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Best time to visit Egypt

The best months are January, February, March, November, and December. Here is what every month is like, and what flights cost lately.

Month by month

Sunlight reaches the sanctuary statues at Abu Simbel on February 22 and October 22; plan the visit around the morning alignment if those dates fit your trip.

  1. JanuaryBestTypically 19°C by day, 7°C at night, rain on about 3 days a month
  2. FebruaryBestTypically 21°C by day, 8°C at night, rain on about 3 days a month
  3. MarchBestTypically 25°C by day, 10°C at night, rain on about 3 days a month
  4. AprilGo with a plan: MildTypically 30°C by day, 13°C at night, rain on about 1 days a month
  5. MayGo with a plan: HotTypically 35°C by day, 17°C at night, rain on about 0 days a month
  6. JuneGo with a plan: HotTypically 38°C by day, 21°C at night, rain on about 0 days a month
  7. JulyGo with a plan: HotTypically 39°C by day, 22°C at night, rain on about 0 days a month
  8. AugustGo with a plan: HotTypically 39°C by day, 23°C at night, rain on about 0 days a month
  9. SeptemberGo with a plan: HotTypically 36°C by day, 21°C at night, rain on about 1 days a month
  10. OctoberGo with a plan: MildTypically 31°C by day, 18°C at night, rain on about 2 days a month
  11. NovemberBestTypically 26°C by day, 14°C at night, rain on about 2 days a month
  12. DecemberBestTypically 21°C by day, 10°C at night, rain on about 2 days a month

Typical weather is for Cairo: averages of NASA POWER daily data, 2016 to 2025, on a grid of about 50 km. Mountains and coasts can differ.

Plan the days

A white-sailed felucca crosses blue river water beside rounded granite rocks and palms.
A felucca passes granite rocks and palms on the Nile.
Aswan in 2 daysPhilae, Unfinished Obelisk, Nubian Museum, Aswan Souk, Elephantine, Koti, Botanical Garden, Nile islands2 days, EgyptBalanced pace
Closed-bud and flared papyrus capitals beneath sandstone beams in the Great Hypostyle Hall at Karnak in Luxor.
Papyrus-shaped columns support surviving roof beams in Karnak's Great Hypostyle Hall.
Luxor in 2 daysValley of the Kings, Hatshepsut Temple, Medinet Habu, Colossi of Memnon, Karnak, Luxor Museum, Luxor Temple2 days, EgyptBalanced pace
Small reef fish swim above branching and rounded corals in clear blue water.
Corals and reef fish beneath the surface of the Red Sea.
Sharm el-Sheikh in 3 daysNaama Bay, Sharm Museum, SOHO Square, Ras Mohammed, Hadaba, Il Mercato, Al Sahaba Mosque, Old Market3 days, EgyptBalanced pace
Clear turquoise water meets a pale sandy beach under a blue sky.
A sandy beach meets the clear water of the Red Sea.
Hurghada in 3 daysEl Dahar, fishing harbor, Al Mina Mosque, Hurghada Marina, Big Giftun, Mahmya Beach, Hurghada Museum3 days, EgyptBalanced pace
The pyramids of Menkaure, Khafre and Khufu rise behind smaller pyramids on the Giza plateau.
The Giza pyramids, the first stop on the Cairo and Egypt itineraries. · Adapted from KennyOMG, Pyramids of the Giza Necropolis · CC BY-SA 4.0
Cairo in 3 daysGiza Pyramids, GEM, Cairo Citadel, Al-Muizz Street, Khan el-Khalili, Old Cairo, NMEC, Zamalek3 days, EgyptBalanced pace
The pyramids of Menkaure, Khafre and Khufu rise behind smaller pyramids on the Giza plateau.
The Giza pyramids, the first stop on the Cairo and Egypt itineraries. · Adapted from KennyOMG, Pyramids of the Giza Necropolis · CC BY-SA 4.0
Egypt in 10 daysGiza Pyramids, Grand Egyptian Museum, Historic Cairo, Valley of the Kings, Karnak, Philae, Elephantine10 days, EgyptBalanced pace