Al Fayyum
City in Egypt: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
MadinatFayyumWaterWheel: Roland Unger, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Al Fayyum is a city in Egypt, in Faiyum. About 519,047 people live in the city proper, making it the 11th largest city of Egypt in our atlas.
It lies at 29.31° N, 30.84° E, about 29 m (95 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Cairo time zone.
Location
Red dot: Al Fayyum. Green dots: other major cities of Egypt. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Al Fayyum has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 38°C (101°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 6°C (42°F). Around 46 mm (2 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Nov.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in EgyptNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Giza · 85 km
- Cairo · 92 km
- Shubrā al Khaymah · 99 km
- Al Khuşūş · 104 km
- Zagazig · 156 km
- Tanta · 165 km
- Suez · 179 km
- Al Maḩallah al Kubrá · 187 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 361320 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q203299 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- MadinatFayyumWaterWheel: Roland Unger, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Biyahmu1: Roland Unger, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- HawaraSouthSide: Roland Unger, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
