Each cell is that destination's own verdict for the month — sweet spot, ok or avoid — with its typical daily high, from the same ten years of climate readings its page is built from. A dot marks a busy month. The last row counts the sweet spots, and the best months are marked.

Routes through Egypt

North Africa 2 stops

Before you go

Cost of living	very cheap — prices run about 15% of the United States' (World Bank, 2025)
Currency	Egyptian pound
Languages	Arabic
Plugs	Type C and F, 220 V
Driving	On the right
Calling code	+20
Travel advice	avoid all travel to parts, avoid all but essential travel to parts — UK Foreign Office, updated 2026-08-04
Health	UK Foreign Office health advice

Facts from Wikidata (CC0), the UK Foreign Office (Open Government Licence) and the World Bank, refreshed 2026-10-07. The advisory is written for British travellers; entry rules depend on your passport.

On arrival

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.
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.
Getting around Cairo — Cairo Metro fares depend on how many stations you ride; buy a ticket for each trip, or an anonymous rechargeable card (80 pounds) sold at every metro station.
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.
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.

Sources (12)

Every verdict here is the destination's own: ten years of climate readings, the public holidays that crowd it, and what the flight costs. Nothing is said about Egypt as a whole that was not first measured at each place in it.