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Best time to visit Alexandria

November is the best time to visit Alexandria for general sightseeing, with average highs of 23 °C and about 3 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly February to May. The sea stays above 20 °C from May to December.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking November comfort 96/100
A beach holiday October sea 26 °C
The least cloud July 9 % average cloud cover
The least rain June 0 mm
Warmth August 30 °C
Cooler weather January 17 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 November 96 23 °C 3 88
2 April 96 23 °C 1 73
3 March 94 20 °C 2 58
4 December 93 19 °C 4 63
5 May 90 26 °C 0 90
6 February 88 18 °C 4 49
7 January 86 17 °C 5 47
8 October 85 27 °C 1 100
9 June 78 28 °C 0 99
10 September 74 29 °C 0 97
11 July 71 30 °C 0 97
12 August 69 30 °C 0 94

For a beach holiday

October scores highest, with a sea temperature of 26 °C and air temperatures around 27 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from May to December.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 18 °C 17 °C 43 % 47
February 17 °C 18 °C 40 % 49
March 17 °C 20 °C 33 % 58
April 19 °C 23 °C 28 % 73
May 21 °C 26 °C 23 % 90
June 24 °C 28 °C 9 % 99
July 26 °C 30 °C 9 % 97
August 27 °C 30 °C 12 % 94
September 27 °C 29 °C 12 % 97
October 26 °C 27 °C 24 % 100
November 23 °C 23 °C 38 % 88
December 20 °C 19 °C 42 % 63

When to think twice

August scores lowest with about 0 wet days and highs near 30 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 17.2 °C 24 mm 43 %
February 17.8 °C 16 mm 40 %
March 20.0 °C 11 mm 33 %
April 23.0 °C 3 mm 28 %
May 25.8 °C 1 mm 23 %
June 28.3 °C under 1 mm 9 %
July 29.8 °C under 1 mm 9 %
August 30.4 °C under 1 mm 12 %
September 29.4 °C 1 mm 12 %
October 26.8 °C 6 mm 24 %
November 22.9 °C 14 mm 38 %
December 19.0 °C 19 mm 42 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.