Edfu
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📷 Patrick.reb· CC BY-SA 3.0مدينة هوروس الأبدي | The city of eternal Horus
About
Edfu is an Egyptian city, located on the west bank of the Nile River between Esna and Aswan, with a population of approximately 60,000 people. Edfu is the site of the Ptolemaic Temple of Horus and an ancient settlement, Tell Edfu. About 5 km (3.1 mi) south of Edfu are remains of ancient pyramids.
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Why visit
Visit Edfu for museums, galleries, and collections, religious and civic architecture, archaeology and older urban layers. For Edfu, the useful material is practical and visible: museums, streets, religious buildings, markets, performance spaces, food, and nearby landscapes. A good itinerary should stay selective. A good route in Edfu begins with one serious site and adds smaller stops only when they clarify the same area. That restraint helps Edfu feel like a place rather than a sequence of obligations. If Edfu has useful day trips or nearby landscape, use them to widen the context rather than to overload the schedule.
When to avoid
Visiting Edfu, Egypt for a trip is best avoided during the summer months, particularly in July and August. These months experience extreme heat, often exceeding 40 degrees Celsius, making outdoor activities uncomfortable and strenuous. Additionally, major sights may be overcrowded during this peak travel season, detracting from the overall experience. For a more pleasant visit, consider Visiting Edfu during the cooler months of November to February when the weather is milder and more conducive to exploration.
Summer (June-August)
In Edfu, the warm season usually means June through August. For Edfu, severe heat makes shade, water, and practical transport part of the cultural plan. In Edfu, alternate outdoor observation with interiors, especially where streets have little shade. For Edfu, morning and evening are better for exposed walking; interiors should do more of the work in between.
Winter Season (Dec-Feb)
December through February are the cooler or wetter period in Edfu. Use Edfu in cooler months when outdoor movement matters most. In Edfu, rain, wind, cold, snow, daylight, and service reductions can matter more than the average high. Edfu can still be rewarding in this period if interiors and compact walks carry the day. A cold or wet day in Edfu works best with shorter walks, confirmed hours, and a clear way back to lodging.
The next week in Edfu
7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).
Today
Partly cloudy
43° / 25°
UV Very high
Sat
Partly cloudy
38° / 28°
UV Very high
Sun
Clear
43° / 25°
UV Very high
Mon
Clear
47° / 28°
UV Very high
Tue
Partly cloudy
47° / 30°
UV Very high
Wed
Overcast
48° / 30°
UV Very high
Thu
In May 16
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Air quality
No monitoring station within 25 km.
Weather
47° / 15°
Typical high / low
0 mm rainfall this month
Daylight
13.3h
06:04 – 19:24local
Year-round climate
Monthly highs, lows, and rainfall (long-term averages, NASA POWER).
Airports near Edfu
1 commercial airport within 100 km. Closest is Luxor International Airport (LXR) at 79 km.
Getting around Edfu
Public-transit operators within 8 km of the city center. Click through to each operator’s site for routes, fares, and tickets.
Local transit operators
VectareB Metro
Operators and modes aggregated by TransitLand from individual transit-agency GTFS feeds. Route classifications (subway / tram / rail / bus / etc) come from each feed’s GTFS route_type codes.
Sources
This page blends public reference data, climate/elevation services, and personal notes. Travel requirements can change, so visa and entry details should be checked again before booking.
- Wikipedia →
Summary, canonical article, and some image fallbacks.
- Wikidata →
Population, area, image, coordinates, and linked identifiers where available.
- NASA POWER →
Monthly temperature and rainfall climatology.
- Open-Meteo historical weather →
1991-2020 temperature and precipitation cross-check for compact climate fields.
- Open-Elevation →
Coordinate-based elevation backfill.
- tz database →
Coordinate-based IANA timezone lookup.
- Site credits →
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