Gharbia Governorate · Egypt
El Mahalla El Kubra travel guide
El Mahalla El Kubra is a city in Gharbia Governorate, Egypt, home to about 593,000 people.
- Best months
- November to April
- Nearest airport
- CAI98 km · Cairo International Airport
- Currency
- EGPEgyptian pound
- Time zone
- Africa/Cairo
- Language
- Arabic
About
About El Mahalla El Kubra
El Mahalla El Kubra – commonly shortened to El Maḥalla – is the largest city of the Gharbia Governorate and in the Nile Delta, with a population of 550,000 as of 2024. It is a large industrial and agricultural city in Egypt, located in the middle of the Nile Delta on the western bank of the Damietta Branch tributary.
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When to go
The best time to visit El Mahalla El Kubra
The most comfortable months for a city stay in El Mahalla El Kubra are November to April. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 34 °C; January is the wettest, with about 9 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 El Mahalla El Kubra: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Cairo International Airport (CAI), about 98 km from the city centre in a straight line; Sphinx International Airport (SPX, 99 km) and Port Said International Airport (PSD, 108 km) are also within reach.
CAI · Cairo International Airport
SPX · Sphinx International Airport
PSD · Port Said International Airport
Questions
El Mahalla El Kubra: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit El Mahalla El Kubra?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in El Mahalla El Kubra are November to April. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 34 °C; January is the wettest, with about 9 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to El Mahalla El Kubra?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Cairo International Airport (CAI), about 98 km from the city centre in a straight line; Sphinx International Airport (SPX, 99 km) and Port Said International Airport (PSD, 108 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in El Mahalla El Kubra?
Egyptian pound (EGP).
Nearby
Destinations near El Mahalla El Kubra
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.