Luxor

    Egypt

    Often called the world's greatest open-air museum, this modern city rises from the colossal ruins of ancient Thebes.

    Warmest month is June at 41°C on average. Coolest is January at 22°C. Driest reading falls in January with 0 rain days.

    Costs and travel essentials

    • £36 (~$0.75)
      Country-level price estimate for Egypt, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • £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.
    • 1,526 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 highDaily spreadRain days
    January22°8°C0
    February24°10°C0
    March30°12°C0
    April35°12°C0
    May39°10°C0
    June41°7°C0
    July41°5°C0
    August41°5°C0
    September39°6°C0
    October35°7°C0
    November29°9°C0
    December24°7°C0

    What to do

    • Descend into the vibrant tombs of the Valley of the Kings
    • Walk the imposing avenue of sphinxes at Karnak Temple
    • Take a sunrise hot air balloon flight over the West Bank
    • Wander the colonnades of Luxor Temple at night

    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.