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August Weather in Ras Gharib Egypt

Daily high temperatures decrease by 2°F, from 89°F to 87°F, rarely falling below 83°F or exceeding 95°F. The highest daily average high temperature is 89°F on August 3.

Daily low temperatures are around 76°F, rarely falling below 72°F or exceeding 80°F. The highest daily average low temperature is 76°F on August 15.

For reference, on August 2, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Ras Gharib typically range from 76°F to 89°F, while on January 18, the coldest day of the year, they range from 51°F to 67°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in August in Ras Gharib

The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on August. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in August in Ras Gharib

Average Hourly Temperature in August in Ras GharibAug112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMJulSepwarmhotcomfortablecomfortable
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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The month of August in Ras Gharib experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 3% throughout the month.

The clearest day of the month is August 31, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 99% of the time.

For reference, on November 28, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 26%, while on June 24, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 99%.

Cloud Cover Categories in August in Ras Gharib

Cloud Cover Categories in August in Ras GharibAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JulSepAug 196%Aug 196%Aug 3199%Aug 3199%Aug 1197%Aug 1197%Aug 2198%Aug 2198%clearmostly clear
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

Over the course of August in Ras Gharib, the length of the day is decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 44 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 1 minute, 28 seconds, and weekly decrease of 10 minutes, 16 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is August 31, with 12 hours, 44 minutes of daylight and the longest day is August 1, with 13 hours, 28 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in August in Ras Gharib

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The earliest sunrise of the month in Ras Gharib is 6:09 AM on August 1 and the latest sunrise is 16 minutes later at 6:25 AM on August 31.

The latest sunset is 7:37 PM on August 1 and the earliest sunset is 28 minutes earlier at 7:09 PM on August 31.

Daylight saving time is observed in Ras Gharib during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during August, so the entire month is in standard time.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:50 AM and sets 13 hours, 57 minutes later, at 7:47 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:35 AM and sets 10 hours, 20 minutes later, at 4:56 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in August in Ras Gharib

The solar day over the course of August. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in August in Ras Gharib

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in August in Ras GharibAug112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMJulSep00101020202030304040505050606070708000010102020303030404050506060607080
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of August 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for August 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in August in Ras Gharib

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in August in Ras GharibAug112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMJulSepJul 61:58 AMJul 61:58 AMJul 211:18 PMJul 211:18 PMAug 42:14 PMAug 42:14 PMAug 199:26 PMAug 199:26 PMSep 34:56 AMSep 34:56 AMSep 185:35 AMSep 185:35 AM5:59 AM5:59 AM8:37 PM8:37 PM8:10 PM8:10 PM6:49 AM6:49 AM5:50 AM5:50 AM7:55 PM7:55 PM7:27 PM7:27 PM6:47 AM6:47 AM6:33 AM6:33 AM7:27 PM7:27 PM6:33 PM6:33 PM6:40 AM6:40 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Aug 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
10%2:50 AMENE5:40 PMWNW-10:15 AMN240,020 mi
2
5%3:49 AMENE6:32 PMWNW-11:12 AMS242,254 mi
3
1%4:50 AMENE7:17 PMWNW-12:06 PMS244,426 mi
4
0%5:50 AMENE7:55 PMWNW-12:55 PMS246,482 mi
5
1%6:49 AMENE8:28 PMWNW-1:41 PMS248,348 mi
6
4%7:45 AMENE8:57 PMW-2:23 PMS249,925 mi
7
9%8:39 AME9:24 PMW-3:03 PMS251,098 mi
8
15%9:31 AME9:50 PMW-3:42 PMS251,747 mi
9
22%10:23 AME10:16 PMW-4:20 PMS251,759 mi
10
31%11:15 AMESE10:44 PMWSW-5:00 PMS251,043 mi
11
40%12:09 PMESE11:14 PMWSW-5:41 PMS249,550 mi
12
50%1:05 PMESE11:49 PMWSW-6:27 PMS247,283 mi
13
60%2:04 PMESE--7:16 PMS244,314 mi
14
70%-12:29 AMWSW3:05 PMESE8:10 PMS240,791 mi
15
80%-1:17 AMWSW4:06 PMESE9:09 PMS236,945 mi
16
88%-2:13 AMWSW5:04 PMESE10:11 PMS233,077 mi
17
95%-3:17 AMWSW5:57 PMESE11:12 PMS229,531 mi
18
97%-4:26 AMWSW6:45 PMESE--
19
100%-5:37 AMWSW7:27 PMESE12:11 AMS226,646 mi
20
100%-6:47 AMWSW8:04 PME1:07 AMS224,697 mi
21
98%-7:55 AMW8:39 PME1:59 AMS223,847 mi
22
93%-9:03 AMW9:13 PME2:49 AMS224,127 mi
23
85%-10:09 AMW9:48 PMENE3:39 AMS225,437 mi
24
75%-11:16 AMWNW10:25 PMENE4:29 AMS227,574 mi
25
64%-12:24 PMWNW11:06 PMENE5:21 AMS230,284 mi
26
50%-1:31 PMWNW11:53 PMENE6:16 AMS233,303 mi
27
41%-2:36 PMWNW-7:13 AMS236,398 mi
28
31%12:46 AMENE3:36 PMWNW-8:11 AMN239,390 mi
29
21%1:43 AMENE4:30 PMWNW-9:07 AMS242,159 mi
30
13%2:43 AMENE5:16 PMWNW-10:02 AMS244,639 mi
31
7%3:43 AMENE5:55 PMWNW-10:52 AMS246,803 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Ras Gharib is essentially constant during August, remaining within 1% of 95% throughout.

The highest chance of a muggy day during August is 95% on August 18.

For reference, on August 18, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 95% of the time, while on January 30, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 1% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in August in Ras Gharib

Humidity Comfort Levels in August in Ras GharibAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%JulSepAug 1895%Aug 1895%Aug 194%Aug 194%Aug 3195%Aug 3195%miserablemiserableoppressiveoppressivemuggymuggyhumidhumid
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Ras Gharib is increasing during August, increasing from 14.1 miles per hour to 15.7 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on September 3, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 15.8 miles per hour, while on December 30, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 10.8 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in August in Ras Gharib

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Ras Gharib throughout August is predominantly from the north, with a peak proportion of 98% on August 21.

Wind Direction in August in Ras Gharib

Wind Direction in August in Ras GharibAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%JulSepnorth
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Ras Gharib is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Ras Gharib is essentially constant during August, remaining around 80°F throughout.

The highest average surface water temperature during August is 80°F on August 18.

Average Water Temperature in August in Ras Gharib

Average Water Temperature in August in Ras GharibAug112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313175°F75°F76°F76°F77°F77°F78°F78°F79°F79°F80°F80°F81°F81°F82°F82°F83°F83°FJulSepAug 1880°FAug 1880°FAug 180°FAug 180°FAug 3180°FAug 3180°F
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Ras Gharib are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in August in Ras Gharib

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in August in Ras GharibAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JulSep100%Aug 16100%Aug 16100%Jul 2100%Jul 2comfortablewarmhot
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Ras Gharib are very rapidly increasing during August, increasing by 947°F, from 4,291°F to 5,238°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in August in Ras Gharib

Growing Degree Days in August in Ras GharibAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031314,000°F4,000°F4,200°F4,200°F4,400°F4,400°F4,600°F4,600°F4,800°F4,800°F5,000°F5,000°F5,200°F5,200°F5,400°F5,400°F5,600°F5,600°FJulSepAug 14,291°FAug 14,291°FAug 315,238°FAug 315,238°FAug 114,608°FAug 114,608°FAug 214,925°FAug 214,925°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of August, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Ras Gharib is gradually decreasing during August, falling by 0.7 kWh, from 8.1 kWh to 7.4 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in August in Ras Gharib

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in August in Ras GharibAug11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhJulSepAug 18.1 kWhAug 18.1 kWhAug 317.4 kWhAug 317.4 kWhAug 117.9 kWhAug 117.9 kWhAug 217.7 kWhAug 217.7 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Ras Gharib are 28.358 deg latitude, 33.078 deg longitude, and 52 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Ras Gharib contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 236 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 77 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (787 feet). Within 50 miles contains significant variations in elevation (7,201 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Ras Gharib is covered by bare soil (58%), water (22%), and artificial surfaces (20%), within 10 miles by bare soil (47%) and water (45%), and within 50 miles by bare soil (70%) and water (25%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Ras Gharib, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There is only a single weather station, El Tor, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Ras Gharib.

At a distance of 58 kilometers from Ras Gharib, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records.

The station records are corrected for the elevation difference between the station and Ras Gharib according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

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