Best Time to Visit Egypt
Best Time to Visit Egypt
A trip to Egypt is truly a bucket list trip of a lifetime, so planning the right time to go can ensure that your trip maximized to be as amazing as it can possibly be. That’s why planning for and around weather can be critical to making sure you have a great experience when you finally arrive.
Egypt is obviously a hot country because, well, it’s Egypt. But the summers can just be unbearably hot in some places, like down south in Luxor where the tombs and temples are, and tolerable farther up north in Cairo and Alexandria and along the coasts. If you can, I’d generally recommend avoiding June, July, and August. If your choice is between going during one of those months and not being able to go, then definitely go. But plan appropriately so that you avoid the worst of the sun and heat.
For example, if you find yourself down south in Luxor visiting the tombs and temples during the summer months, you’ll want to go out of your way to wake up super early and get to the sites the minute they open so that you can explore them before the day gets too hot. In the fall and winter you can sleep in later and go later in the morning and early afternoon and it’ll be warm but not scorching like in the summer. You can still do Egypt during the hot months, but you just have to plan around the worst of the heat and take extra precautions.