VoyaggoraBest months by city
| City | Best months | Hottest month | Wettest month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cairo | January to April and October to December | July, 101°F (38°C) | January, about 2 rainy days |
| Luxor | January to March and December (weather data only) | August, 108°F (42°C) | January, about 0 rainy days |
| Aswan | January to March and December (weather data only) | June, 107°F (42°C) | January, about 0 rainy days |
| Hurghada | January, April and November to December (weather data only) | July, 95°F (35°C) | January, about 1 rainy days |
| Sharm El Sheikh | January to March and December (weather data only) | July, 104°F (40°C) | January, about 1 rainy days |
| Marsa Alam | January to March and November (weather data only) | July, 97°F (36°C) | January, about 0 rainy days |
Each city name opens its own month-by-month table. Heat is the average daytime high; rainy days are days with at least 1 mm of rain. Cities marked "weather data only" have not yet been checked against crowds, closures or local seasons.
Every month at a glance
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairo | Best | Best | Best | Best | Okay | Avoid | Avoid | Avoid | Avoid | Best | Best | Best |
| Luxor | Best | Best | Best | Okay | Avoid | Avoid | Avoid | Avoid | Avoid | Avoid | Okay | Best |
| Aswan | Best | Best | Best | Avoid | Avoid | Avoid | Avoid | Avoid | Avoid | Avoid | Okay | Best |
| Hurghada | Best | Okay | Okay | Best | Okay | Okay | Avoid | Avoid | Okay | Okay | Best | Best |
| Sharm El Sheikh | Best | Best | Best | Okay | Avoid | Avoid | Avoid | Avoid | Avoid | Okay | Okay | Best |
| Marsa Alam | Best | Best | Best | Okay | Okay | Okay | Avoid | Avoid | Okay | Okay | Best | Okay |
Best = the city's best months. Avoid = very hot, very cold or among the wettest months. Okay = neither. Hover or tap a cell for the reason.
Egypt month by month
- January
- At its best in Cairo, Luxor, Aswan, Hurghada, Sharm El Sheikh and Marsa Alam (6 of 6).
- February
- At its best in Cairo, Luxor, Aswan, Sharm El Sheikh and Marsa Alam (5 of 6).
- March
- At its best in Cairo, Luxor, Aswan, Sharm El Sheikh and Marsa Alam (5 of 6).
- April
- At its best in Cairo and Hurghada (2 of 6). Worth avoiding: Aswan (very hot, 95°F (35°C)).
- May
- None of the cities we cover is at its best this month. Worth avoiding: Luxor (very hot, 103°F (39°C)); Aswan (very hot, 102°F (39°C)); Sharm El Sheikh (very hot, 96°F (36°C)).
- June
- None of the cities we cover is at its best this month. Worth avoiding: Cairo (very hot, 99°F (37°C)); Luxor (very hot, 107°F (42°C)); Aswan (very hot, 107°F (42°C)); Sharm El Sheikh (very hot, 102°F (39°C)).
- July
- None of the cities we cover is at its best this month. Worth avoiding: Cairo (very hot, 101°F (38°C)); Luxor (very hot, 107°F (42°C)); Aswan (very hot, 107°F (42°C)); Hurghada (very hot, 95°F (35°C)); Sharm El Sheikh (very hot, 104°F (40°C)); Marsa Alam (very hot, 97°F (36°C)).
- August
- None of the cities we cover is at its best this month. Worth avoiding: Cairo (very hot, 101°F (38°C)); Luxor (very hot, 108°F (42°C)); Aswan (very hot, 107°F (42°C)); Hurghada (very hot, 95°F (35°C)); Sharm El Sheikh (very hot, 104°F (40°C)); Marsa Alam (very hot, 97°F (36°C)).
- September
- None of the cities we cover is at its best this month. Worth avoiding: Cairo (very hot, 96°F (36°C)); Luxor (very hot, 105°F (41°C)); Aswan (very hot, 104°F (40°C)); Sharm El Sheikh (very hot, 100°F (38°C)).
- October
- At its best in Cairo (1 of 6). Worth avoiding: Luxor (very hot, 97°F (36°C)); Aswan (very hot, 97°F (36°C)).
- November
- At its best in Cairo, Hurghada and Marsa Alam (3 of 6).
- December
- At its best in Cairo, Luxor, Aswan, Hurghada and Sharm El Sheikh (5 of 6).
Plan your trip
Open a city guide for tours, hotels and what to do there:
See today's travel advisory for Egypt (government warnings, checked every 2 minutes).
Egypt: common questions
- When is the best time to visit Egypt?
- The best time to visit Egypt is January: all 6 of the cities we cover are at their best then. By city: Cairo, January to April and October to December; Luxor, January to March and December; Aswan, January to March and December; Hurghada, January, April and November to December; Sharm El Sheikh, January to March and December; Marsa Alam, January to March and November. Cities marked weather data only have a pick based on temperature and rain alone, not yet checked against crowds or local seasons.
- When is the hottest month in Egypt?
- It depends on the city. The hottest month is June in Aswan; July in Cairo, Hurghada, Sharm El Sheikh and Marsa Alam; August in Luxor (average daytime highs, 2019-2024).
- When is the rainy season in Egypt?
- The wettest month, counted in days with at least 1 mm of rain, is January in Cairo, Luxor, Aswan, Hurghada, Sharm El Sheikh and Marsa Alam. Open the city guide for the full month-by-month table.
- Is there a month that is good everywhere in Egypt?
- Yes: January, when all 6 cities we cover are at their best.
How we worked this out
Temperatures and rainy days come from Open-Meteo ERA5 records for 2019-2024 for each city. Where a city's best months were checked by hand against crowds and local seasons, that is the pick shown; otherwise the pick is based on weather alone and is marked. Weather changes from year to year, so treat this as a planning guide, not a forecast.