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When to go to Rosetta
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What the averages say
On these averages, Rosetta has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in February to December.
- The warmest month is August (31°C) and the coolest January (17°C). The wettest is January (36 mm) and the driest June (0 mm); about 144 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
- JanCool
- FebMild–warm, dry
- MarMild–warm, dry
- AprMild–warm, dry
- MayMild–warm, dry
- JunMild–warm, dry
- JulMild–warm, dry
- AugMild–warm, dry
- SeptMild–warm, dry
- OctMild–warm, dry
- NovMild–warm, dry
- DecMild–warm, dry
Month by month
Every month in Rosetta
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Humidity | Cloud | Sunlight (kWh/m²/day) | High in Dubai | What it is like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17°C | 13°C | 36 mm | 69% | 60% | 3 | 23°C | Cool |
| February | 18°C | 13°C | 24 mm | 69% | 57% | 3.8 | 24°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| March | 20°C | 14°C | 11 mm | 68% | 48% | 5.2 | 27°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| April | 22°C | 16°C | 11 mm | 66% | 45% | 6.4 | 31°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| May | 26°C | 19°C | 1 mm | 65% | 36% | 7.2 | 35°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| June | 29°C | 22°C | 0 mm | 66% | 18% | 7.8 | 37°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| July | 30°C | 24°C | 0 mm | 68% | 15% | 7.7 | 39°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| August | 31°C | 25°C | 0 mm | 68% | 19% | 7 | 39°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| September | 29°C | 24°C | 0 mm | 66% | 24% | 6 | 37°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| October | 27°C | 22°C | 10 mm | 67% | 39% | 4.6 | 34°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| November | 23°C | 19°C | 18 mm | 66% | 50% | 3.4 | 29°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| December | 19°C | 15°C | 33 mm | 68% | 60% | 2.7 | 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
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- Tanta88 kmGood for going: October to April
- Al Mansurah100 kmGood for going: October to April
- Damietta133 kmGood for going: February to December
- Zagazig137 kmGood for going: October to April
- Cairo169 kmGood for going: October to April
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