Weekly note

Egypt in December

4 of the 4 destinations in Egypt are in season in December: 0 a sweet spot, 2 good, 2 ok.

None of these has December as a sweet spot; the 2 labelled good are the best of the month: Luxor and Sharm el-Sheikh.

Ranked for December

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Luxor goodbusy 25° 0d — busier than usual
2 Sharm el-Sheikh goodbusy 24° 0d — busier than usual
3 Alexandria okbusy 20° 5d — busier than usual
4 Cairo okbusy 22° 1d £505 busier than usual

Fares are the typical return from London for December departures, in GBP; a dash means none has been seen yet for December departures.

Other months for Egypt

December elsewhere

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.