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Saint Catherine's Monastery, month by month.
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The coolest afternoons come in January, at about 17 °C; the hottest in August, at about 36 °C.
A normal afternoon stays under 30 °C in 7 months: January, February, March, April, October, November, December.
The ground at the site's coordinates sits 1586 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 | 17 °C | 5 °C | 0.1 | 27 °C |
| February | 19 °C | 6 °C | 0.1 | 29 °C |
| March | 23 °C | 9 °C | 0.1 | 33 °C |
| April | 27 °C | 13 °C | 0.0 | 36 °C |
| May | 31 °C | 17 °C | 0.0 | 40 °C |
| June | 35 °C | 20 °C | 0.0 | 41 °C |
| July | 36 °C | 21 °C | 0.0 | 42 °C |
| August | 36 °C | 22 °C | 0.0 | 42 °C |
| September | 34 °C | 20 °C | 0.0 | 40 °C |
| October | 29 °C | 17 °C | 0.0 | 38 °C |
| November | 24 °C | 11 °C | 0.1 | 33 °C |
| December | 19 °C | 7 °C | 0.1 | 29 °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 →