Long weekends in Egypt

Every public holiday in the coming year that falls next to the weekend, the day to take off where one turns it into four, and the places a short hop away at their best then.

Armed Forces Day

Thu 8 Oct to Sat 10 Oct 2026 · 3 days

• Muscat Oman Hot, dry and sunny 34°C · 1 rainy day The best month to go
• Cape Town South Africa Pleasant, dry and sunny 23°C · 4 rainy days The best month to go
• Cairo Egypt Warm, dry and sunny 30°C · 0 rainy days The best month to go
• Jaipur India Warm, dry and sunny 32°C · 1 rainy day The best month to go, busy season

Coptic Christmas Day

Thu 7 Jan to Sat 9 Jan 2027 · 3 days

• Colombo Sri Lanka Warm, mostly dry and sunny 30°C · 8 rainy days The best month to go, busy season
• Muscat Oman Pleasant, dry and sunny 25°C · 1 rainy day One of the best months to go
• Dubai United Arab Emirates Pleasant, dry and sunny 24°C · 2 rainy days One of the best months to go, busy season
• Kathmandu Nepal Cool, dry and sunny 17°C · 3 rainy days One of the best months to go

January 25th Revolution and National Police Day

Thu 28 Jan to Sat 30 Jan 2027 · 3 days

• Colombo Sri Lanka Warm, mostly dry and sunny 30°C · 8 rainy days The best month to go, busy season
• Muscat Oman Pleasant, dry and sunny 25°C · 1 rainy day One of the best months to go
• Dubai United Arab Emirates Pleasant, dry and sunny 24°C · 2 rainy days One of the best months to go, busy season
• Kathmandu Nepal Cool, dry and sunny 17°C · 3 rainy days One of the best months to go

Eid al-Fitr

Tue 9 Mar to Sat 13 Mar 2027 · 5 days, taking Thu 11 Mar off

• Doha Qatar Warm, dry and sunny 27°C · 2 rainy days The best month to go
• Marrakech Morocco Pleasant, mostly dry and sunny 24°C · 6 rainy days The best month to go
• Muscat Oman Warm, dry and sunny 30°C · 1 rainy day One of the best months to go
• Cape Town South Africa Warm, dry and sunny 26°C · 4 rainy days One of the best months to go, busy season

Sinai Liberation Day and Labor Day

Thu 29 Apr to Sat 1 May 2027 · 3 days

• Doha Qatar Warm, dry and sunny 32°C · 1 rainy day One of the best months to go
• Dubai United Arab Emirates Warm, dry and sunny 32°C · 1 rainy day The best month to go
• Cape Town South Africa Pleasant, dry and sunny 24°C · 3 rainy days One of the best months to go
• Budapest Hungary Cool, mostly dry and sunny 17°C · 6 rainy days One of the best months to go, busy season

Sinai Liberation Day and Labor Day and Spring Festival

Thu 29 Apr to Mon 3 May 2027 · 5 days, taking Sun 2 May off

• Doha Qatar Warm, dry and sunny 32°C · 1 rainy day One of the best months to go
• Dubai United Arab Emirates Warm, dry and sunny 32°C · 1 rainy day The best month to go
• Cape Town South Africa Pleasant, dry and sunny 24°C · 3 rainy days One of the best months to go
• Budapest Hungary Cool, mostly dry and sunny 17°C · 6 rainy days One of the best months to go, busy season

Day of Arafah and Eid al-Adha

Fri 14 May to Tue 18 May 2027 · 5 days

• Almaty Kazakhstan Pleasant, mostly dry and sunny 23°C · 8 rainy days One of the best months to go
• London United Kingdom Cool, mostly dry and sunny 18°C · 7 rainy days The best month to go
• Lisbon Portugal Pleasant, dry and sunny 23°C · 3 rainy days The best month to go
• Prague Czechia Cool, mostly dry and sunny 20°C · 9 rainy days The best month to go, busy season

Islamic New Year (observed, estimated)

Thu 10 Jun to Sat 12 Jun 2027 · 3 days

• Almaty Kazakhstan Warm, dry and sunny 28°C · 4 rainy days One of the best months to go
• Lisbon Portugal Pleasant, dry and sunny 25°C · 3 rainy days One of the best months to go, busy season
• Nairobi Kenya Pleasant, mostly dry and sunny 24°C · 5 rainy days One of the best months to go
• Baku Azerbaijan Warm, dry and sunny 29°C · 1 rainy day One of the best months to go, busy season

June 30 Revolution Day

Thu 1 Jul to Sat 3 Jul 2027 · 3 days

• Almaty Kazakhstan Warm, dry and sunny 32°C · 2 rainy days The best month to go
• Baku Azerbaijan Warm, dry and sunny 31°C · 1 rainy day The best month to go, busy season
• Rome Italy Warm, dry and sunny 30°C · 2 rainy days The best month to go, busy season
• Lisbon Portugal Warm, dry and sunny 28°C · 0 rainy days One of the best months to go, busy season

The weekend in Egypt is Friday and Saturday. These are its national public holidays; regions and states add their own. A short hop is the country's own region and the regions next to it.