Best time to visit Egypt

Egypt in this dataset covers 2 cities with distinct NASA POWER grid cells (plus nearby cities that share a cell). Annual rainfall among those cities runs from 60 mm in Cairo to 105 mm in Alexandria. The monthly-average temperature swing is 14.4–17.3°C depending on the city.

Every city we list in Egypt falls in a desert climate with almost no rain.

Regional contrasts in Egypt

The hottest peak in the sample is Cairo in August (30.2°C). The coldest monthly average is Cairo in January (12.9°C). Alexandria takes the most rain (105 mm a year, wettest in January); Cairo takes the least (60 mm).

Warmest-month averages in the set range from 28.9°C to 30.2°C. Use the city pages for the month-by-month table; this page is the contrast between places.

Best months by region

Egypt: typical hottest-month average 29.5°C and about 82 mm of rain a year. Best-scoring months — Alexandria (May, October, and November); Cairo (April, May, and October).

Alexandria in Egypt

Alexandria sits at 31.20°, 29.92°. It is a desert climate with almost no rain. August is the warmest month at 28.9°C (high 34.4°C); January is the coolest at 14.5°C (low 10.3°C). The gap between those monthly averages is 14.4°C.

The year is dry: only 105 mm, with January the least-dry month at 23 mm. The three highest-scoring months for a visit are May, October, and November. That ranking uses the same 22°C / low-rain / 60% humidity score as the city pages. Population in the GeoNames record is 5,263,542. The wettest month is January (23 mm, 6 days with at least 1 mm); the driest is August (0 mm).

Cairo in Egypt

Cairo sits at 30.06°, 31.25°. It is a desert climate with almost no rain. August is the warmest month at 30.2°C (high 38.4°C); January is the coolest at 12.9°C (low 6.8°C). The gap between those monthly averages is 17.3°C.

The year is dry: only 60 mm, with November the least-dry month at 17 mm. The three highest-scoring months for a visit are April, May, and October. That ranking uses the same 22°C / low-rain / 60% humidity score as the city pages. Population in the GeoNames record is 9,606,916. The wettest month is November (17 mm, 1 days with at least 1 mm); the driest is August (0 mm).