Banī Suwayf weather in August

In August, Banī Suwayf sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 24°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 37°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 100% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Banī Suwayf's 1st-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Banī Suwayf's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:28 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
1%
1st clearest
Wind
13 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
7.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Banī Suwayf is City in Egypt.

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 37°C through the month.

A typical August day in Banī Suwayf reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°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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How August really feels in Banī Suwayf

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.

Banī Suwayf 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
Jan20° / 20.610.48.2
Feb22° / 20.5118.6
Mar25° / 12°30.411.89.1
Apr29° / 16°0012.77.2
May34° / 19°0013.44.4
Jun36° / 22°0013.82.8
Jul37° / 24°0013.72.3
Aug37° / 24°00132.4
Sep35° / 23°0012.23.6
Oct32° / 20°00.111.35.9
Nov26° / 14°20.410.58.7
Dec22° / 10°10.310.28.6

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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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Banī Suwayf 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 humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 15% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
142363100
242263110
332264110
432164120
532163130
632064130
731964140
821964150
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2412262150
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2712561130
2812660130
2912760120
3012859120
3122958110

Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 5:19 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 6:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:196:44
213.45:206:43
313.45:216:42
413.35:216:42
513.35:226:41
613.35:226:40
713.35:236:39
813.25:246:39
913.25:246:38
1013.25:256:37
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1213.25:266:35
1313.15:266:34
1413.15:276:33
1513.15:286:32
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1713.05:296:30
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1913.05:306:28
2012.95:306:27
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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 7.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.62 kWh/m² to a high of 8.1 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.38 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 Banī Suwayf

In seasonPeak

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

Banī Suwayf sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

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Is August a good time to visit Banī Suwayf?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Banī Suwayf in August

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

In August, Banī Suwayf sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Banī Suwayf 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 Banī Suwayf peaks around June 18 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 14 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 highHighModerateJun 18UV 10Jan 14UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar7Very high
Apr8Very high
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Banī Suwayf 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 Banī Suwayf is worst in January — around 89 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.7× the cleanest month (July, 33 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 1787 µg/m³Jul 2133 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan89Unhealthy
Feb80Unhealthy
Mar69Unhealthy
Apr57Unhealthy
May50Poor
Jun39Poor
Jul33Moderate
Aug34Moderate
Sep39Poor
Oct47Poor
Nov67Unhealthy
Dec77Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Banī Suwayf?

Banī Suwayf sits at 29.1°N, 31.1°E, 33 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is New Bani Sewif City, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Banī Suwayf

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Banī Suwayf has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m around an average of 30 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 311 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 782 m.

The land around Banī Suwayf is covered by artificial surfaces (42%) and cropland (33%) within 3 km, cropland (41%) and bare terrain (38%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
22 m
16 km
311 m
80 km
782 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: New Bani Sewif City 5.0 km · Banī Suwayf al Jadīdah 5.0 km · Ihnāsīyah 8.0 km · Būsh 9.0 km · Ihnāsyā al Madīnah 15 km · Bibā 20 km · Sumusţā al Waqf 29 km · Sumusţā as Sulţānī 30 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 Banī Suwayf (29.0744°, 31.0979°, elevation 33 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).