Beni Suef Governorate · Egypt
Beni Suef travel guide
Beni Suef is a city in Beni Suef Governorate, Egypt, home to about 294,000 people.
- Best months
- November to March
- Nearest airport
- SPX117 km · Sphinx International Airport
- Currency
- EGPEgyptian pound
- Time zone
- Africa/Cairo
- Language
- Arabic
About
About Beni Suef
Beni Suef (Egyptian Arabic: بنى سويف, romanized: Baniswēf) is the capital city of the Beni Suef Governorate in Egypt. The city is the location of Beni Suef University.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Beni Suef
See
- Mosque of Sayyida Huriyya
- Aziz Mosque
- Archeological Museum
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When to go
The best time to visit Beni Suef
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Beni Suef are November to March. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 37 °C; February is the wettest, with about 3 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Beni Suef: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Sphinx International Airport (SPX), about 117 km from the city centre in a straight line; Cairo International Airport (CAI, 120 km) and Capital International Airport (CCE, 133 km) are also within reach.
SPX · Sphinx International Airport
CAI · Cairo International Airport
CCE · Capital International Airport
Questions
Beni Suef: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Beni Suef?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Beni Suef are November to March. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 37 °C; February is the wettest, with about 3 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Beni Suef?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Sphinx International Airport (SPX), about 117 km from the city centre in a straight line; Cairo International Airport (CAI, 120 km) and Capital International Airport (CCE, 133 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Beni Suef?
Egyptian pound (EGP).
Nearby
Destinations near Beni Suef
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.