* Mainly desert except for a strip aproximately 80 km/50 miles wide along the Mediterranean coast which does have a reasonable rainfall (100 to 200 mm/4 to 8 in per year). * A dust laden wind called the khamsin brings very high temperatures out of the Sahara Desert to the coast between March and June.
* Annual rainfall is less than 50mm/2 in except on the coastal strip 100 to 200 mm/4 to 8 in per year.