Safaga

Port Safaga, also known as Safaga (Egyptian Arabic: سفاجا‎ Safāga, IPA: [sæˈfæːɡæ]), is a town in Egypt, on the coast of the Red Sea, located 53 km (33 mi) south of Hurghada. This small port is also a tourist area that consists of several bungalows and rest houses, including the Safaga Hotel, with a capacity of 48 rooms (126 beds).

Safaga

سفاجا
City
Overview of Safaga
Safaga
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 26°44′N 33°56′E
Country Egypt
GovernorateRed Sea
Time zoneUTC+2 (EST)

Having numerous phosphate mines, it is regarded as the phosphates export center. A paved road of 164 km (102 mi) connects Safaga to Qena of Upper Egypt.

This port is also a gateway for Duba port to some pilgrims or travelers to Arabia, by ferries.

History

The town was founded between 282 BC and 268 BC, by Satyrus (Ancient Greek: Σάτυρος).[1][2] It was called Philotera (Ancient Greek: Φιλωτέρα) in honor of the deceased sister of the Pharaoh Ptolemy II Philadelphus.[1] Stephanus of Byzantium write that it was also called Philoterida (Ancient Greek: Φιλωτερίδα).[2]

Safaga City is considered one of the most important therapeutic tourist centres, as special medical researches have proved the potential of attracting international tourism to Safaga.

Safaga was a merchant port for many years. The town has a small tourism industry, specialising in scuba diving. It was the host of the 1993 Red Sea World Windsurfing Championships.

Climate

Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh),[3] as the rest of Egypt.

The highest record temperature was 46 °C (115 °F) on July 30, 2002, while the lowest record temperature was 0 °C (32 °F) on February 2, 1993.[4]

Climate data for Safaga
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 33
(91)		 34
(93)		 38
(100)		 42
(108)		 43
(109)		 46
(115)		 46
(115)		 44
(111)		 43
(109)		 43
(109)		 35
(95)		 34
(93)		 46
(115)
Average high °C (°F) 21.9
(71.4)		 22.7
(72.9)		 26.1
(79.0)		 28.1
(82.6)		 31.7
(89.1)		 33.8
(92.8)		 34
(93)		 34.4
(93.9)		 32.3
(90.1)		 30.2
(86.4)		 27
(81)		 23.4
(74.1)		 28.8
(83.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 16.3
(61.3)		 16.8
(62.2)		 20.4
(68.7)		 22.5
(72.5)		 26.2
(79.2)		 28.6
(83.5)		 29
(84)		 29.6
(85.3)		 27.6
(81.7)		 25.2
(77.4)		 21.6
(70.9)		 17.9
(64.2)		 23.5
(74.2)
Average low °C (°F) 10.7
(51.3)		 11
(52)		 14.8
(58.6)		 16.9
(62.4)		 20.7
(69.3)		 23.5
(74.3)		 24.1
(75.4)		 24.9
(76.8)		 22.9
(73.2)		 20.3
(68.5)		 16.3
(61.3)		 12.4
(54.3)		 18.2
(64.8)
Record low °C (°F) 1
(34)		 0
(32)		 1
(34)		 8
(46)		 10
(50)		 12
(54)		 15
(59)		 13
(55)		 12
(54)		 11
(52)		 6
(43)		 3
(37)		 0
(32)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 1
(0.0)		 1
(0.0)		 0
(0)		 2
(0)
Average rainy days 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Mean daily sunshine hours 9 10 10 10 11 12 13 12 11 10 10 9 11
Source 1: Climate-Data.org (altitude: 18m),[3] Weather2Travel for rainy days and sunshine[5]
Source 2: Voodoo Skies for record temperatures[4]
Safaga mean sea temperature[5]
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
23 °C (73 °F) 22 °C (72 °F) 22 °C (72 °F) 23 °C (73 °F) 25 °C (77 °F) 26 °C (79 °F) 28 °C (82 °F) 29 °C (84 °F) 28 °C (82 °F) 27 °C (81 °F) 26 °C (79 °F) 24 °C (75 °F)
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See also

References
  1. Strabo, Geography, §16.4.5
  2. Stephanus of Byzantium, Ethnica, §Ph666.16
  3. "Climate: Port Safaga - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
  4. "Safaga, Egypt". Voodoo Skies. Archived from the original on 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
  5. "Safaga Climate and Weather Averages, Egypt". Weather2Travel. Archived from the original on 2014-10-07. Retrieved 2014-01-15.

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