Siwa weather in August

In August, Siwa sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 13 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 37°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 100% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Siwa's 2nd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Siwa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:50 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
1%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
7.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 37°C through the month.

A typical August day in Siwa reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 39°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 Siwa

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.

Siwa 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
Jan18° / 20.510.37.8
Feb20° / 30.7118.3
Mar24° / 11°20.411.89.2
Apr28° / 15°00.112.77.8
May33° / 19°00.113.45.0
Jun36° / 22°0013.82.9
Jul37° / 23°0013.72.2
Aug37° / 24°00132.4
Sep34° / 22°0012.24.1
Oct30° / 18°0011.37.0
Nov24° / 13°10.210.59.0
Dec20° / 20.510.28.2

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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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Siwa 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 comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 53% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12654200
22455210
32355220
42254240
52154250
62054260
72053270
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302152261
312153251

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 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of August to 12 h 36 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 5:42 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 7:06 PM to 6:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:427:06
213.45:427:06
313.45:437:05
413.35:437:04
513.35:447:03
613.35:447:03
713.35:457:02
813.35:467:01
913.25:467:00
1013.25:476:59
1113.25:476:58
1213.25:486:58
1313.15:496:57
1413.15:496:56
1513.15:506:55
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1713.05:516:53
1813.05:516:52
1913.05:526:51
2013.05:536:50
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3112.65:596:37

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.68 kWh/m² to a high of 8.18 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.47 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.8Intense
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57.7Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Siwa

In seasonPeak

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

Siwa sees seasonal dust haze (March–June), heaviest in May.

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

Is August a good time to visit Siwa?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Siwa in August

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

In August, Siwa sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Siwa in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Siwa peaks around August 13 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 14 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateAug 13UV 11Jan 14UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar7Very high
Apr10Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Siwa 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 Siwa is worst in March — around 51 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (November, 26 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMar 2151 µg/m³Nov 1127 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan46Poor
Feb43Poor
Mar51Poor
Apr49Poor
May48Poor
Jun43Poor
Jul35Moderate
Aug33Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Siwa?

Siwa sits at 29.2°N, 25.5°E, -15 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is As Sallūm, 264 km away.

As SallūmAn-NajaylahSīdī BarānīMarsá MaţrūḩAl BawīţīEl DabaaAl Ḩammām

Topography around Siwa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Siwa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of -12 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 262 m.

The land around Siwa is covered by trees (44%) and bare terrain (33%) within 3 km, bare terrain (87%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
139 m
80 km
262 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: As Sallūm 264 km · An-Najaylah 265 km · Sīdī Barānī 271 km · Marsá Maţrūḩ 290 km · Al Bawīţī 340 km · El Dabaa 347 km · Tobruk 354 km · Al Ḩammām 415 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 Siwa (29.2032°, 25.5196°, elevation -15 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).