Abu Simbel weather by month & the best time to visit

🇪🇬 Egypt · small town · hot desert climate

The best time to visit Abu Simbel is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 100/100), with February and March close behind. Abu Simbel averages about 4,078 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 0 mm of rain in January.

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Sun hours / year

4,078

Sunniest month

January

Peak score

100/100

Rain / year

0 mm

Midday UV at peak

11 (extreme)

Population

5k

Elevation

187 m

When is the best time to visit Abu Simbel?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Abu Simbel is January, then February and March. The dullest month is August (0/100, 0 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Abu Simbel?

Abu Simbel is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 4,078 hours of sunshine a year. 100 Sunshine Score points separate January (100) from August (0), so the month you pick matters. Abu Simbel is the sunniest of the 18 destinations tracked in Egypt. Rain is a non-event in Abu Simbel — about 0 mm in a typical year.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Luxor Egypt · 383 km · best in Jan · 3,991 h sun/yr
• Sohag Egypt · 441 km · best in Jan · 4,007 h sun/yr
• Marsa Alam Egypt · 465 km · best in Jan · 3,782 h sun/yr
• Hurghada Egypt · 578 km · best in Jan · 3,879 h sun/yr
• Port Sudan Sudan · 669 km · best in Feb · 2,938 h sun/yr
• Sharm El Sheikh Egypt · 683 km · best in Jan · 3,742 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Aswan Egypt · 215 km · 4,053 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Dongola Sudan · 379 km · 4,031 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Asyut Egypt · 523 km · 4,013 h sun/yr · best in Feb