Weekly note

Egypt in February

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

February is a sweet spot at every one of these 4 places: Cairo, Sharm el-Sheikh, Alexandria and Luxor.

Ranked for February

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Cairo sweet spot 21° 1d £313 21C max, 1 rainy day
2 Sharm el-Sheikh sweet spot 23° 1d — 23C max, 1 rainy day
3 Alexandria sweet spot 18° 4d — 18C max, 4 rainy days
4 Luxor sweet spot 25° 0d — 25C max, 0 rainy days

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

Other months for Egypt

February 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.