Al Khuşūş
City in Egypt: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Al Khuşūş is a city in Egypt, in Qalyubia. About 488,904 people live in the city proper, making it the 12th largest city of Egypt in our atlas.
It lies at 30.15° N, 31.32° E, about 23 m (75 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Cairo time zone.
Location
Red dot: Al Khuşūş. Green dots: other major cities of Egypt. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Al Khuşūş 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 (43°F). Around 60 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
- Shubrā al Khaymah · 7 km
- Cairo · 12 km
- Giza · 19 km
- Zagazig · 51 km
- Tanta · 77 km
- Al Maḩallah al Kubrá · 92 km
- Al Mansurah · 98 km
- Al Fayyum · 104 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 360890 (CC BY 4.0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- CairoObeliskSesostris1: Roland Unger, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
