Madīnat Wādī an Naţrūn weather in August

In August, Madīnat Wādī an Naţrūn sees average daytime highs of 35°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 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 100% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Madīnat Wādī an Naţrūn's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Madīnat Wādī an Naţrūn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
1st warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:29 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
3%
2nd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
7.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month.

A typical August day in Madīnat Wādī an Naţrūn reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 37°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 Madīnat Wādī an Naţrūn

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.

Madīnat Wādī an Naţrūn weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 4110.37.7
Feb20° / 10°41.210.98.0
Mar23° / 11°40.711.88.9
Apr27° / 14°10.212.78.4
May31° / 17°00.213.56.2
Jun33° / 20°0013.94.8
Jul34° / 22°0013.84.0
Aug35° / 23°0013.13.9
Sep33° / 21°0012.25.0
Oct30° / 19°10.211.37.0
Nov25° / 14°30.810.58.8
Dec21° / 11°20.610.18.2

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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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Madīnat Wādī an Naţrūn 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 muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 91% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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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 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 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 5:20 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 6:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:206:49
213.55:216:48
313.45:216:48
413.45:226:47
513.45:236:46
613.45:236:45
713.35:246:44
813.35:246:44
913.35:256:43
1013.35:266:42
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1213.25:276:40
1313.25:286:39
1413.25:286:38
1513.15:296:37
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1713.15:306:35
1813.15:316:34
1913.05:316:33
2013.05:326:32
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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 7.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.25 kWh/m² to a high of 8.05 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.22 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 Madīnat Wādī an Naţrūn

In seasonPeak

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

Madīnat Wādī an Naţrūn sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

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Is August a good time to visit Madīnat Wādī an Naţrūn?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Madīnat Wādī an Naţrūn in August

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

In August, Madīnat Wādī an Naţrūn sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Madīnat Wādī an Naţrūn 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 Madīnat Wādī an Naţrūn peaks around June 16 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 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 16UV 11Jan 12UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar7Very high
Apr8Very high
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Madīnat Wādī an Naţrūn 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 Madīnat Wādī an Naţrūn is worst in January — around 51 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.4× the cleanest month (July, 21 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorJan 2050 µg/m³Jul 2221 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan51Poor
Feb47Poor
Mar46Poor
Apr42Poor
May36Poor
Jun27Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov38Poor
Dec40Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Madīnat Wādī an Naţrūn?

Madīnat Wādī an Naţrūn sits at 30.4°N, 30.4°E, -4 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Madīnat as Sādāt, 15 km away.

Topography around Madīnat Wādī an Naţrūn

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Madīnat Wādī an Naţrūn.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Madīnat Wādī an Naţrūn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 77 m around an average of 1 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 132 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 352 m.

The land around Madīnat Wādī an Naţrūn is covered by bare terrain (44%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, bare terrain (45%) and cropland (35%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (48%) and cropland (39%) within 80 km.

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77 m
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80 km
352 m
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August weather nearby: Madīnat as Sādāt 15 km · Badr 41 km · An Nūbārīyah 42 km · Ad Dilinjāt 53 km · Kawm Ḩamādah 54 km · Munūf 57 km · Ash Shuhadā’ 58 km · Ḩawsh ‘Īsá 60 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 Madīnat Wādī an Naţrūn (30.3775°, 30.3503°, elevation -4 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).