The coolest afternoons come in January, at about 24 °C; the hottest in August, at about 43 °C.
A normal afternoon stays under 30 °C in 3 months: January, February, December.
The ground at the site's coordinates sits 125 m above sea level (NASA SRTM).
It is part of a UNESCO World Heritage property.
| Month | Afternoon | Night | Rain, mm/day | Hottest hour on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24 °C | 8 °C | 0.0 | 35 °C |
| February | 27 °C | 10 °C | 0.0 | 38 °C |
| March | 32 °C | 13 °C | 0.0 | 42 °C |
| April | 36 °C | 18 °C | 0.0 | 45 °C |
| May | 40 °C | 22 °C | 0.0 | 48 °C |
| June | 42 °C | 24 °C | 0.0 | 49 °C |
| July | 42 °C | 25 °C | 0.0 | 48 °C |
| August | 43 °C | 26 °C | 0.0 | 48 °C |
| September | 41 °C | 23 °C | 0.0 | 47 °C |
| October | 37 °C | 21 °C | 0.0 | 44 °C |
| November | 30 °C | 14 °C | 0.0 | 39 °C |
| December | 26 °C | 10 °C | 0.0 | 35 °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 →