Bahariya Oasis

Egypt

A lush depression of date palms that serves as the primary launchpad for expeditions into the White and Black Deserts.

Warmest month is July at 39°C on average. Coolest is January at 20°C. Driest reading falls in January with 0 rain days.

Six lead datapoints

  • £36 (~$0.75)
    PPP price tier 1 / 4
  • £48 (~$1.00)
    PPP price tier 1 / 4
  • Flight timeMethodology
    5h 30m from London Heathrow
    Great-circle plus routing overhead.
  • 1,084 kg return from London Heathrow
    DEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
  • 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.
  • Do not drink from the tap; use bottled or treated water.
MonthAvg highSwingRain days
January20°±4°0
February22°±5°0
March26°±7°0
April32°±7°0
May35°±6°0
June38°±4°0
July39°±3°0
August39°±3°0
September36°±4°0
October31°±5°0
November26°±4°0
December22°±3°0

What to do

  • Take a 4x4 trip into the surreal chalk monoliths of the White Desert
  • Climb English Mountain for panoramic desert views
  • Look upon the fascinating artifacts in the Valley of the Golden Mummies
  • Soak in the mineral-rich Bir Sigam hot springs

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. Swing is the p10 to p90 range of daily highs, halved for the ± figure. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.