Halaib is a Red Sea port and town located in the Halaib Triangle, a disputed area between Egypt and Sudan.
It is about 20 km (12 mi) southeast of the ruins of the medieval port ʽAydhab.
Name
Alternative spellings for the name include Halayeb, Hala'ib, and Halayib.
Geography
In the Halaib region, Afrotropical elements reach their northernmost limits at Gabal Elba, making it a unique region among the regions dominating North African ecosystems. There is also dense cover of acacias, mangroves and other shrubs, in addition to endemic species of plants such as Biscutella elbensis.
The highest peaks in the area are Mount Elba (1,435 m or 4,708 ft), Mount Shellal (1,409 m or 4,623 ft), Mount Shendib (1,911 m or 6,270 ft) and Mount Shendodai (1,526 m or 5,007 ft).
Climate
| Climate data for Halaib (1961–1990) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 31.4(88.5) | 40.7(105.3) | 39.7(103.5) | 42.8(109.0) | 46.6(115.9) | 45.4(113.7) | 44.5(112.1) | 44.5(112.1) | 45.0(113.0) | 40.0(104.0) | 35.4(95.7) | 34.0(93.2) | 46.6(115.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 24.9(76.8) | 25.7(78.3) | 27.5(81.5) | 30.6(87.1) | 31.1(88.0) | 35.7(96.3) | 37.0(98.6) | 37.1(98.8) | 33.7(92.7) | 32.4(90.3) | 27.7(81.9) | 24.9(76.8) | 30.7(87.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 20.9(69.6) | 21.1(70.0) | 22.7(72.9) | 25.5(77.9) | 27.3(81.1) | 30.5(86.9) | 31.5(88.7) | 31.9(89.4) | 29.4(84.9) | 28.1(82.6) | 24.1(75.4) | 21.3(70.3) | 26.2(79.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 16.8(62.2) | 16.5(61.7) | 18.0(64.4) | 20.5(68.9) | 23.4(74.1) | 25.3(77.5) | 26.1(79.0) | 26.7(80.1) | 25.1(77.2) | 23.8(74.8) | 20.5(68.9) | 17.6(63.7) | 21.7(71.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 11.0(51.8) | 10.3(50.5) | 12.0(53.6) | 13.5(56.3) | 16.2(61.2) | 18.0(64.4) | 16.5(61.7) | 19.7(67.5) | 20.5(68.9) | 18.8(65.8) | 15.5(59.9) | 12.0(53.6) | 10.3(50.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0.6(0.02) | 0.0(0.0) | 0.0(0.0) | 0.5(0.02) | 1.2(0.05) | 0.0(0.0) | 0.2(0.01) | 0.0(0.0) | 0.0(0.0) | 3.2(0.13) | 17.9(0.70) | 4.2(0.17) | 27.8(1.09) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 2.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 72 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 63 | 56 | 56 | 61 | 63 | 75 | 76 | 72 | 66.8 |
| Source: NOAA1 | |||||||||||||
See also
Notes
References
"Halaib Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (FTP). Retrieved January 18, 2016. (To view documents see Help:FTP) ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/RA-I/SU/62615.TXT ↩