Egypt in April

Heating up in the south; Easter and Sham el-Nessim busy.

No other month rates higher than April for Egypt in this guide.

• Cairo and the Delta · Cairo, Giza, Saqqarabest weather

  Mild winters, hot dusty summers around 35 °C (95 °F); spring khamsin winds (Mar–May) bring sand haze some days.Mild winters, hot dusty summers around 95 °F (35 °C); spring khamsin winds (Mar–May) bring sand haze some days.

• Upper Egypt (Nile Valley) · Luxor, Aswan, Abu Simbelfine

  Dry all year; 40 °C (104 °F)+ from May to September. Winter days are warm, nights cool.Dry all year; 104 °F (40 °C)+ from May to September. Winter days are warm, nights cool.

• Mediterranean coast · Alexandria, El Alameinbest weather

  The only rainy part of Egypt in winter; the escape from summer heat for Cairenes.

• Red Sea and South Sinai · Hurghada, Marsa Alam, Sharm el-Sheikh, Dahabbest weather

  Diving all year; winter water is about 21–22 °C (70–72 °F) and windy; summer air tops 38 °C (100 °F).Diving all year; winter water is about 70–72 °F (21–22 °C) and windy; summer air tops 100 °F (38 °C).

• Western Desert oases · Siwa, Bahariya, the White Desertfine

  Cold desert nights in winter; unbearable summer days. Check travel advice and permits.

• Lower Egypt: Cairo and the Delta · Nile Valley and Deltabest weather

  Mild winters, hot dry summers; Delta humidity is higher than Cairo. Best Oct–Apr.

• Lower Egypt: Mediterranean coast (Alexandria, El Alamein, Port Said) · North coastbest weather

  Sea breeze keeps summer bearable; winter rain and rough seas. Best Apr–Oct.

• Middle Egypt: Nile valley (Beni Suef to Qus) · the whole regionbest weather

  Desert climate with no real rain. March–April and October–November are the workable windows; May–September afternoons pass 38 °C (100 °F) and sites offer no shade.Desert climate with no real rain. March–April and October–November are the workable windows; May–September afternoons pass 100 °F (38 °C) and sites offer no shade.

• Red Sea Coast: Red Sea Coast · Port Suez to the Sudanese borderbest weather

  Warm and dry year-round; sea is swimmable all year. Best diving and air temperatures March–May and September–November. July–August air 35 °C (95 °F)+ with high humidity on the coast; winter nights can be cool and windy.Warm and dry year-round; sea is swimmable all year. Best diving and air temperatures March–May and September–November. July–August air 95 °F (35 °C)+ with high humidity on the coast; winter nights can be cool and windy.

• Sinai: Red Sea coast (Sharm, Dahab, Nuweiba, Taba) · east coast stripbest weather

  Sea swimming and diving work year-round; July–August air temperatures are punishing on land. Spring and autumn are the comfortable peaks.

• Sinai: Interior mountains (St Catherine, Mount Sinai) · central South Sinaibest weather

  High elevation: January–February lows average about 2 °C (36 °F), and summer days are hotter than the coast.High elevation: January–February lows average about 36 °F (2 °C), and summer days are hotter than the coast.

• Upper Egypt: Luxor · Nile Valley, Upper Egyptfine

  Desert climate: 40 °C (104 °F)+ afternoons June–August; winter days are mild but nights can drop near 8 °C (46 °F). Rain is rare.Desert climate: 104 °F (40 °C)+ afternoons June–August; winter days are mild but nights can drop near 46 °F (8 °C). Rain is rare.

• Upper Egypt: Aswan · Nile Valley, near the First Cataractfine

  Hotter and drier than Luxor; summer sightseeing is best split into early morning and late afternoon.

• Western Desert: Western Desert oases · Siwa, Bahariyya, Farafra, Dakhla and Khargafine

  October to April is the more workable season for desert travel; check local conditions before camping.

• Cairo29 °C (84 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 1 rain days84 °F (29 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 1 rain days
• Abu Kabir28 °C (82 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 0 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 0 rain days
• Abu Simbel35 °C (95 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 0 rain days95 °F (35 °C) / 66 °F (19 °C), 0 rain days
• Ain Sokhna28 °C (82 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 1 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 63 °F (17 °C), 1 rain days
• Alexandria24 °C (75 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 2 rain days75 °F (24 °C) / 57 °F (14 °C), 2 rain days
• Arish26 °C (79 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 2 rain days79 °F (26 °C) / 57 °F (14 °C), 2 rain days
• Assiut31 °C (88 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 0 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 0 rain days
• Aswan36 °C (97 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 0 rain days97 °F (36 °C) / 68 °F (20 °C), 0 rain days
• Bahariyya30 °C (86 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 0 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 63 °F (17 °C), 0 rain days
• Banha28 °C (82 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 2 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 63 °F (17 °C), 2 rain days
• Beni Hasan30 °C (86 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 0 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 0 rain days
• Beni Suef30 °C (86 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 0 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 0 rain days
• Dahab29 °C (84 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 0 rain days84 °F (29 °C) / 63 °F (17 °C), 0 rain days
• Damanhur27 °C (81 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 2 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 57 °F (14 °C), 2 rain days
• Desouk28 °C (82 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 4 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 63 °F (17 °C), 4 rain days
• Dumyat24 °C (75 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 2 rain days75 °F (24 °C) / 57 °F (14 °C), 2 rain days
• Edfu30 °C (86 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 2 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 64 °F (18 °C), 2 rain days
• El Alamein23 °C (73 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 2 rain days73 °F (23 °C) / 55 °F (13 °C), 2 rain days
• El-Ashmunein30 °C (86 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 0 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 0 rain days
• El Gouna28.5 °C (83 °F) / 16.3 °C (61 °F), 0 rain days83 °F (28.5 °C) / 61 °F (16.3 °C), 0 rain days
• El Quseir27.1 °C (81 °F) / 19.7 °C (67 °F), 0 rain days81 °F (27.1 °C) / 67 °F (19.7 °C), 0 rain days
• Esna33 °C (91 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 0 rain days91 °F (33 °C) / 64 °F (18 °C), 0 rain days
• Farafra33 °C (91 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 0 rain days91 °F (33 °C) / 63 °F (17 °C), 0 rain days
• Fayum29 °C (84 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 3 rain days84 °F (29 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 3 rain days
• Hurghada30 °C (86 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 0 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 66 °F (19 °C), 0 rain days
• Ismailia27 °C (81 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 2 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 2 rain days
• Kharga Oasis33 °C (91 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 0 rain days91 °F (33 °C) / 63 °F (17 °C), 0 rain days
• Kom Ombo34 °C (93 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 0 rain days93 °F (34 °C) / 64 °F (18 °C), 0 rain days
• Lisht29 °C (84 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 0 rain days84 °F (29 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 0 rain days
• Luxor35 °C (95 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 0 rain days95 °F (35 °C) / 64 °F (18 °C), 0 rain days
• Mallawi29 °C (84 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 0 rain days84 °F (29 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 0 rain days
• Mansoura27 °C (81 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 3 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 54 °F (12 °C), 3 rain days
• Marsa Alam30 °C (86 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 0 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 68 °F (20 °C), 0 rain days
• Marsa Matruh21.2 °C (70 °F) / 13.3 °C (56 °F), 0 rain days70 °F (21.2 °C) / 56 °F (13.3 °C), 0 rain days
• Memphis, Egypt28 °C (82 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 1 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 1 rain days
• Minya30 °C (86 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 0 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 0 rain days
• Mount Sinai24 °C (75 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 4 rain days75 °F (24 °C) / 50 °F (10 °C), 4 rain days
• New Administrative Capital33 °C (91 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 2 rain days91 °F (33 °C) / 64 °F (18 °C), 2 rain days
• Nuweiba28 °C (82 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 4 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 64 °F (18 °C), 4 rain days
• Port Ghalib30 °C (86 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 0 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 66 °F (19 °C), 0 rain days
• Port Safaga30 °C (86 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 3 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 66 °F (19 °C), 3 rain days
• Port Said23 °C (73 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 4 rain days73 °F (23 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 4 rain days
• Port Suez16.4 °C (62 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 28 rain days62 °F (16.4 °C) / 34 °F (1 °C), 28 rain days
• Rosetta26 °C (79 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 2 rain days79 °F (26 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 2 rain days
• Saqqara28 °C (82 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 2 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 63 °F (17 °C), 2 rain days
• Sharm el-Sheikh30 °C (86 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 0 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 70 °F (21 °C), 0 rain days
• Silsila33 °C (91 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 0 rain days91 °F (33 °C) / 68 °F (20 °C), 0 rain days
• Siwa30 °C (86 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 0 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 55 °F (13 °C), 0 rain days
• Sohag30 °C (86 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 0 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 64 °F (18 °C), 0 rain days
• Soma Bay30 °C (86 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 0 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 66 °F (19 °C), 0 rain days
• Taba Heights28 °C (82 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 2 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 2 rain days
• Taba28 °C (82 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 1 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 1 rain days
• Tanta27 °C (81 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 3 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 3 rain days
• Tell Basta28 °C (82 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 1 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 57 °F (14 °C), 1 rain days
• Wadi El Natrun28 °C (82 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 2 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 2 rain days
• Zagazig29 °C (84 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 2 rain days84 °F (29 °C) / 63 °F (17 °C), 2 rain days

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Sham el-Nessim

  Coptic Easter Monday (Apr/May, moves)

  Spring picnic day; parks and Nile banks packed.

• Sinai Liberation Day

  25 Apr

  Public holiday.

• Khamsin dust-storm season check

  March–May, scattered days · Cairo

  Hot, dusty southerly winds reduce visibility and air quality for a day or two at a time.

• Ramadan check

  Moves yearly; check this year's dates · Cairo

  Shorter shop and museum hours by day, restaurants closed until sunset, then a livelier city until late; no eating or drinking in public by day.

Crowds · Egypt

Medium

Prices · Egypt

Medium

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Egypt, side by side.

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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Rated best or good this month

• Cairo and the Delta

  Best weather of the year (Cairo, Giza, Saqqara)

• Mediterranean coast

  Best weather of the year (Alexandria, El Alamein)

• Red Sea and South Sinai

  Best weather of the year (Hurghada, Marsa Alam, Sharm el-Sheikh, Dahab)

• Cairo

  Warm; dust storms are possible.

• Abu Kabir

  Best months: Oct–Apr

• Ain Sokhna

  Best months: Mar–May, Oct–Nov

• Alexandria

  Best months: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov

• Assiut

  Best months: Oct–Apr

• Aswan

  Best months: Oct–Apr

• Bahariyya

  Best months: Oct–Apr

• Banha

  Best months: Oct–Apr

• Beni Hasan

  Best months: Oct–Apr