Abu Simbel

Name: Abu Simbel, Egypt
Address: Egypt

Egypt

Ramesses II's colossal rock-cut temples, famously relocated piece by piece to save them from the rising waters of Lake Nasser.

Warmest month is June at 41°C on average. Coolest is January at 23°C. Driest reading falls in January with 0 rain days.

Costs and travel essentials

CoffeeWorld Bank PPP baseline
£36 (~$0.75)
Country-level price estimate for Egypt, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
BeerWorld Bank PPP baseline
£48 (~$1.00)
Country-level price estimate for Egypt, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
Flight timeMethodology
6h from London Heathrow
Great-circle plus routing overhead.
Flight CO2eDEFRA 2024 factors
1,623 kg return from London Heathrow
DEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
FCDO advisorygov.uk, snapshot compiled 2026-07-11
FCDO advises against travel to specific parts of the country.
Advises against travel to the North Sinai and parts of the Western Desert; all but essential travel to the rest of Sinai except the resort strip. Check the latest FCDO advice before booking.
Tap waterCDC / WHO guidance
Do not drink from the tap; use bottled or treated water.

Month	Avg high	Daily spread
January	23°	8°C
February	25°	10°C
March	30°	12°C
April	35°	10°C
May	39°	8°C
June	41°	6°C
July	41°	4°C
August	41°	4°C
September	40°	6°C
October	36°	8°C
November	30°	9°C
December	25°	8°C

What to do

Marvel at the four towering façade statues of Ramesses II
Enter the adjacent Temple of Hathor dedicated to Nefertari
Attend the dramatic evening sound and light show
Learn the fascinating history of the UNESCO relocation project

How we know this

Values are the average of the last ten calendar years of daily readings from Visual Crossing, snapped to the destination cluster. Daily spread is the width between the 10th and 90th percentiles of daily highs, not a forecast error margin. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.