- Local time
- Africa/Cairo
- Country
- Egypt
- Population
- 301,795
- Elevation
- 15 m
- Airports
- HBE
- 86 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 2,530 km
- 3 hrs 45 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Rosetta, month by month
- Jan17°
- Feb18°
- Mar20°
- Apr22°
- May26°
- Jun29°
- Jul30°
- Aug31°
- Sept29°
- Oct27°
- Nov23°
- Dec19°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Good for going, on these averages: February to December.
Mean highs run from 17°C in January to 31°C in August, with about 144 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for RosettaModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
No airport with scheduled flights is listed for Rosetta itself; these are the nearest.
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBRosetta
2,530 km
3 hrs 45 mins · Estimate
From AUHRosetta
2,500 km
3 hrs 40 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
The country's currency, plugs and emergency numbers, and the clock in Rosetta right now.
- 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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