Weekly note

Egypt in January

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

None of these has January as a sweet spot; the 4 labelled good are the best of the month: Cairo, Sharm el-Sheikh, Alexandria and Luxor.

Ranked for January

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Cairo good 20° 0d £400 20C max, 0 rainy days
2 Sharm el-Sheikh good 22° 0d — 22C max, 0 rainy days
3 Alexandria good 18° 6d — 18C max, 6 rainy days
4 Luxor goodbusy 23° 0d — busier than usual

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

Other months for Egypt

January 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.