Abstract
Abstract The climate of Egypt is governed mainly by its location in the north-eastern part of Africa on the margin of the largest desert in the world. Its latitudinal position, between 22 and 32°N places it firmly in the sub-tropical dry belt, although conditions on its northern coast are by the presence of the Mediterranean Sea. Egypt’s climate can best be expressed as a contest between the hot, dry air masses over the Sahara and the cooler, damper maritime air masses from the north carried by eastward moving depressions. Throughout most of the year the hot, dry tropical continental air masses dominate, but during the winter period air masses of both tropical maritime and polar maritime origin make brief incursions into Egypt from the north, frequently bringing rain with them.
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