6th of October City climate

Name: 6th of October City
Address: EG

6th of October City is warmest in July, with average highs of 36 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 6.9 °C. March is the wettest month (3.5 mm) and July the driest (0 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year 6th of October City averages 15 mm of rain and 230 days above 25 °C.

Egypt · population 368,650 · 1991–2020 normals

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

Warmest month July 36 °C
Coldest month January 6.9 °C
Driest month July 0 mm
Wettest month March 4 mm
Least cloud July 4 % cloud
Hottest on record May 45 °C
Coldest on record February 0.2 °C

What to expect6th of October City through the year

6th of October City has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 18 °C in January to 36 °C in July, a swing of 16 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 230 days a year reach 25 °C, 171 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 45 °C, in May.

Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 0 mm in July to 4 mm in March. There is no dry season to aim for.

Month by month

Month	Avg high	Rainfall	Cloud
January	18.2 °C	3 mm	32 %
February	19.9 °C	3 mm	29 %
March	23.6 °C	4 mm	24 %
April	28.2 °C	1 mm	22 %
May	32.4 °C	under 1 mm	18 %
June	35.2 °C	under 1 mm	4 %
July	36.2 °C	0 mm	4 %
August	36.0 °C	0 mm	4 %
September	33.8 °C	under 1 mm	6 %
October	29.9 °C	1 mm	14 %
November	24.4 °C	2 mm	28 %
December	19.8 °C	2 mm	31 %

Temperature month by month

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Mean	Record high	Record low	Days above 25 °C	Days above 30 °C
January	18.2 °C	6.9 °C	12.5 °C	28.0 °C	0.6 °C	1	0
February	19.9 °C	7.6 °C	13.8 °C	32.2 °C	0.2 °C	3	0
March	23.6 °C	9.8 °C	16.9 °C	37.8 °C	2.1 °C	10	3
April	28.2 °C	12.8 °C	20.8 °C	40.9 °C	3.5 °C	22	10
May	32.4 °C	16.5 °C	24.8 °C	44.8 °C	9.8 °C	31	22
June	35.2 °C	19.1 °C	27.5 °C	44.5 °C	13.6 °C	30	30
July	36.2 °C	20.6 °C	28.7 °C	43.5 °C	16.9 °C	31	31
August	36.0 °C	21.1 °C	28.7 °C	42.0 °C	16.5 °C	31	31
September	33.8 °C	19.6 °C	26.9 °C	41.3 °C	15.0 °C	30	29
October	29.9 °C	17.1 °C	23.5 °C	39.0 °C	10.6 °C	29	14
November	24.4 °C	12.8 °C	18.5 °C	35.3 °C	4.3 °C	12	1
December	19.8 °C	8.6 °C	14.1 °C	30.4 °C	1.5 °C	1	0

Rain, sun and wind month by month

Month	Rainfall	Wet days	Daylight	Cloud cover	Humidity	Wind
January	3 mm	1	10 h/day	32 %	60 %	18 km/h
February	3 mm	1	11 h/day	29 %	54 %	19 km/h
March	4 mm	1	12 h/day	24 %	49 %	21 km/h
April	1 mm	0	13 h/day	22 %	43 %	21 km/h
May	under 1 mm	0	14 h/day	18 %	41 %	22 km/h
June	under 1 mm	0	14 h/day	4 %	44 %	22 km/h
July	0 mm	0	14 h/day	4 %	49 %	21 km/h
August	0 mm	0	13 h/day	4 %	52 %	20 km/h
September	under 1 mm	0	12 h/day	6 %	53 %	21 km/h
October	1 mm	0	11 h/day	14 %	56 %	19 km/h
November	2 mm	1	11 h/day	28 %	59 %	17 km/h
December	2 mm	0	10 h/day	31 %	61 %	17 km/h

How 6th of October City compares

The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.

Destination	Summer high	Winter low	Rain per year	Days above 25 °C
6th of October City	36 °C	6.9 °C	15 mm	230
Cairo · Egypt	37 °C	8.3 °C	19 mm	239
New Cairo · Egypt	35 °C	7.0 °C	23 mm	218
Al Fayyum · Egypt	38 °C	7.9 °C	10 mm	245

Where 6th of October City ranks

Ranking	Position	Value
The driest places in Africa in August	4thof 50	0 mm
The driest places in the world in August	4thof 50	0 mm
The driest places in Africa in July	9thof 50	0 mm
The driest places in Africa in October	9thof 50	0.5 mm
The driest places in Africa in September	10thof 50	0.02 mm
The driest places in Africa year-round	10thof 50	1.2 mm

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QuestionsCommon questions about 6th of October City’s climate

When is the best time to visit 6th of October City?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. March, April, November sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and July the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does 6th of October City get?

In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 36 °C. About 171 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 45 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average 6.9 °C in January, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.

Which month is wettest in 6th of October City?

March, averaging 4 mm over 1 days with rain. The driest month is July with 0 mm. The year as a whole averages 15 mm.

Are these figures a forecast?

No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in 6th of October City rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

Data sources and method

ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0

Normal period: 1991–2020
Dataset version: era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed: 1 August 2026

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.