Weather and Climate in Kafr El Sheikh
At about 6 m above sea level and with around 180,000 residents, Kafr El Sheikh carries a hot desert with delta moisture climate. Use the live readings and forecasts on this page together with the seasonal guide below to plan around the city’s weather with confidence.
The climate of Kafr El Sheikh is hot desert with delta moisture (Köppen BWh / BSh). In practical terms that means the fertile heart of Egypt — hot dry summers tempered by Delta humidity, and short, mild, occasionally damp winters. The single biggest influence on day-to-day conditions is the long, sun-dominated dry season set against a short, concentrated wet season around November through March.
Across an average year Kafr El Sheikh receives only about 80 mm of precipitation, almost all of it in the cooler months. Temperatures vary widely between the seasons: peak summer afternoons typically reach about 35 °C while mid-winter days hover near 19 °C, with overnight lows of roughly 21 °C in July and 7 °C in January.
That climate translates into a clear daily and yearly rhythm in Kafr El Sheikh: heat concentrates in the afternoon while the wide diurnal swing — close to 14 °C between the summer peak and dawn — brings real relief after dark. Reading the live values at the top of this page alongside the seasonal guide makes it easy to judge whether a given day is typical for its season or an outlier.
Summer
Summers are hot and largely dry, with daytime highs in the mid-thirties, but the dense canal network and farmland of the Delta lift the humidity enough to make afternoons feel close. In Kafr El Sheikh, expect daytime highs around 35 °C at the height of summer, easing to near 21 °C overnight. Humidity sits in a moderate range, taking the edge off only slightly.
Winter
The cool season delivers the Delta’s modest rainfall in scattered showers, and dawn fog is common over the canals and farmland before the sun burns it away. Through the coolest weeks, Kafr El Sheikh sees highs near 19 °C and lows around 7 °C. Frost is essentially unknown, and the cool season is the most comfortable stretch of the year.
Spring & Autumn
The transitional months are agreeable, though spring can turn hazy and hot for a day or two whenever the Khamsin sweeps north across the Delta. For Kafr El Sheikh, spring and autumn are pleasant windows, with mild days and warm evenings — though the spring, with the Khamsin can bring hazy skies and a sharp, short-lived rise in temperature.
Rain Probability
Rain in Kafr El Sheikh is scarce and highly seasonal. The wet months run November through March, and outside that window measurable rainfall is rare — summer in particular is essentially rainless. The hourly and daily panels above show the live chance of rain for the next week.
Because the annual total is so small — around 80 mm concentrated into a handful of months — individual rain events stand out. When systems do arrive around november through march, they can be brief but locally heavy, occasionally enough to pond water on streets that are otherwise bone dry. Check the precipitation-probability figures above before heading out in the cool season.
Wind and Humidity
Winds in Kafr El Sheikh are shaped by Egypt’s broader desert and Nile circulation. The hot, dust-laden Khamsin is the signature wind, sweeping up from the south mainly in spring, with the Khamsin; it is the chief cause of hazy, reduced-visibility days. The live wind speed, gusts and direction in the panel above update through the day.
Humidity sits in a moderate range, lifted by the Nile and farmland and rising with the wet season. Together, wind and humidity explain why two days with the same temperature can feel so different in Kafr El Sheikh — which is why the dashboard above tracks feels-like, dew point and gusts alongside the headline reading.
Planning around the weather
If you are planning around Kafr El Sheikh’s weather, the rhythm is straightforward: treat the summer as a heat-management season and the brief winter as the only time you really need to plan for rain. Lightweight, breathable clothing, sun protection and steady hydration are the essentials for the long warm season, with a light layer for cooler winter evenings.
The most agreeable times to be in Kafr El Sheikh are the cool season and the calmer stretches of spring and autumn, when temperatures are moderate and the skies are usually clear. Whatever the season, the live conditions and seven-day forecast on this page refresh automatically so you always have an up-to-date view before you travel or plan your day.