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Suez · EgyptSummit weather, forecast and climate

Mount Ataka

871 m
Elevation871 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation66 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul32°average high
29.97° N, 32.37° EElevation 871 mUTC+3 · Eastern European Summer Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit871 m
  • Mid-mountain440 m
  • Valley · Suez11 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Mount Ataka in brief

Mount Ataka rises to 871 m, Suez, Egypt.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 32°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town in the atlas is Suez, 15 km to the E at 11 m.

Facts

Elevation
871 m · 2,858 ft
Region
Suez
Country
Egypt
Coordinates
29.9722, 32.3694
Nearest airport
Capital International Airport (CCE) · 52 km
iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Mount Ataka by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°40°13°4°Jan14°4°Feb18°6°Mar24°10°Apr28°14°May31°16°Jun32°18°Jul32°19°Aug30°18°Sep25°14°Oct19°9°Nov15°6°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Mount Ataka by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high13°14°18°24°28°31°32°32°30°25°19°15°
Average low4°4°6°10°14°16°18°19°18°14°9°6°
Precipitation5 mm4 mm6 mm1 mm1 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm2 mm4 mm3 mm
Cloud cover22%19%17%15%12%2%1%2%3%8%15%22%
Daylight10h 2511h 0811h 5712h 5313h 3914h 0413h 5413h 1512h 2211h 2910h 4010h 14
Month score7378981008876717281999982

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level2,200 m2,250 m2,750 m3,450 m4,050 m4,500 m4,750 m4,750 m4,500 m3,900 m3,050 m2,500 m
Summitabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C
ivTerrain

Mount Ataka in 3D

viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Suez
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Suez

Suez · 15 km E
29°Oct high
1wet day
79score
Suez
Around here

Suez and around

Suez
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Suez

Suez · Egypt
Feb · Nov–Decbest months
36°July high
11 maltitude
Suez

Nature

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6.9 km S

Green Island

Island
Green Island
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6.4 km S

Qal‘ah Kabīrah

Island
Qal‘ah Kabīrah
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10 km S

Mensiya Reef

Island
Mensiya Reef

Museums

Suez National Museum
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4.4 km SE

Suez National Museum

Suez National Museum