Egypt has a dry climate. It is hot in the summer, with temperatures averaging between 80 and 90°F. Winters are warm, with temperatures averaging between 55 and 70°F. A steady wind from the northwest helps hold down the temperature near the coast. The Khamaseen is a wind that blows from the south in Egypt, usually in spring or summer, bringing sand and dust, and sometimes raises the temperature in the desert to more than 100°F. Rain seldom falls in Egypt. Along the Mediterranean Coast, the average yearly rainfall is 8 inches. Farther south, only about one inch of rain falls every year