Best time to visit Alexandria

Egypt · Middle East

All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.

The year in Alexandria

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Beach and sea Jun–Nov · fair May

Go in Feb–Oct — these months score within a whisker of each other; 31C max, 0 rainy days. Nov is the next best.

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Things to do in Alexandria

Citadel of Qaitbay Set on the tip of the Anfushi/Pharos promontory…
Bibliotheca Alexandrina A huge modern library and research centre constructed on the site of the ancient Library…
Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa These catacombs were probably carved out to be a single wealthy family's mausoleum…
Montaza Palace Built in 1892 by Abbas II of Egypt Abbas Hilmi Pasha, the last khedive…
Pompey's Pillar An ancient monument, this 25-m-high granite column was constructed in honor of the…
Ras el-Tin Palace Admire the exterior but it's now part of a naval base and not open to visitors.
El-Mursi Abul-Abbas Mosque Built in 1775 by Algerians, the mosque was built over the tomb of the famous 13th…

Tours and tickets in Alexandria

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Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage (Alexandria), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; in order of how often each one's Wikipedia article was read on phones in the last 12 months.

Month by month

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Month	Max °C	Rain days	Humidity	Sun h/day	Verdict	Why
Jan	18°	6d	70%	8.9h	good	18C max, 6 rainy days
Feb	18°	4d	69%	9.3h	sweet spot	18C max, 4 rainy days
Mar	21°	2d	67%	10.6h	sweet spot	21C max, 2 rainy days
Apr	24°	1d	67%	11.4h	sweet spot	24C max, 1 rainy day
May	27°	0d	66%	12.4h	sweet spot	27C max, 0 rainy days
Jun	29°	0d	71%	13.8h	sweet spot	29C max, 0 rainy days
Jul	31°	0d	72%	13.6h	sweet spot	31C max, 0 rainy days
Aug	31°	0d	71%	12.4h	sweet spot	31C max, 0 rainy days
Sep	30°	0d	68%	11.9h	sweet spot	30C max, 0 rainy days
Oct	28°	1d	68%	10.5h	sweet spot	28C max, 1 rainy day
Nov	24°	2d	69%	9.6h	goodbusy	busier than usual
Dec	20°	5d	70%	9.0h	okbusy	busier than usual

Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.

Weather read at the Corniche, 35 km from the airport (HBE): ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.

A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. It is flagged rather than scored down, and crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.

How busy it gets

Busiest in November and December; quietest in September.

Then and now

Alexandria's November days now average 24.2°C, 1.9°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 6 of 12 months are clearly warmer.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1981–90	17.0°	17.7°	19.8°	24.0°	26.5°	28.8°	29.9°	30.3°	29.1°	26.1°	22.3°	18.9°
2017–26	17.9°	18.4°	20.7°	23.9°	27.1°	29.2°	30.9°	31.4°	30.3°	27.7°	24.2°	20.3°
Change	+0.9°	+0.8°	+0.9°	-0.2°	+0.6°	+0.4°	+1.0°	+1.1°	+1.2°	+1.6°	+1.9°	+1.4°

The average daily high, month by month, for the nearest ERA5 grid cell. Bold is a clear change; grey is within the ordinary spread between years. Every destination, ranked.

Getting there

How far Alexandria is, and what it costs, depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.

Before you go

Type C and F plugs at 220 V. Drives on the right. The currency is the Egyptian pound. UK Foreign Office: avoid all travel to parts, avoid all but essential travel to parts. Everything for Egypt: cost of living, languages, emergency numbers and health.

Being there

On arrival

Paying — Cards work in most hotels, tourist restaurants and big stores; small shops, markets, taxis and street food are cash only. Keep small notes, as change is scarce.
UPI, for visitors from India — Not accepted for paying here; bring a card that works abroad.
Tipping — Small tips (baksheesh) are part of daily life: about 10% in restaurants unless service is added, and round up taxi and ride-app fares.

Getting around Alexandria

Apps — Rides: Careem, inDrive, Uber. Maps: Google Maps, Apple Maps. Messages: WhatsApp. If no ride-app driver accepts a card-paid trip, switch the payment to cash.

Alexandria is a long, long city but there's good transport along the Corniche. It also extends several km inland past the lagoons, but you've no reason to go that way. More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Alexandria, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Help

Emergency — police 122 · ambulance 123 · fire 180 · tourist police 126.
TravelCharika is not an emergency service: we cannot call for help or send anyone. Numbers can change; if one fails, ask someone local or your hotel.

Put together by hand from the sources listed, checked 3 October 2026. Apps, cards and rules change, so check before you rely on one.

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Alexandria in pictures

Alexandria Beach — i

Faris El-Gwely, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Pompey's Pillar (Archaeological site in Alexandria in 2017) , photo by Hatem Moushir 36 — i

Hatem Moushir, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Pompey's Pillar (Archaeological site in Alexandria 2017) , photo by Hatem moushir 9 — i

Hatem Moushir, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Lighthouse beside the Montaza garden in Alexandria — i

علاء, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Egypt, Alexandria on the Mediterranean Sea — i

Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

What Alexandria is like

Alexandria (pronounced al-ig-ZAN-dree-uh ; Arabic: الإسكندرية ‎/ اسكندرية al-Iskandariyya / Eskendereyya ) is Egypt's second largest city (5.2 million people in 2018), its largest seaport, and the country's window onto the Mediterranean Sea. More on Wikivoyage

Worth seeing: Citadel of Qaitbay, Ras el-Tin (yellow tram or microbus to Anfushi). Set on the tip of the Anfushi/Pharos promontory, looking back over the eastern harbour and downtown Corniche. More on Wikivoyage
Worth doing: Sunbathe at the Maa'moura Beach or Montazah Beach. During summer the beaches are packed with Egyptian tourists, parasols and plastic chairs and it will cost to get in. More on Wikivoyage
Getting in: Alexandria has domestic flights daily from Cairo, Luxor, Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh, with Egyptair the main operator. Saudia Airlines fly from Jeddah and the Gulf States, and Turkish Airlines fly from Istanbul. More on Wikivoyage
Staying safe: Although crime is rarely violent, beware of pickpockets and don't flash your valuables or wear a bum bag or fanny pack. Street kids, taxi drivers, and others may harass tourists. More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Alexandria, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the full article has far more. The numbers above are measured; this is experience.

Around Alexandria

Also in Egypt

Cairo best Feb, Apr, Nov

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Kind of place

Alexandria is in Egypt, Middle East. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.

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