Climate Change Chart of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt

Overview of climate changes

Temperature changes

Averaged across calendar months, monthly mean temperature was higher by +1.47 °C in the more recent period; this is an unweighted mean of monthly means, not a day-weighted annual figure or a measure of daytime maximum temperatures. The largest monthly increase in mean temperature was in September, at a difference of +2.40 °C. This identifies the strongest monthly increase, rather than implying that every month changed by the same amount.

Changes in rainfall

Averaged across calendar months, mean daily rainfall was unchanged at the displayed precision, with a difference of 0.00 mm/day. This unweighted average of monthly means does not mean that rainfall was unchanged in every month, and the figures describe daily amounts rather than monthly totals. The largest monthly increase in mean daily rainfall was in December, with a difference of +0.08 mm/day. In contrast, the largest monthly decrease was in May, at a difference of -0.07 mm/day; these are monthly differences, not changes in monthly rainfall totals.

Changes in sunshine duration

Mean daily sunshine duration, averaged across calendar months, was lower by -0.09 hours/day in the more recent period. This is an unweighted average across monthly means, not a day-weighted annual average. The largest monthly decrease in mean daily sunshine duration occurred in April, with a difference of -0.28 hours/day. This marks the strongest monthly decrease in the supplied comparison; it does not establish that sunshine decreased by this amount in other months.