Qena Governorate · Egypt
Qift travel guide
Qift is a city in Qena Governorate, Egypt, home to about 157,000 people.
- Best months
- November to March
- Nearest airport
- LXR38 km · Luxor International Airport
- Currency
- EGPEgyptian pound
- Time zone
- Africa/Cairo
- Language
- Arabic
When to go
The best time to visit Qift
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Qift are November to March. June is the warmest month, with average highs of 39 °C; February is the wettest, with about 1 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 Qift: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Luxor International Airport (LXR), about 38 km from the city centre in a straight line; Suhaj International Airport (HMB, 114 km) is also within reach.
LXR · Luxor International Airport
HMB · Suhaj International Airport
Questions
Qift: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Qift?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Qift are November to March. June is the warmest month, with average highs of 39 °C; February is the wettest, with about 1 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Qift?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Luxor International Airport (LXR), about 38 km from the city centre in a straight line; Suhaj International Airport (HMB, 114 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Qift?
Egyptian pound (EGP).
Nearby
Destinations near Qift
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.