Al Shorouk City, Cairo

Shorouk City
city
Shorouk City

Location in Egypt

Coordinates: 30°08′42″N 31°38′24″E / 30.144979°N 31.639912°E / 30.144979; 31.639912
Country  Egypt
Governorate Cairo Governorate
Time zone EST (UTC+2)

Shorouk City (Arabic: الشروق‎  pronounced [eʃʃʊˈɾuːʔ, eʃʃɪˈɾuːʔ], "the Sunrise") is a city located at the northeast of Cairo and at the north of New Cairo, in the province of Cairo, in Egypt, which is part of Greater Cairo. It is one of the cities of the third generation was established decision of the President of the Council of Ministers No. (326) of 1995. has been the establishment of the city within the framework of the efforts of the Egyptian state for urban expansion to achieve several development goals, the most important absorb the increasing population to ease population pressure, and the redistribution of the population within the Greater Cairo area, and at the same time raise the standard of living of the population of the region, through the provision of new job opportunities from industrial projects, which will be set up in the city.

Climate

Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh),[1][2] as the rest of Egypt.

Climate data for Al Shorouk City (altitude: 189m)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 18.2
(64.8)		 19.8
(67.6)		 23.3
(73.9)		 28
(82)		 32.3
(90.1)		 34.5
(94.1)		 35
(95)		 34.6
(94.3)		 31.9
(89.4)		 29.8
(85.6)		 25
(77)		 20.1
(68.2)		 27.71
(81.83)
Daily mean °C (°F) 12.9
(55.2)		 13.9
(57)		 16.7
(62.1)		 20.5
(68.9)		 24.4
(75.9)		 26.9
(80.4)		 27.9
(82.2)		 27.9
(82.2)		 25.5
(77.9)		 23.5
(74.3)		 19.4
(66.9)		 14.7
(58.5)		 21.18
(70.12)
Average low °C (°F) 7.7
(45.9)		 8.1
(46.6)		 10.2
(50.4)		 13
(55)		 16.5
(61.7)		 19.4
(66.9)		 20.8
(69.4)		 21.2
(70.2)		 19.2
(66.6)		 17.2
(63)		 13.9
(57)		 9.4
(48.9)		 14.72
(58.47)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 6
(0.24)		 4
(0.16)		 4
(0.16)		 2
(0.08)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 1
(0.04)		 4
(0.16)		 5
(0.2)		 26
(1.04)
Source: Climate-Data.org[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Climate: Sherook - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  2. 1 2 "Climate: Shoruq 2000 - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
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