Edfu in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Edfu sees average daytime highs around 40°C and overnight lows near 28°C, with 0 mm of rain over about 0 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 40°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 98% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.

Summer is Edfu's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Edfu's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 40°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 28°C
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0 wet days
Avg wind: 16 km/h
Travel score: 0.0; weakest season of the year
Months: Jun · Jul · Aug

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Temperature in Edfu in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 40°C.

A typical summer day in Edfu reaches about 40°C and drops to 28°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.

How summer really feels in Edfu

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

92 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Edfu weather by month

How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	23° / 11°	1	0.2	10.6	9.2
Feb	25° / 13°	0	0	11.1	9.3
Mar	29° / 16°	0	0.1	11.8	7.4
Apr	34° / 20°	0	0	12.6	3.9
May	38° / 25°	0	0.1	13.2	1.3
Jun	40° / 27°	0	0	13.5	0.0
Jul	40° / 28°	0	0	13.4	0.0
Aug	40° / 29°	0	0	12.9	0.0
Sep	39° / 27°	0	0	12.2	0.9
Oct	35° / 23°	0	0.1	11.4	3.2
Nov	29° / 17°	0	0.2	10.8	7.3
Dec	24° / 13°	0	0.1	10.5	9.3

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 98% of the time across summer.

Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Edfu gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Summer

Winds average 16 km/h across summer.

Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min in early June to 12 h 30 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 7.7 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Edfu

In seasonPeak

In summer, Edfu overlaps its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Edfu sees seasonal dust haze (April–June), heaviest in May.

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Is summer a good time to visit Edfu?

Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

0.0

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

3.1

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Edfu.

What to pack for Edfu in Summer

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

In summer, Edfu sees daytime highs around 40°C and nights near 28°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Edfu in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages 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 Edfu 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	5	7	10	10	11	11	10	12	10	8	6	5
Level	High	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	5	High
Feb	7	High
Mar	10	Very high
Apr	10	Very high
May	11	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	6	High
Dec	5	Moderate

Air quality in Edfu in Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Edfu is worst in March — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	42	43	48	46	46	46	41	42	43	38	33	36
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	42	Poor
Feb	43	Poor
Mar	48	Poor
Apr	46	Poor
May	46	Poor
Jun	46	Poor
Jul	41	Poor
Aug	42	Poor
Sep	43	Poor
Oct	38	Poor
Nov	33	Moderate
Dec	36	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Edfu?

Edfu sits at 25.0°N, 32.9°E, 90 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Ar Radīsīyah Qiblī, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Edfu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Edfu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 84 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 196 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 741 m.

The land around Edfu is covered by cropland (50%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, bare terrain (59%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (90%) within 80 km.

3 km

21 m

cropland 50%

16 km

196 m

bare terrain 59%

80 km

741 m

bare terrain 90%

treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

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Summer weather nearby: Ar Radīsīyah Qiblī 8.0 km · Al Başalīyah Baḩrī 25 km · As Sibā‘īyah 31 km · Esna 48 km · Kom Ombo 56 km · Darāw 64 km · Ţūd 76 km · Armant 79 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

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 Edfu (24.9792°, 32.8772°, elevation 90 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.