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Siwa Oasis is located in the western desert of
Egypt, in the Governorate of Mersa Matrouh. It lies in a
depression in the middle of the desert, approximately 18m
below sea level. The Oasis is 305km southwest of Mersa Matrouh
and 420km west of Baharia. Siwa is surrounded on all sides by
diverse landscapes. To the north of Siwa is a range of stone
outcrops and hills and to the south is the great sand sea of
high rolling dunes. To the east is rocky desert stretching all
the way to the Qattara depression, near El-Alamein and to the
west is the border with Libya.
The width of the oasis varies between 5 and 27
kilometres and the total area of the depression is 1088km2 . Within this larger area there are 5 separate
other deeper depressions. Siwa is known for these distinctive
geographical features and the hills, pools and lakes within
them.
The weather in Siwa is almost always fine and
the sun never fails to shine, but there are some times of the
year in which it may be better to come than others. Here is a
summary of the temperature and humidity throughout the year:
|
Month |
JAN |
FEB |
MAR |
APR |
MAY |
JUNE |
JULY |
AUG |
SEP |
OCT |
NOV |
DEC |
|
Max_tem |
20 |
22 |
22.3 |
27.2 |
34.5 |
38 |
40.3 |
40.3 |
35.7 |
30 |
25.1 |
21.4 |
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Mini_tem |
4 |
6.5 |
9.5 |
11.5 |
17.3 |
20 |
22.6 |
22.8 |
20.9 |
15.7 |
10.4 |
8.8 |
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Max_hu |
69 |
69 |
67 |
61 |
54 |
58 |
61 |
67 |
70 |
73 |
72 |
76 |
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Mini_hu |
35 |
35 |
34 |
25 |
21 |
21 |
24 |
26 |
30 |
38 |
41 |
42 |
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