Alexandria Governorate · Egypt
Alexandria
Photo: ASaber91 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Local time
- Africa/Cairo
- Country
- Egypt
- Population
- 5,263,542
- Elevation
- 9 m
- Airports
- HBE
- 37 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 2,570 km
- 3 hrs 45 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Alexandria, month by month
- Jan18°
- Feb19°
- Mar22°
- Apr26°
- May29°
- Jun32°
- Jul34°
- Aug34°
- Sept32°
- Oct28°
- Nov24°
- Dec20°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Good for going, on these averages: October to May.
Mean highs run from 18°C in January to 34°C in August, with about 105 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for AlexandriaModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
Airports serving Alexandria
Other airports within 150 km
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBAlexandria
2,570 km
3 hrs 45 mins · Estimate
From AUHAlexandria
2,540 km
3 hrs 45 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
- Local time
- Africa/Cairo
- Country
- Egypt
- Currency
- Egyptian Pound EGPToday's indicative rate: EGP 10 ≈ USD 0.187Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type C and F220 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 122police123ambulance180fireAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +20 · On the right
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Places near Alexandria
Guides
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