Egypt travel guide
What Egypt is like in each month of the year: weather, crowds, festivals and what to plan around.
Egypt by MonthJanuary is one of the best months for sightseeing in Egypt: Cairo reaches about 19°C and Luxor and Aswan 23–24°C by day, but mornings are cold and…
Egypt by MonthFebruary is arguably the best month for a Nile cruise: Luxor and Aswan reach about 26–27°C by day, the skies are clear and the light is beautiful. On…
Egypt by MonthMarch is a sweet-spot month in Egypt: Cairo warms to about 24°C, Luxor and Aswan to around 30°C, and nights are mild. The wild card is the khamsin, a…
Egypt by MonthApril is a warm shoulder month in Egypt: Cairo reaches about 28°C, but Luxor and Aswan hit around 35°C, so sightseeing in the south shifts to early…
Egypt by MonthMay is Egypt's value month: crowds drop and prices ease, but Luxor and Aswan approach 40°C, so sightseeing becomes an early-morning affair. Cairo sits…
Egypt by MonthJune is low season in Egypt: Luxor and Aswan regularly pass 40°C, so the Nile Valley becomes a dawn-only destination, but sites are the quietest of…
Egypt by MonthJuly is one of Egypt's hottest months and firmly low season: expect around 35°C in Cairo and 41–42°C in Luxor and Aswan, with the Red Sea a swimmable…
Egypt by MonthAugust is Egypt's hottest and most humid month, with Luxor and Aswan above 40°C and Cairo around 35°C, but it is also when the Red Sea is at its…
Egypt by MonthSeptember is Egypt's turning point: Luxor and Aswan ease from around 39°C to the mid-30s by the end of the month, Cairo sits near 33°C and the Red Sea…
Egypt by MonthOctober is when Egypt's travel season opens: Luxor and Aswan cool from the mid-30s to around 32°C, Cairo sits near 30°C and the Red Sea is still about…
Egypt by MonthNovember is arguably the best all-round month for Egypt: Cairo is around 25°C, Luxor and Aswan about 29–30°C, the Red Sea still about 25°C, and prices…
Egypt by MonthDecember brings Egypt's most comfortable sightseeing weather, around 21°C in Cairo and 24–25°C in Luxor and Aswan, and its busiest, priciest fortnight…
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