Port Said weather in August

In August, Port Said sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 25°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 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 100% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Port Said's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Port Said's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:20 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
5%
2nd clearest
Wind
16 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
7.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Port Said is city in northeastern Egypt.

Density
578/km²
people per km²
Founded
1859

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 29°C through the month.

A typical August day in Port Said reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Port Said

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 25 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
25
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.

Port Said 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
Jan17° / 13°235.310.26.6
Feb18° / 13°193.810.96.8
Mar19° / 15°112.211.87.7
Apr21° / 17°41.112.78.5
May24° / 20°10.313.69.3
Jun27° / 23°00.1149.3
Jul29° / 25°0013.88.1
Aug29° / 25°0013.17.7
Sep28° / 25°0012.28.5
Oct26° / 23°71.211.28.8
Nov23° / 19°143.310.48.3
Dec19° / 15°173.7107.4

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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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Port Said 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 oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1013807
2012808
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25119728
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29225676
30327646
31329635

Wind in August

Winds average 16 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
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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 5:11 AM to 5:30 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:116:43
213.55:116:42
313.55:126:41
413.55:136:41
513.45:136:40
613.45:146:39
713.45:156:38
813.45:156:37
913.35:166:36
1013.35:176:35
1113.35:176:34
1213.35:186:33
1313.25:186:32
1413.25:196:31
1513.25:206:30
1613.15:206:29
1713.15:216:28
1813.15:226:27
1913.15:226:26
2013.05:236:25
2113.05:246:24
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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 7.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.04 kWh/m² to a high of 7.8 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.01 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Port Said

In seasonPeak

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

Port Said sees seasonal dust haze (May), heaviest in May.

Dust
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Is August a good time to visit Port Said?

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

7.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
9.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Port Said for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Port Said in August

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

In August, Port Said sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Port Said in August

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 14 km away) is warmest in August at about 28°C and coldest in February near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Apr 27 to Dec 15 — about 7.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan18Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr19Cool
May22Refreshing
Jun25Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug28Tropical
Sep28Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov23Refreshing
Dec20Cool

UV index in Port Said 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 Port Said peaks around June 15 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highVery highHighModerateJun 15UV 10Jan 13UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Port Said 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 Port Said is worst in January — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.5× the cleanest month (September, 14 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJan 1835 µg/m³Sep 2115 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan36Poor
Feb32Moderate
Mar29Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Port Said?

Port Said sits at 31.3°N, 32.3°E, 16 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Al Maţarīyah, 27 km away.

Topography around Port Said

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Port Said has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 2 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 m.

The land around Port Said is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) and water (47%) within 3 km, water (69%) within 16 km, and water (43%), cropland (26%) and bare terrain (21%) within 80 km.

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30 m
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80 km
180 m
treescroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Al Maţarīyah 27 km · Al Manzalah 37 km · Al Jammālīyah 43 km · Al Qanţarah 45 km · Munsha‘at Abū ‘Umar 48 km · Mīt Salsīl 49 km · Damietta 49 km · ‘Izbat al Burj 51 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 Port Said (31.2653°, 32.3019°, elevation 16 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).