Ḩalwān weather in August

In August, Ḩalwān sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 13.1 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 humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Ḩalwān's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ḩalwān's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:26 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
1%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
7.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Ḩalwān is city in Cairo Governorate.

Density
3,538/km²
people per km²

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 Ḩalwān 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 38°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 Ḩalwān

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.

Ḩalwān 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° / 30.910.38.0
Feb21° / 10°30.910.98.3
Mar24° / 12°40.511.89.1
Apr29° / 15°10.212.77.5
May33° / 19°00.113.54.9
Jun35° / 21°0013.93.4
Jul36° / 23°0013.72.7
Aug36° / 23°0013.12.8
Sep34° / 22°0012.24.1
Oct31° / 19°10.211.36.3
Nov26° / 15°20.410.58.8
Dec21° / 10°10.510.18.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 100% of the time in August.

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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31000
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ḩalwān 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 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 36% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
121056320
22956330
32955340
42954350
51855360
61853371
71852381
81753381
91752391
101752391
111752391
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171654372
181655362
191656352
201657342
211757332
221758322
231758322
240859312
250860302
260960301
2701060291
2801159291
2901259281
3001359271
3101459261

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
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412calm
512calm
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2012calm
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2812light breeze
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3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 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 5:17 AM to 5:35 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 6:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:176:44
213.45:186:44
313.45:196:43
413.45:196:42
513.45:206:41
613.35:206:41
713.35:216:40
813.35:226:39
913.35:226:38
1013.25:236:37
1113.25:236:36
1213.25:246:35
1313.25:256:34
1413.15:256:33
1513.15:266:32
1613.15:266:31
1713.15:276:30
1813.05:286:29
1913.05:286:28
2013.05:296:27
2112.95:296:26
2212.95:306:25
2312.95:306:24
2412.95:316:23
2512.85:326:22
2612.85:326:21
2712.85:336:19
2812.75:336:18
2912.75:346:17
3012.75:346:16
3112.75:356:15

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 3.45 kWh/m² to a high of 8.11 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
17.7Intense
27.7Intense
37.7Intense
47.7Intense
57.6Intense
67.6Intense
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97.5Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Ḩalwān

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
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Is August a good time to visit Ḩalwān?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ḩalwān in August

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ḩalwān 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 Ḩalwān peaks around June 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 17UV 11Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar7Very high
Apr8Very high
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Ḩalwān 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 Ḩalwān is worst in January — around 134 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.0× the cleanest month (July, 44 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 12133 µg/m³Jul 1945 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan134Unhealthy
Feb124Unhealthy
Mar100Unhealthy
Apr79Unhealthy
May67Unhealthy
Jun52Poor
Jul44Poor
Aug48Poor
Sep56Unhealthy
Oct76Unhealthy
Nov119Unhealthy
Dec131Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ḩalwān?

Ḩalwān sits at 29.8°N, 31.3°E, 28 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Al Badrashayn, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Ḩalwān

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ḩalwān has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m around an average of 28 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 367 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 977 m.

The land around Ḩalwān is covered by artificial surfaces (66%) within 3 km, bare terrain (57%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (65%) within 80 km.

3 km
54 m
16 km
367 m
80 km
977 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Al Badrashayn 3.0 km · Al Ḩawāmidīyah 8.0 km · Abū an Numrus 15 km · Giza 21 km · 6th of October City 24 km · Al ‘Ayyāţ 25 km · Madīnat an Naşr 25 km · Cairo 25 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 Ḩalwān (29.8414°, 31.3008°, elevation 28 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).