The Egyptian Climate
Egypt could be described as a large oasis between two deserts. Although nature has divided it into two parts only, it theoretically can be divided into three parts:
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Upper, Middle and Lower Egypt. On the other hand there are only two seasons: the hot season which runs from April to October and the cool season which runs from November to the end of March. The felleh or peasant recognizes three distinct periods in the course of the year: Chetoui (winter), Sefi (summer) and Nili (the period of maximum flooding).
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It is essentially a Saharan climate with almost no atmospheric precipitation and big changes in temperature between night and day. The temperature begins to rise at the beginning of March and this is when the « khamsin », a warm wind from the desert, also called « cherd » by the native Egyptians, « merissi » by the Bedouin and « simoun » by the inhabitants of the desert. The « khamsin » blows from the south west and its presence is announced by a sharp fall in the atmospheric pressure accompanied by a sudden rise in temperature. In a few minutes the thermometer can rise by 12 to 15° C., while the wind is accompanied by a. fine cloud of dust whipped up from the desert. In Upper Egypt, especially at Luxor and Philae, the thermometer sometimes rises to 46° or even 48°C.
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