Egypt weather is considered as having only two seasons, which are a mild winter from November to April and a very hot summer from May to October. All over Egypt the days are usually hot and dry and the nights are cool. The only distinctions between seasons are the alterations in prevailing winds and the variations in daytime temperatures. Along the coast, the temperatures range from an average of 14 C during winter and an average of 30 C in summer. However, in Egypt weather, the temperatures are quite different from the ones of the coastal regions. In summer, the temperature may be as low as 7 C during the night and as high a 43 C during the day. In winter, the temperature changes in inland may not be as extreme, but they range from 0 C at night and 18 C at day.
Alexandria in the north has a cool and pleasant weather, which made it the most popular area of the country. Throughout the northern Nile valley and the Delta, sporadic light frost occurs and sometimes even snow falls. Aswan in the south has extreme variations in weather, especially in June when the temperature ranges from 10 C at night and 41 C during the day.
The precipitation throughout Egypt weather is quite low, as it receives less than 80 mm of rainfall per annum in most areas. The areas with the highest rainfall, which are the ones around Alexandria, receive a maximum of 200 mm of precipitation per year. Even though Alexandria is high in humidity, the sea breezes maintain the humidity at comfortable levels.
In the south, in Cairo, the precipitation is lower than 1 cm annually. However the humidity during the summer is as high as 77% whereas in winter the weather is quite dry. Some areas in the south might not receive any rain for years.
Egypt weather during March, April and May, hot spring winds known as sirocco or khamsin, blow across the country, currying large quantities of sand and dust from the dessert. These winds form in slow, dynamic low pressure areas in the Isthmus of Suez and spread along the northern coast of Africa. These sandstorms which may be at 140 km per hour, may cause temperature rise of 20 C in just two hours, and may be very harmful to humans, animals and crops.
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