When to go · Saqqara
Saqqara in March
Great month. Inside Saqqara's best window: Oct–Apr.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 24°C (75°F)75°F (24°C) / 13°C (55°F)55°F (13°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 2
- Crowds
- Medium
- Egypt overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Egypt overall
Verdict
Inside Saqqara's best window: Oct–Apr.
Is another month better than March?
No other month rates higher than March for Saqqara in this guide.
Weather in March
- SaqqaraHighs around 24 °C (75 °F), lows around 13 °C (55 °F), rain on about 2 daysHighs around 75 °F (24 °C), lows around 55 °F (13 °C), rain on about 2 days
- Cairo and the Delta, Egypt · Cairo, Giza, Saqqarabest weather
Mild winters, hot dusty summers around 35 °C (95 °F); spring khamsin winds (Mar–May) bring sand haze some days.Mild winters, hot dusty summers around 95 °F (35 °C); spring khamsin winds (Mar–May) bring sand haze some days.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Egypt overall
- Medium
- Prices · Egypt overall
- Medium
Egypt overall: Warm; khamsin dust days start. Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr in early March 2027 (check).
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Saqqara, side by side.
Verdict
Mar: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
Mar: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Jan: 19 °C (66 °F)66 °F (19 °C)
Night low
Mar: 13 °C (55 °F)55 °F (13 °C)
Jan: 9 °C (48 °F)48 °F (9 °C)
Rain days
Mar: 2 (better)
Jan: 3
Crowds
Mar: Medium
Jan: High
Prices
Mar: Medium
Jan: High
Festivals listed
Mar: 2
Jan: 0
March: Inside Saqqara's best window: Oct–Apr.
January: Inside Saqqara's best window: Oct–Apr.
Saqqara: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.