Best time to visit Luxor
Egypt · Middle East
All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.
The year in Luxor
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- JanJLuxor in January: good, busy
- FebFLuxor in February: sweet spot
- MarMLuxor in March: sweet spot
- AprALuxor in April: avoid
- MayMLuxor in May: avoid
- JunJLuxor in June: avoid
- JulJLuxor in July: avoid
- AugALuxor in August: avoid
- SepSLuxor in September: avoid
- OctOLuxor in October: avoid
- NovNLuxor in November: sweet spot, busy
- DecDLuxor in December: good, busy
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Things to do in Luxor
- Valley of the Kings Necropolis in ancient Egypt
- Temple of Luxor Largely the work of Amenhotep III and Ramsses II the Great (whose colossi and obelisk stand at the entrance).
- Temple of Hatshepsut One of the more impressive sights on the West Bank and different to most other temples in Egypt.
- Colossi of Memnon Two massive stone statues of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III, who reigned in the 18th Dynasty.
- Deir el-Bahari A complex of mortuary temples and tombs.
- Ramesseum Memorial temple of Ramesses II
- Valley of the Queens Ancient Egyptian necropolis
Tours and tickets in Luxor
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Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage (Luxor/East Bank, Luxor/West Bank), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata; in order of how often each one's Wikipedia article was read on phones in the last 12 months.
Month by month
No fare history for this route yet, so this ranking is climate and crowds only — the price column will fill in as the scanner collects.
| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Humidity | Sun h/day | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23° | 0d | 45% | 9.8h | goodbusy | busier than usual |
| Feb | 25° | 0d | 38% | 10.1h | sweet spot | 25C max, 0 rainy days |
| Mar | 29° | 0d | 28% | 11.4h | sweet spot | 29C max, 0 rainy days |
| Apr | 35° | 0d | 21% | 11.7h | avoid | extreme heat: 15 days over 35C |
| May | 39° | 0d | 18% | 12.2h | avoid | extreme heat: 26 days over 35C |
| Jun | 41° | 0d | 18% | 12.8h | avoid | extreme heat: 30 days over 35C |
| Jul | 42° | 0d | 20% | 12.4h | avoid | extreme heat: 31 days over 35C |
| Aug | 42° | 0d | 21% | 12.0h | avoid | extreme heat: 31 days over 35C |
| Sep | 40° | 0d | 25% | 11.6h | avoid | extreme heat: 30 days over 35C |
| Oct | 36° | 0d | 31% | 10.9h | avoid | extreme heat: 18 days over 35C |
| Nov | 29° | 0d | 40% | 10.6h | sweet spot busy | busier than usual |
| Dec | 25° | 0d | 47% | 9.9h | goodbusy | busier than usual |
Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.
Weather read at the centre, on the east bank, 7 km from the airport (LXR): ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.
A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. It is flagged rather than scored down, and crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.
How busy it gets
Then and now
Luxor's August days now average 41.9°C, 2.7°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 10 of 12 months are clearly warmer.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–90 | 20.7° | 22.8° | 27.5° | 33.8° | 37.6° | 39.9° | 39.7° | 39.3° | 38.0° | 33.4° | 27.0° | 22.7° |
| 2017–26 | 22.8° | 24.7° | 29.4° | 34.6° | 39.0° | 41.4° | 41.7° | 41.9° | 39.9° | 35.7° | 29.3° | 24.7° |
| Change | +2.1° | +1.9° | +1.9° | +0.8° | +1.4° | +1.5° | +2.1° | +2.7° | +1.9° | +2.2° | +2.3° | +2.0° |
The average daily high, month by month, for the nearest ERA5 grid cell. Bold is a clear change; grey is within the ordinary spread between years. Every destination, ranked.
Getting there
How far Luxor is, and what it costs, depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.
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Before you go
Type C and F plugs at 220 V. Drives on the right. The currency is the Egyptian pound. UK Foreign Office: avoid all travel to parts, avoid all but essential travel to parts. Global Affairs Canada: Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). US State Department: Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution. Everything for Egypt: cost of living, languages, emergency numbers and health.
Being there
On arrival
- Paying — Cards work in most hotels, tourist restaurants and big stores; small shops, markets, taxis and street food are cash only. Keep small notes, as change is scarce.
- UPI, for visitors from India — Not accepted for paying here; bring a card that works abroad.
- Tipping — Small tips (baksheesh) are part of daily life: about 10% in restaurants unless service is added, and round up taxi and ride-app fares.
Getting around Luxor
- Apps — Rides: Careem, inDrive, Uber. Maps: Google Maps, Apple Maps. Messages: WhatsApp. If no ride-app driver accepts a card-paid trip, switch the payment to cash.
Uber doesn't work in Luxor, but its sister app Careem does. It takes card payments, and saves you having to explain your destination or negotiate with the driver. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Luxor, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Help
- Emergency — police 122 · ambulance 123 · fire 180 · tourist police 126.
TravelCharika is not an emergency service: we cannot call for help or send anyone. Numbers can change; if one fails, ask someone local or your hotel.
Your embassy — : how to reach your embassy or consulate abroad. A guess from your city, : a city is not a passport.
Put together by hand from the sources listed, checked 3 October 2026. Apps, cards and rules change, so check before you rely on one.
Sources (12)
- gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/egypt/getting-help
- uber.com/global/en/cities/cairo
- careem.com/en-AE/ride
- roughguides.com/egypt/travel-tips
- en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Egypt
- en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Cairo
- cairometro.gov.eg/en/bookings/3
- cairometro.gov.eg/en/bookings/4
- developers.google.com/maps/coverage
- apple.com/ios/feature-availability
- pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2286608
- rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/AnnualReport/PDFs/09PAYMENT290526C6588B796E664822A2BD0DEB6452CAD4.PDF
Luxor in pictures
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Marc Ryckaert, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Balloon_over_Luxor_-_Egypt, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
What Luxor is like
Luxor (Arabic: الأقصر, pronounced in Egyptian Arabic: lo’Sor) is the premier travel destination in Upper (southern) Egypt and the Nile Valley. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth seeing
- East Bank of Luxor: The temple complex of Luxor The temple complex of Karnak Luxor and Mummification museums West Bank of Luxor… More on Wikivoyage
- Worth doing
- The Valley of the Kings is one of the most famous archaeological sites in Egypt and a major attraction in Luxor. The valley contains the tombs of many New Kingdom pharaohs, including Tutankhamun, Seti I, and Ramses VI. More on Wikivoyage
- Getting in
- Luxor International Airport (LXR IATA) (6 km east of the city). The terminal is divided into two parts for domestic and international flights. More on Wikivoyage
- Staying safe
- Stay alert – For those not on fully organised tours, touts can make sight seeing very frustrating. (Although they tend not to stray into the actual temples.) More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Luxor, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the full article has far more. The numbers above are measured; this is experience.
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