Egypt
About 98.4M people live in Egypt, on 1,001,450 km² in 27 regions; the capital is Cairo. The highest summit is Mount Catherine (2,637 m).
Mean of its 13 most visited places. Best: Feb · Nov–Dec.
Egypt at a glance
The atlas follows 11,594 places here month by month, with 23 mountains and 77 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are February, November and December.
Egypt's population
Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.
+460%21.1M in 1950 → 118.4M in 2025 → 161.6M in 2050Egypt · In numbers
The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.
When to go to Egypt
The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.
Places and regions of Egypt
The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.
84OctoberAlexandria
75OctoberGiza
71OctoberMinya
75OctoberCairo
82OctoberEl-Tor
83OctoberSiwa Oasis
74OctoberJazīrat adh Dhahab
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27 regions
Egypt from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
Nature in Egypt
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
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Outdoors in Egypt
Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.
Culture in Egypt
77 monuments and 114 museums; the best known first.
The festival year
What's on in Egypt
The ground and the sky in Egypt
Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.
Getting to Egypt
14 large airports, 331 railway stations, 32 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.
Practical information
Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.