Sīdī Barānī weather in April

In April, Sīdī Barānī sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.9 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Sīdī Barānī's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sīdī Barānī's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
7th warmest
Overnight low
15°
5th coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:53 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover
27%
7th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.9
out of 10

Sīdī Barānī is human settlement.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical April day in Sīdī Barānī reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 3°C warmer than March and about 3°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How April really feels in Sīdī Barānī

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

April sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Sīdī Barānī weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 11°214.910.26.6
Feb18° / 11°133.510.87.1
Mar20° / 13°61.811.88.0
Apr23° / 15°30.912.88.9
May26° / 17°20.513.69.0
Jun29° / 21°00148.1
Jul30° / 23°0013.96.8
Aug31° / 24°0013.26.5
Sep30° / 22°10.212.27.2
Oct27° / 20°51.611.28.4
Nov23° / 16°122.410.48.3
Dec19° / 13°174.3107.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28317
38317
48317
58317
68416
78416
88416
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Sīdī Barānī gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.9 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 3% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19640
29550
39550
49550
59550
69550
79460
89460
99460
109460
119370
129370
139280
149280
159190
1690100
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1889110
1988120
2086140
2185150
2284160
2382180
2480200
2578220
2676240
2775250
2872271
2970291
3068311

Wind in April

Winds average 18 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
319light breeze
419light breeze
519light breeze
619light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:12 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:126:30
212.36:116:30
312.46:106:31
412.46:086:32
512.46:076:32
612.56:066:33
712.56:056:34
812.56:036:34
912.56:026:35
1012.66:016:36
1112.65:596:36
1212.65:586:37
1312.75:576:38
1412.75:566:38
1512.75:556:39
1612.85:536:40
1712.85:526:40
1812.85:516:41
1912.95:506:42
2012.95:496:42
2112.95:476:43
2213.05:466:44
2313.05:456:45
2413.05:446:45
2513.05:436:46
2613.15:426:47
2713.15:416:47
2813.15:406:48
2913.25:396:49
3013.25:386:49

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.95 kWh/m² to a high of 7.97 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 6.78 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
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96.6Intense
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287.2Intense
297.2Intense
307.2Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Sīdī Barānī

In seasonPeak

In April, Sīdī Barānī sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Sīdī Barānī?

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

8.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is one of the better times to visit Sīdī Barānī for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Sīdī Barānī in April

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

In April, Sīdī Barānī sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 15°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Sīdī Barānī in April

The nearest coast averages about 18°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 27°C and coldest in March near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 16 to Dec 17 — about 7.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan18Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr18Cool
May20Refreshing
Jun23Refreshing
Jul26Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct25Warm
Nov23Refreshing
Dec20Refreshing

UV index in Sīdī Barānī in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sīdī Barānī peaks around August 12 at about 10 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateAug 12UV 10Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Sīdī Barānī in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Sīdī Barānī is worst in January — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (July, 11 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateJan 1928 µg/m³Sep 1411 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan29Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug12Good
Sep11Good
Oct12Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sīdī Barānī?

Sīdī Barānī sits at 31.6°N, 25.9°E, 24 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is An-Najaylah, 66 km away.

An-NajaylahAs SallūmMarsá MaţrūḩEl DabaaSiwaAl Ḩammām

Topography around Sīdī Barānī

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sīdī Barānī has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 19 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 250 m.

The land around Sīdī Barānī is covered by bare terrain (51%) and water (25%) within 3 km, water (50%), cropland (25%) and bare terrain (22%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (56%) and water (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
97 m
80 km
250 m
grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: An-Najaylah 66 km · As Sallūm 73 km · Marsá Maţrūḩ 128 km · Tobruk 194 km · El Dabaa 248 km · Siwa 271 km · Darnah 335 km · Al Ḩammām 340 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 Sīdī Barānī (31.6117°, 25.9254°, elevation 24 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).