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When to go to Al ‘Arīsh
Twelve months of averages for Al ‘Arīsh, and what they say about when to go.
When to go
What the averages say
Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.
Official travel advice warns against all travel to North Sinai Governorate at present, so we do not offer trips there. This page gives its climate and geography only.
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- Hot months (a mean high of 32°C or more): July and August.
- The warmest month is July (32°C) and the coolest January (17°C). The wettest is January (29 mm) and the driest June (0 mm); about 122 mm of rain falls in a year.
The year at a glance
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
- JanCool
- FebMild–warm, dry
- MarMild–warm, dry
- AprMild–warm, dry
- MayMild–warm, dry
- JunMild–warm, dry
- JulHot
- AugHot
- SeptMild–warm, dry
- OctMild–warm, dry
- NovMild–warm, dry
- DecMild–warm, dry
Month by month
Every month in Al ‘Arīsh
The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Humidity | Cloud | Sunlight (kWh/m²/day) | High in Dubai | What it is like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17°C | 9°C | 29 mm | 66% | 57% | 3 | 23°C | Cool |
| February | 19°C | 10°C | 19 mm | 66% | 52% | 3.9 | 24°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| March | 21°C | 11°C | 12 mm | 66% | 46% | 5.2 | 27°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| April | 24°C | 14°C | 10 mm | 64% | 41% | 6.3 | 31°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| May | 28°C | 17°C | 1 mm | 62% | 30% | 7.2 | 35°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| June | 30°C | 20°C | 0 mm | 64% | 14% | 7.8 | 37°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| July | 32°C | 22°C | 1 mm | 64% | 14% | 7.5 | 39°C | Hot |
| August | 32°C | 23°C | 0 mm | 65% | 14% | 6.9 | 39°C | Hot |
| September | 30°C | 22°C | 0 mm | 66% | 20% | 5.9 | 37°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| October | 28°C | 20°C | 8 mm | 67% | 35% | 4.6 | 34°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| November | 23°C | 16°C | 22 mm | 64% | 48% | 3.4 | 29°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| December | 19°C | 11°C | 20 mm | 65% | 56% | 2.8 | 25°C | Mild to warm and dry |
The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.
Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.
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- Ismailia157 kmGood for going: October to April
- Suez177 kmGood for going: October to April
- Petra184 kmGood for going: March to June and September to November
- Damietta191 kmGood for going: February to December
- Eilat207 kmGood for going: February to April and October to December
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Travel advice
Official travel advice warns against all travel to North Sinai Governorate at present, so we do not offer trips there. This page gives its climate and geography only.
Read the official travel advice (UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)