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When to go to Aswān
When to go
What the averages say
On these averages, Aswān has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in November to March.
- Hot months (a mean high of 32°C or more): April to October.
- The warmest month is August (43°C) and the coolest January (23°C). The wettest is January (0 mm) and the driest January (0 mm); about 0 mm of rain falls in a year.
How these sentences are worded
Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.
The year at a glance
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
- JanMild–warm, dry
- FebMild–warm, dry
- MarMild–warm, dry
- AprHot
- MayHot
- JunHot
- JulHot
- AugHot
- SeptHot
- OctHot
- NovMild–warm, dry
- DecMild–warm, dry
Month by month
Every month in Aswān
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Humidity | Cloud | Sunlight (kWh/m²/day) | High in Dubai | What it is like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23°C | 7°C | 0 mm | 42% | 20% | 4.8 | 23°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| February | 27°C | 9°C | 0 mm | 33% | 21% | 5.7 | 24°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| March | 31°C | 13°C | 0 mm | 23% | 20% | 6.7 | 27°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| April | 36°C | 18°C | 0 mm | 18% | 23% | 7.5 | 31°C | Hot |
| May | 40°C | 22°C | 0 mm | 15% | 20% | 7.9 | 35°C | Hot |
| June | 42°C | 24°C | 0 mm | 15% | 11% | 8.1 | 37°C | Hot |
| July | 42°C | 26°C | 0 mm | 17% | 12% | 8 | 39°C | Hot |
| August | 43°C | 26°C | 0 mm | 18% | 12% | 7.5 | 39°C | Hot |
| September | 41°C | 23°C | 0 mm | 20% | 10% | 6.9 | 37°C | Hot |
| October | 37°C | 20°C | 0 mm | 26% | 12% | 5.8 | 34°C | Hot |
| November | 30°C | 14°C | 0 mm | 37% | 13% | 5 | 29°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| December | 25°C | 9°C | 0 mm | 44% | 18% | 4.5 | 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.
When to go nearby
When to go nearby
- Kom Ombo43 kmGood for going: November to February
- Esna138 kmGood for going: November to March
- Luxor181 kmGood for going: November to March
- Hurghada364 kmGood for going: October to May
- Asyut384 kmGood for going: November to March
- Sharm el Sheikh449 kmGood for going: November to April
- Tabuk603 kmGood for going: February to April, November and December
- Al Fayyum615 kmGood for going: October to April
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