Sumusţā al Waqf weather in August

In August, Sumusţā al Waqf 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 humid.

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 Sumusţā al Waqf's 1st-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sumusţā al Waqf's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
13 hours
5:29 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
1%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
7.41 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 Sumusţā al Waqf reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 12°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 Sumusţā al Waqf

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.

Sumusţā al Waqf 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
Jan20° / 20.410.48.2
Feb21° / 10°20.5118.6
Mar25° / 12°30.411.89.2
Apr29° / 16°0012.77.2
May33° / 19°0013.44.5
Jun36° / 22°0013.82.9
Jul37° / 24°0013.72.3
Aug37° / 24°00132.4
Sep35° / 23°0012.23.7
Oct31° / 20°00.111.36.0
Nov26° / 15°10.310.68.8
Dec21° / 11°10.210.28.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 100% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

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

Sumusţā al Waqf 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 humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 15% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
132463100
232363110
332363110
432263120
522164130
622164130
722064140
821964150
921964150
1021864160
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2412063160
2512162160
2612262150
2712361150
2812461140
2912560140
3012659140
3112759130

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
112calm
212calm
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912light breeze
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3113light breeze

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 5:21 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 6:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:216:45
213.45:216:44
313.45:226:43
413.35:226:42
513.35:236:42
613.35:246:41
713.35:246:40
813.25:256:39
913.25:256:38
1013.25:266:38
1113.25:266:37
1213.15:276:36
1313.15:286:35
1413.15:286:34
1513.15:296:33
1613.05:296:32
1713.05:306:31
1813.05:306:30
1913.05:316:29
2012.95:326:28
2112.95:326:27
2212.95:336:26
2312.95:336:25
2412.85:346:24
2512.85:346:23
2612.85:356:21
2712.75:356:20
2812.75:366:19
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3012.75:376:17
3112.65:386:16

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.67 kWh/m² to a high of 8.14 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.41 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.7Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Sumusţā al Waqf

In seasonPeak

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

Sumusţā al Waqf sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

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Is August a good time to visit Sumusţā al Waqf?

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 Sumusţā al Waqf. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Sumusţā al Waqf in August

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Sumusţā al Waqf 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 Sumusţā al Waqf peaks around July 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 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 highHighModerateJul 17UV 11Jan 13UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May10Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Sumusţā al Waqf 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 Sumusţā al Waqf is worst in January — around 89 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.7× the cleanest month (July, 33 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 1787 µg/m³Jul 2133 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan89Unhealthy
Feb80Unhealthy
Mar69Unhealthy
Apr57Unhealthy
May50Poor
Jun39Poor
Jul33Moderate
Aug34Moderate
Sep39Poor
Oct47Poor
Nov67Unhealthy
Dec77Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Sumusţā al Waqf?

Sumusţā al Waqf sits at 28.9°N, 30.9°E, 32 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Sumusţā as Sulţānī, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Sumusţā al Waqf

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sumusţā al Waqf has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10 m around an average of 30 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 154 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 563 m.

The land around Sumusţā al Waqf is covered by cropland (72%) within 3 km, cropland (62%) and bare terrain (22%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (73%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
10 m
16 km
154 m
80 km
563 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Sumusţā as Sulţānī 1.0 km · Al Fashn 12 km · Bibā 13 km · Ihnāsyā al Madīnah 21 km · Ihnāsīyah 25 km · Al ‘Idwah 26 km · Banī Suwayf al Jadīdah 28 km · New Bani Sewif City 29 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 Sumusţā al Waqf (28.921°, 30.8537°, elevation 32 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).