Al Ghanāyim weather in August

In August, Al Ghanāyim sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 25°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 38°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 18 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 Ghanāyim's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Ghanāyim's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:30 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
1%
1st clearest
Wind
13 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.4
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 38°C through the month.

A typical August day in Al Ghanāyim reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 36°C and 41°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 Ghanāyim

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 Ghanāyim 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
Jan21° / 10.110.58.6
Feb23° / 00.1119.1
Mar26° / 12°20.211.88.9
Apr31° / 17°0012.65.9
May36° / 21°0013.33.1
Jun38° / 24°0013.71.7
Jul38° / 25°0013.51.3
Aug38° / 25°0012.91.4
Sep36° / 24°0012.22.7
Oct33° / 20°0011.45.2
Nov27° / 14°1010.78.6
Dec22° / 10°00.110.38.9

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 (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Al Ghanāyim 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 52% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
148485
247485
346495
445505
544515
643525
741545
840546
939556
1038566
1137576
1236586
1336577
1436577
1536577
1636577
1736568
1837558
1937558
2038548
2139538
2239538
2340519
2440519
2541509
2641509
2741499
2841499
2942499
3042499
3141499

Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
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913light breeze
1013light breeze
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2014light breeze
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3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 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 42 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:22 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:226:39
213.35:236:39
313.25:236:38
413.25:246:37
513.25:246:36
613.25:256:36
713.25:256:35
813.15:266:34
913.15:266:33
1013.15:276:33
1113.15:286:32
1213.05:286:31
1313.05:296:30
1413.05:296:29
1513.05:306:28
1613.05:306:28
1712.95:316:27
1812.95:316:26
1912.95:326:25
2012.95:326:24
2112.85:336:23
2212.85:336:22
2312.85:336:21
2412.85:346:20
2512.75:346:19
2612.75:356:18
2712.75:356:17
2812.75:366:16
2912.65:366:14
3012.65:376:13
3112.65:376:12

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.05 kWh/m² to a high of 8.12 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.7Intense
27.7Intense
37.7Intense
47.6Intense
57.6Intense
67.6Intense
77.6Intense
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297.2Intense
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317.1Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Al Ghanāyim

In seasonPeak

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

Dust
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Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Al Ghanāyim?

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

1.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Al Ghanāyim.

What to pack for Al Ghanāyim in August

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

In August, Al Ghanāyim sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Al Ghanāyim in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (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 Ghanāyim peaks around June 18 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 18UV 11Jan 11UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May10Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Al Ghanāyim 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 Ghanāyim is worst in January — around 70 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 41 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 1869 µg/m³Jul 2241 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan70Unhealthy
Feb65Unhealthy
Mar63Unhealthy
Apr60Unhealthy
May57Unhealthy
Jun51Poor
Jul41Poor
Aug43Poor
Sep49Poor
Oct51Poor
Nov53Poor
Dec61Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Al Ghanāyim?

Al Ghanāyim sits at 26.9°N, 31.3°E, 61 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Ţimā, 11 km away.

Topography around Al Ghanāyim

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Ghanāyim has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 186 m around an average of 108 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 270 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 483 m.

The land around Al Ghanāyim is covered by bare terrain (41%) and cropland (36%) within 3 km, bare terrain (46%) and cropland (38%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (86%) within 80 km.

3 km
186 m
16 km
270 m
80 km
483 m
treescroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Ţimā 11 km · Şidfā 11 km · Al Badārī 16 km · Abū Tīj 19 km · Ţahţā 21 km · As Sāḩil 21 km · Juhaynah 28 km · Al Marāghah 34 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 Ghanāyim (26.8752°, 31.3296°, elevation 61 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).