Sīdī Sālim weather in April

In April, Sīdī Sālim sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 4 mm of rain across 1.4 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 28°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 Sālim's 7th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sīdī Sālim's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
7th warmest
Overnight low
15°
5th coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
1.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:34 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
27%
7th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.6
out of 10

Sīdī Sālim is City in Egypt.

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 25°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical April day in Sīdī Sālim reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 4°C warmer than March and about 3°C cooler than May.

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How April really feels in Sīdī Sālim

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 Sālim 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
Jan19° / 10°164.810.27.2
Feb20° / 11°143.510.97.5
Mar23° / 12°9211.88.5
Apr26° / 15°41.412.78.6
May30° / 18°20.413.67.0
Jun32° / 21°00145.6
Jul33° / 23°0013.85.0
Aug33° / 24°0013.14.7
Sep32° / 22°00.112.25.4
Oct30° / 20°41.111.26.8
Nov25° / 16°102.210.48.4
Dec21° / 12°102.9107.8

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 14% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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28713
38812
48812
58812
68812
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Sīdī Sālim gets around 4 mm of rain over 1.4 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 4% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
17
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46
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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 76% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
190100
290100
390100
489110
589110
688120
787130
887130
986140
1085150
1184160
1283170
1381181
1480191
1579201
1678211
1777221
1876231
1975241
2074251
2172271
2270282
2368302
2466322
2563343
2661363
2758384
2855405
2952426
3050446

Wind in April

Winds average 12 km/h in April.

Across April, 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
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light 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 5:53 AM to 5:19 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:536:10
212.35:526:11
312.45:506:11
412.45:496:12
512.45:486:13
612.45:476:13
712.55:456:14
812.55:446:15
912.55:436:15
1012.65:426:16
1112.65:406:17
1212.65:396:17
1312.75:386:18
1412.75:376:19
1512.75:356:19
1612.85:346:20
1712.85:336:21
1812.85:326:21
1912.95:316:22
2012.95:306:23
2112.95:286:23
2212.95:276:24
2313.05:266:25
2413.05:256:25
2513.05:246:26
2613.15:236:27
2713.15:226:27
2813.15:216:28
2913.15:206:29
3013.25:196:30

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.88 kWh/m² to a high of 7.83 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 6.64 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.4Intense
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287.0Intense
297.0Intense
307.1Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Sīdī Sālim

In seasonPeak

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

Sīdī Sālim sees seasonal dust haze (May), heaviest in May.

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

Is April a good time to visit Sīdī Sālim?

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

8.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sīdī Sālim in April

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

In April, Sīdī Sālim sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Sīdī Sālim in April

The nearest coast averages about 19°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 40 km away) is warmest in August at about 27°C and coldest in February near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 3 to Dec 19 — about 7.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan18Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr19Cool
May21Refreshing
Jun24Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov23Refreshing
Dec20Refreshing

UV index in Sīdī Sālim in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sīdī Sālim peaks around June 18 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 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 highHighModerateJun 18UV 10Jan 10UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Sīdī Sālim 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 Sālim is worst in January — around 52 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.6× the cleanest month (July, 20 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorJan 1651 µg/m³Jul 2020 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan52Poor
Feb47Poor
Mar39Poor
Apr33Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov44Poor
Dec47Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Sīdī Sālim?

Sīdī Sālim sits at 31.3°N, 30.8°E, 6 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Ar Riyāḑ, 15 km away.

Topography around Sīdī Sālim

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sīdī Sālim has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m around an average of 2 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m.

The land around Sīdī Sālim is covered by cropland (81%) within 3 km, cropland (75%) within 16 km, and cropland (53%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
12 m
16 km
19 m
80 km
53 m
treescroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
April weather nearby: Ar Riyāḑ 15 km · Disūq 20 km · Kafr ash Shaykh 23 km · Ar Raḩmānīyah 23 km · Fuwwah 24 km · Muţūbas 25 km · Qillīn 26 km · Sīdī Ghāzī 26 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 Sālim (31.2713°, 30.7862°, elevation 6 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).