Bahariya Oasis

Name: Bahariya Oasis, Egypt
Address: Egypt

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.

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
5h 30m from London Heathrow
Great-circle plus routing overhead.
Flight CO2eDEFRA 2024 factors
1,084 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	20°	7°C
February	22°	10°C
March	26°	13°C
April	32°	14°C
May	35°	12°C
June	38°	8°C
July	39°	6°C
August	39°	6°C
September	36°	8°C
October	31°	9°C
November	26°	7°C
December	22°	6°C

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. 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.