Although minimal south of Cairo most of Egypt's rain falls in the winter months as little as .1-.2in. But on the northern most coast rainfall can be as high as 16 in. Rain is important to the egyptian people near since much of their income is based on the agricultural industry along the Nile and northern coast.
In the summer months the temperature falls between 80-90 degrees. Along the Red Sea coast the temp can get as high as 109 degrees and as we have experienced throughout the past week, that is HOT! Throughout the winter temps are mild ranging anywhere from 50-70 degrees.
Lesson:
The Khamaseen is a wind that blows from the south in the spring that brings with it sand and dust storms, as well as, raising the desert temperature well over 100 degrees.
man, I could not think of living in a place were it is that hot all of time.
ReplyDeleteHoly hotness!
ReplyDeleteYep...we got a little taste of that last week...and that was enough to last a long time. Too hot!
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