Ismailia
City in Egypt: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
EG-suez-13-bg-ismailia: Balou46, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Ismailia is a city in Egypt. About 429,465 people live in the city proper, making it the 15th largest city of Egypt in our atlas.
It lies at 30.60° N, 32.27° E, about 14 m (46 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Cairo time zone.
Location
Red dot: Ismailia. Green dots: other major cities of Egypt. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Ismailia has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 37°C (98°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 7°C (44°F). Around 63 mm (2 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jan.
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
- Port Said · 73 km
- Zagazig · 74 km
- Suez · 74 km
- Al Mansurah · 98 km
- Al Khuşūş · 104 km
- Shubrā al Khaymah · 111 km
- Al Maḩallah al Kubrá · 113 km
- Cairo · 115 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 361055 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q217156 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- EG-suez-13-bg-ismailia: Balou46, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Nile Delta Surrounding: myself, Kelvin Case, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
- Suez Canal Stadium: Ten Tv youtube channel, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
