Best time to visit Egypt from India.
Egypt for Indian travellers, month-by-month verdict on weather, flight prices, and crowd density. Visa is pre-departure e-Visa $25 single / $60 multi (VoA NOT available for Indians) year-round, so timing is purely about getting the trip you want. Peak months: Oct-Apr.
- Best months (Oct-Apr): Cleanest weather, full attraction calendar, but flights ~20% more + hotels +30-50%. Book 8-10 weeks ahead.
- Shoulder season: Best price/value. Weather acceptable, fewer crowds at top sights, flights drop ~15-20%.
- Off-peak: Cheapest flights + hotels, but expect rain/heat/closures depending on country. Worth it only if budget is tight.
- Indian school holidays (Dec 20-Jan 5, May 1-Jun 15, Oct): Indian-route flights spike 30-50%. Avoid if dates are flexible.
Oct-Apr is the only sane window. Cairo and Luxor sit 18-28°C, Red Sea is swimmable. May-Sep is brutal (40-45°C in Luxor), pyramid climbs are dangerous before 8am. Dec-Jan is peak (book Nile cruises 2 months ahead). Ramadan (Feb-Mar 2026) shifts opening hours: most temple sites still open but local cafes close until iftar. The Cairo→Luxor sleeper train (around 10 hours, ~₹1,500) saves a hotel night AND a domestic flight, book at enr.gov.eg one week ahead. Pre-departure e-Visa at visa2egypt.gov.eg: $25 single-entry or $60 multiple-entry. Indians cannot use VoA. Internal links: /visa/egypt for the e-Visa conditions, /currency/egp-to-inr, /best-time/egypt month-by-month.
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