The coolest afternoons come in January, at about 18 °C; the hottest in July, at about 37 °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 143 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 | 18 °C | 6 °C | 0.2 | 28 °C |
| February | 20 °C | 7 °C | 0.3 | 33 °C |
| March | 24 °C | 9 °C | 0.1 | 38 °C |
| April | 28 °C | 12 °C | 0.1 | 41 °C |
| May | 33 °C | 16 °C | 0.0 | 44 °C |
| June | 36 °C | 19 °C | 0.0 | 44 °C |
| July | 37 °C | 20 °C | 0.0 | 44 °C |
| August | 37 °C | 21 °C | 0.0 | 43 °C |
| September | 34 °C | 19 °C | 0.0 | 42 °C |
| October | 30 °C | 16 °C | 0.1 | 39 °C |
| November | 24 °C | 12 °C | 0.6 | 34 °C |
| December | 19 °C | 8 °C | 0.3 | 30 °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 →