.

A typical August day in Al Bawīţī reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 39°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 Bawīţī

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
heat index over the day's high
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 Bawīţī 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
Jan19° / 10.210.48.0
Feb21° / 10.3118.6
Mar24° / 11°10.311.89.3
Apr29° / 15°0012.77.3
May33° / 19°00.113.44.5
Jun36° / 22°0013.83.0
Jul37° / 23°0013.62.5
Aug36° / 23°00132.6
Sep34° / 21°0012.24.1
Oct30° / 18°0011.36.8
Nov25° / 13°00.110.69.1
Dec20° / 10.210.28.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 100% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 0% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 0%.

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

Any precipitation

Al Bawīţī 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 comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 57% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1365590
23456100
33357100
43257110
53157120
62958130
72858140
82759140
92758150
102659150
112559160
122459170
132360170
142260180
152260180
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212356201
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Wind in August

Winds average 14 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 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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514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
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1814light breeze
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2115light breeze
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3015light breeze
3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:30 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 6:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:306:52
213.35:306:51
313.35:316:50
413.35:316:49
513.35:326:49
613.35:326:48
713.25:336:47
813.25:346:46
913.25:346:45
1013.25:356:45
1113.15:356:44
1213.15:366:43
1313.15:366:42
1413.15:376:41
1513.05:376:40
1613.05:386:39
1713.05:396:38
1813.05:396:37
1912.95:406:36
2012.95:406:35
2112.95:416:34
2212.95:416:33
2312.85:426:32
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2512.85:436:30
2612.85:436:29
2712.75:446:28
2812.75:446:27
2912.75:456:26
3012.65:456:24
3112.65:466:23

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.84 kWh/m² to a high of 8.19 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.47 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.8Intense
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37.8Intense
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57.7Intense
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227.3Intense
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267.2Intense
277.2Intense
287.2Intense
297.2Intense
307.1Intense
317.1Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Al Bawīţī

In seasonPeak

None of Al Bawīţī'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 Bawīţī sees seasonal dust haze (March–June), heaviest in May.

Dust
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Is August a good time to visit Al Bawīţī?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Al Bawīţī. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Al Bawīţī in August

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

In August, Al Bawīţī sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Al Bawīţī 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 Bawīţī peaks around May 24 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near February 9 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateMay 24UV 12Feb 9UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr10Very high
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Al Bawīţī 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 Bawīţī is worst in April — around 67 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (November, 36 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyUnhealthyPoorApr 1667 µg/m³Nov 1537 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan61Unhealthy
Feb53Poor
Mar66Unhealthy
Apr67Unhealthy
May66Unhealthy
Jun61Unhealthy
Jul50Poor
Aug46Poor
Sep48Poor
Oct44Poor
Nov36Poor
Dec45Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Al Bawīţī?

Al Bawīţī sits at 28.3°N, 28.9°E, 131 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Samālūţ, 180 km away.

SamālūţMaţāyMinyaAl ‘IdwahBanī MazārBanī ‘UbaydAl-Minyā al-JadīdahMaghāghah

Topography around Al Bawīţī

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Bawīţī has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m around an average of 129 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 211 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 313 m.

The land around Al Bawīţī is covered by bare terrain (53%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, bare terrain (84%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
95 m
16 km
211 m
80 km
313 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Samālūţ 180 km · Maţāy 187 km · Minya 187 km · Al ‘Idwah 189 km · Banī Mazār 190 km · Banī ‘Ubayd 192 km · Al-Minyā al-Jadīdah 193 km · Maghāghah 196 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 Bawīţī (28.3483°, 28.8694°, elevation 131 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).