Egypt is famous for its therapeutic weather since many cities enjoy a healthy climate . Thus most of the European travelers visit it as a health destination and touristic destination as well .
Egypt enjoys a gracefully warm climate through out the year: Sun shines about eight hours a day and rain is scarce . The major change in climate through out the year may be attributed to the difference of temperature and the prevailing wind . During the summer months - June , July , and August - northern wind blowing from Europe brings about a milder weather .
In March and May the weather affects greatly with El Khamasin wind that causing great sandstorms and spread of many diseases among people and animals .
Egyptian deserts have a continental climate . In winter , the temperatures range in winter may be 0° C at night and 15° C-19° C and the rainfall is rare except for Sinai that receives more rains than other desert areas . During the summer , the average temperatures in weather fluctuates between 40° C - 44° C during the day , to 9° C during the night in the deserts .
In coastal cities , the range of temperatures usually varies between 15° in the winter and from 28° C to 32° C in summer . Rains fall
rarely through out
Egypt
but the Northern Coast and Delta receive more rains .
Alexandria
is one of the major coastal cities that receives the average of 19 cm rainfall yearly , while the upper Egypt cities such as
Aswan
an average of rains as low as 10 cm yearly .
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