Beheira Governorate · Egypt

Rosetta travel guide

Rosetta is a city in Beheira Governorate, Egypt, home to about 126,000 people.

Best months
October to May
Nearest airport
HBE86 km · Alexandria International Airport
Currency
EGPEgyptian pound
Time zone
Africa/Cairo
Language
Arabic

When to go

The best time to visit Rosetta

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Rosetta are October to May. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; January is the wettest, with about 49 mm of rain.

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Average highAverage lowRain per monthComfortable months

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 Rosetta: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Alexandria International Airport (HBE), about 86 km from the city centre in a straight line.

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HBE · Alexandria International Airport

86.3 km from the centreICAO HEAX

Questions

Rosetta: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Rosetta?

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Rosetta are October to May. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; January is the wettest, with about 49 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Rosetta?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Alexandria International Airport (HBE), about 86 km from the city centre in a straight line.

What currency is used in Rosetta?

Egyptian pound (EGP).

Nearby

Destinations near Rosetta

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.