How warm does Siwa Oasis get?

Typical daytime highs in Siwa Oasis are Mar–May 28°C (83°F), Jun–Aug 37°C (98°F), Sep–Nov 30°C (87°F), Dec–Feb 20°C (67°F).

Is Siwa Oasis expensive?

On the ground, Siwa Oasis is budget-friendly.

Africa & Middle East / Egypt

Siwa Oasis

Q: What sort of trip is Siwa Oasis good for?

Siwa Oasis is good for sunshine and salt water, moving about and doing things, old stones and real towns, landscape doing the heavy lifting.

Siwa Oasis · Egypt · Cairo

A desert oasis so remote it kept its own language and customs going even under Roman and Ottoman rule, salt lakes you float in like the Dead Sea without the crowds, and mudbrick ruins slowly melting back into the dunes that built them.

The best time to visit Siwa Oasis is Oct–Mar, when typical daytime highs reach about 30°C (87°F). Local time there is 09:19 (UTC+3).

Best time to go

Oct–Mar

Budget on the ground

$ · budget-friendly

Nearest airport

CAI · Cairo

Good for

sunshine and salt water moving about and doing things old stones and real towns landscape doing the heavy lifting

In season

January February March October November December

The year at a glance

Light0 to 24h High16 to 40°C61 to 104°F Rain0 to 20mm0 to 0.8in

January · high 65°F · rain 0.2in · 10.4h of daylight · in the recommended window

shaded columns are the recommended window

Measured at Cairo, this page’s gateway

Ramadan falls around 7 February to 8 March in 2027. Daytime cafés and restaurants often keep shorter hours.

Siwa Oasis month by month, the same numbers the figure draws
Month	High °CHigh °F	Rain mmRain in	Light	Notes
January	19°C65°F	6mm0.2in	10.4h10.4h	in the recommended window
February	20°C67°F	9mm0.4in	11.1h11.1h	in the recommended window
March	23°C73°F	17mm0.7in	11.9h11.9h	in the recommended window
April	29°C83°F	3mm0.1in	12.9h12.9h
May	34°C92°F	0mm0.0in	13.7h13.7h
June	36°C96°F	0mm0.0in	14.1h14.1h
July	38°C100°F	0mm0.0in	13.9h13.9h
August	37°C99°F	0mm0.0in	13.2h13.2h
September	35°C95°F	0mm0.0in	12.3h12.3h
October	30°C87°F	4mm0.2in	11.4h11.4h	in the recommended window
November	26°C79°F	4mm0.2in	10.6h10.6h	in the recommended window
December	21°C70°F	9mm0.4in	10.2h10.2h	in the recommended window

Good to know

Currency: EGP · Egyptian pound
Language: Arabic
Plug: C, F
Driving: on the right

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