When to go · El Alamein

El Alamein in July

Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Jun–Aug (coastal heat and peak domestic crowds), Ramadan afternoons (shortened memorial hours).

Key facts

Verdict: Avoid
Temperature: 30°C (86°F)86°F (30°C) / 22°C (72°F)72°F (22°C); average high / low
Rain days: 0
Crowds: Low; Egypt overall
Prices: Low; Egypt overall

Plan around it

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for El Alamein

Listed as a month to avoid: Jun–Aug (coastal heat and peak domestic crowds), Ramadan afternoons (shortened memorial hours).

July is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

El AlameinHighs around 30 °C (86 °F), lows around 22 °C (72 °F), rain on about 0 daysHighs around 86 °F (30 °C), lows around 72 °F (22 °C), rain on about 0 days
Mediterranean coast, Egypt · Alexandria, El Alameinfine
The only rainy part of Egypt in winter; the escape from summer heat for Cairenes.

Egypt overall: 45 °C in Aswan; only the coasts work. Egyptian summer crowds on the north coast.

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

First month

Second month

July: Listed as a month to avoid: Jun–Aug (coastal heat and peak domestic crowds), Ramadan afternoons (shortened memorial hours).

March: Inside El Alamein's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.

El Alamein: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.