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Kom Ombo

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Climate normals · 2016–2025

When to go: Kom Ombo month by month

Judged purely on 2016–2025 weather records, the friendliest months in Kom Ombo are typically January, February and December, with average daytime highs around 24–26°C. June is usually the warmest month (average high 43°C), January the coldest (average low 9°C), and January the wettest (about 0 mm). These are long-run averages, not a forecast.

Monthly averages computed from 2016–2025 Open-Meteo historical weather records for this location. Long-run averages, not a forecast.
Month	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)	Sunshine (h/day)
January	23.7	9.1	9.9
February	25.9	10.7	10.3
March	31.0	14.6	11.5
April	36.2	19.3	11.8
May	40.2	23.7	12.2
June	42.6	26.7	12.7
July	42.2	27.3	12.3
August	42.6	28.1	12.0
September	40.8	25.8	11.5
October	37.0	21.6	10.9
November	30.6	16.2	10.7
December	25.7	11.4	10.0

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Documented history · 1958
Karol Wojtyła (the future Pope John Paul II) was titular bishop of Ombi from 1958 until 1963, when he was appointed Archbishop of Kraków.
Resumption of Drilling at Al Baraka Field
Drilling and production activities resumed at the Al Baraka oil field in Kom Ombo following investments by Mediterra Energy Corp.

Historical figures

Karol Wojtyła
The future Pope John Paul II served as titular bishop of Ombi from 1958 until 1963.
Thutmose III
Built a doorway of sandstone in honor of the crocodile-headed god Sobek at Kom Ombo.
Ptolemy VI Philometor
Recorded the erection or restoration of the sekos at the Kom Ombo temple alongside Cleopatra II.
Cleopatra II
Mentioned in a Greek inscription above the doorway of an adytum concerning the Kom Ombo temple alongside Ptolemy VI.
Silbanos
Bishop of Omboi before 402 during Late Antiquity.

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Kom Ombo, in brief

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02 · History