Siwa Oasis
Egypt
A remote, palm-fringed desert outpost known for ancient mud-brick ruins and crystal-clear salt pools.
Warmest month is July at 38°C on average. Coolest is January at 19°C. Driest reading falls in February with 0 rain days.
Six lead datapoints
- CoffeeWorld Bank PPP baseline£36 (~$0.75)PPP price tier 1 / 4
- £48 (~$1.00)PPP price tier 1 / 4
- Flight timeMethodology5h from London HeathrowGreat-circle plus routing overhead.
- Flight CO2eDEFRA 2024 factors1,003 kg return from London HeathrowDEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
- FCDO advisorygov.uk, snapshot compiled 2026-07-11FCDO 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 guidanceDo not drink from the tap; use bottled or treated water.
| Month | Avg high | Swing | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19° | ±4° | 1 |
| February | 20° | ±4° | 0 |
| March | 25° | ±6° | 0 |
| April | 30° | ±6° | 0 |
| May | 34° | ±6° | 0 |
| June | 37° | ±4° | 0 |
| July | 38° | ±3° | 0 |
| August | 38° | ±3° | 0 |
| September | 35° | ±3° | 0 |
| October | 30° | ±4° | 0 |
| November | 25° | ±4° | 0 |
| December | 20° | ±3° | 1 |
What to do
- Float effortlessly in the blindingly blue salt lakes
- Climb the melting ruins of the 13th-century Shali Fortress
- Bathe in the natural bubbling waters of Cleopatra's Spring
- Watch the sunset over the salt flats from Fatnas Island
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.