Egypt receives the least rainfall in the world. South of Cairo, rainfall averages only around 2 to 5 mm per year and at intervals of many years. On a very thin strip of the northern coast the rainfall can be as high as 170 mm, all between November and March. Snow falls on Sinai's mountains and some of its middle and coastal cities.

Temperatures average between 27 - 32 °C in summer, and up to 42 °C on the Red Sea coast. Temperatures average between 13 to 21 °C in winter.

A steady wind from the northwest helps hold down the temperature near the Mediterranean coast. The Khamaseen is a wind that blows from the south in Egypt, usually in spring or summer, bringing sand and dust, and sometimes raises the temperature in the desert to more than 38 °C. Egypt relies on The Nile River for water.

When to go
The summer months can be intolebarbly hot (40°C) and peak season (November to February) can be crowded and expensive.

Many visitors come during Christmas and New Year's, because that's when the hotter regions like Upper Egypt and southern Sinai are comfortably warm.

March to May and September to October are also good months for visiting the beaches of southern Sinai, the Alexandrian coast or the Red Sea.

If you don't like crowds and you are not curious about islamic feasts, try to avoid the two eids, Sham an-Nessim and especially Ramadan, when Muslims fast from sunrise until sunset. Eating, drinking or smoking in public are permitted but considered rude, and most restaurants, cafes, shops and offices close during the day.

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