Abu Kebir, Egypt

Abu kabir (Arabic: أبو كبير‎) is a city in the Sharqia Governorate of Egypt.

This article is about the Egyptian city. For the depopulated Palestinian village, see Abu Kabir. For the Iranian village, see Abu Kabireh.

Successive census results indicate a considerable steady rise in its population - 68,394 in 1986, 85,340 in 1996, 102,603 in and 106,050 (estimated) in 2008.

Abu Kebir is a city located in Al Sharkia Governorate in the north of Egypt, 80km from Cairo capital. Among its figures are chemist Mostafa El-Sayed and football player Ahmed Salama.

It's well known for its rural suburbs with some distinctive agricultural crops as well as the urban area and markets in the city center.



Climate

Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh).

Climate data for Abu Kebir
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 18
(64)		 19.4
(66.9)		 22.5
(72.5)		 26.5
(79.7)		 31.1
(88.0)		 33.2
(91.8)		 33.3
(91.9)		 33.3
(91.9)		 31.6
(88.9)		 29.1
(84.4)		 24.5
(76.1)		 19.9
(67.8)		 26.9
(80.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 12.3
(54.1)		 13.4
(56.1)		 15.9
(60.6)		 19.3
(66.7)		 23.4
(74.1)		 26
(79)		 27
(81)		 26.9
(80.4)		 25.2
(77.4)		 22.9
(73.2)		 19.1
(66.4)		 14.3
(57.7)		 20.5
(68.9)
Average low °C (°F) 6.7
(44.1)		 7.4
(45.3)		 9.4
(48.9)		 12.2
(54.0)		 15.7
(60.3)		 18.8
(65.8)		 20.7
(69.3)		 20.6
(69.1)		 18.8
(65.8)		 16.8
(62.2)		 13.8
(56.8)		 8.7
(47.7)		 14.1
(57.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 11
(0.4)		 6
(0.2)		 6
(0.2)		 3
(0.1)		 2
(0.1)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 4
(0.2)		 7
(0.3)		 7
(0.3)		 46
(1.8)
Source: Climate-Data.org[1]

References
  1. "Climate: Abu Kabir - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 14 August 2013.

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