Weekly note

Egypt in March

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

March is a sweet spot at 2 of these 4 places: Luxor and Alexandria.

Ranked for March

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Luxor sweet spot 29° 0d — 29C max, 0 rainy days
2 Alexandria sweet spot 21° 2d — 21C max, 2 rainy days
3 Cairo good 25° 0d £419 25C max, 0 rainy days
4 Sharm el-Sheikh goodbusy 26° 0d — busier than usual

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

Other months for Egypt

March 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.