Al-Khārijah weather in August

In August, Al-Khārijah sees average daytime highs of 40°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 40°C in the first days to 39°C by the end. 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-Khārijah's 1st-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al-Khārijah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
40°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:35 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
2%
1st clearest
Wind
15 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
7.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.3
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 40°C in the first days to 39°C by the end.

A typical August day in Al-Khārijah reaches about 40°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 37°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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How August really feels in Al-Khārijah

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
25 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-Khārijah weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 00.110.68.8
Feb24° / 10°00.111.19.3
Mar28° / 13°10.111.88.3
Apr33° / 18°0012.64.7
May37° / 23°0013.21.9
Jun39° / 25°0013.50.5
Jul40° / 26°0013.40.2
Aug40° / 26°0012.90.3
Sep37° / 24°0012.21.9
Oct34° / 20°0011.44.5
Nov27° / 14°0010.88.5
Dec22° / 0010.59.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 99% 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-Khārijah 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 85% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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29190
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Wind in August

Winds average 15 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
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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 5:28 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:286:40
213.25:296:39
313.25:296:38
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1113.05:336:33
1213.05:336:32
1313.05:346:31
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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 4.43 kWh/m² to a high of 8.14 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
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Al-Khārijah

In seasonPeak

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

Dust
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Is August a good time to visit Al-Khārijah?

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
3.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Al-Khārijah.

What to pack for Al-Khārijah in August

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

In August, Al-Khārijah sees daytime highs around 40°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Al-Khārijah in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (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-Khārijah peaks around August 16 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighAug 16UV 11Jan 10UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb7Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr10Very high
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Al-Khārijah 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-Khārijah is worst in June — around 83 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyJun 983 µg/m³Dec 1258 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan61Unhealthy
Feb65Unhealthy
Mar79Unhealthy
Apr79Unhealthy
May82Unhealthy
Jun83Unhealthy
Jul61Unhealthy
Aug67Unhealthy
Sep80Unhealthy
Oct79Unhealthy
Nov58Unhealthy
Dec58Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Al-Khārijah?

Al-Khārijah sits at 25.3°N, 30.6°E, 80 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Al Khārjah, 22 km away.

MūţGirgaAl BalyanāAbū ŢishtJuhaynahFarshūţSohag

Topography around Al-Khārijah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al-Khārijah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m around an average of 35 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 163 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 587 m.

The land around Al-Khārijah is covered by bare terrain (59%) and cropland (33%) within 3 km, bare terrain (91%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
58 m
16 km
163 m
80 km
587 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Al Khārjah 22 km · Mūţ 160 km · Girga 181 km · Al Balyanā 182 km · Abū Ţisht 183 km · Juhaynah 184 km · Farshūţ 185 km · Sohag 185 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-Khārijah (25.25°, 30.55°, elevation 80 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).