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Abu Mena, month by month.

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The coolest afternoons come in January, at about 17 °C; the hottest in August, at about 30 °C.

A normal afternoon stays under 30 °C in 12 months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December.

The ground at the site's coordinates sits 37 m above sea level (NASA SRTM).

It is part of a UNESCO World Heritage property.

Abu Mena: monthly climate normals
MonthAfternoonNight Rain, mm/dayHottest hour on record
January17 °C13 °C1.124 °C
February18 °C13 °C0.729 °C
March19 °C14 °C0.330 °C
April22 °C16 °C0.335 °C
May25 °C19 °C0.036 °C
June27 °C22 °C0.040 °C
July29 °C24 °C0.041 °C
August30 °C25 °C0.038 °C
September28 °C24 °C0.036 °C
October26 °C22 °C0.236 °C
November23 °C19 °C0.630 °C
December19 °C16 °C1.026 °C

Afternoon and night are the mean daily maximum and minimum over 2001-2020; the record is the hottest hour in that month across the whole series. Source: NASA POWER climatology (MERRA-2 reanalysis), layer dated 2026-08-08. These are modelled long-run averages checked against published station normals — not weather-station readings and not a forecast. How they were checked →

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