Giza experiences a hot desert climate like arid climate (Köppen: BWh). Its climate is similar to Cairo, owing to its proximity. Wind storms can be frequent across Egypt in spring, bringing Saharan dust into the city during the months of March and April. High temperatures in winter range from 16 °C (61 °F) to 20 °C (68 °F), while nighttime lows drop to below 7 °C (45 °F). In summer, the highs are 40 °C (104 °F), and the lows can drop to about 20 °C (68 °F). Rain is infrequent in Giza; snow and freezing temperatures are extremely rare.
Up to August 2013, the highest recorded temperature was 46 °C (115 °F) on June 13, 1965, while the lowest recorded temperature was 2 °C (36 °F) on January 8, 1966.[4]
| [hide]Climate data for Giza | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 28 (82) | 30 (86) | 36 (97) | 41 (106) | 43 (109) | 46 (115) | 41 (106) | 43 (109) | 39 (102) | 40 (104) | 36 (97) | 30 (86) | 46 (115) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 19.3 (66.7) | 20.9 (69.6) | 24.2 (75.6) | 28.4 (83.1) | 32 (90) | 34.9 (94.8) | 34.5 (94.1) | 34.4 (93.9) | 32.4 (90.3) | 30.2 (86.4) | 25.4 (77.7) | 21.1 (70) | 28.14 (82.68) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 13 (55) | 14 (57) | 17.2 (63) | 20.5 (68.9) | 24 (75) | 27.1 (80.8) | 27.5 (81.5) | 27.5 (81.5) | 25.6 (78.1) | 23.5 (74.3) | 19.2 (66.6) | 15 (59) | 21.18 (70.06) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 6.8 (44.2) | 7.2 (45) | 10.3 (50.5) | 12.7 (54.9) | 16.1 (61) | 19.3 (66.7) | 20.6 (69.1) | 20.7 (69.3) | 18.9 (66) | 16.8 (62.2) | 13 (55) | 8.9 (48) | 14.28 (57.66) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 2 (36) | 4 (39) | 5 (41) | 8 (46) | 11 (52) | 16 (61) | 17 (63) | 17 (63) | 16 (61) | 11 (52) | 4 (39) | 4 (39) | 2 (36) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4 (0.16) | 3 (0.12) | 2 (0.08) | 1 (0.04) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (0.12) | 4 (0.16) | 17 (0.68) |
| Source #1: Climate-Data.org[5] | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: Voodoo Skies[4] for record temperatures | |||||||||||||
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