Port Said
City in Egypt: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
PortSaidEgypt2 byDanielCsorfoly: Daniel Csörföly, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Port Said is a city in Egypt. About 780,515 people live in the city proper, making it the 5th largest city of Egypt in our atlas.
It lies at 31.27° N, 32.30° E, about 16 m (52 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Cairo time zone.
Location
Red dot: Port Said. Green dots: other major cities of Egypt. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Port Said has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 27°C (81°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about 15°C (59°F). Around 154 mm (6 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
- Ismailia · 73 km
- Al Mansurah · 91 km
- Zagazig · 107 km
- Al Maḩallah al Kubrá · 113 km
- Tanta · 134 km
- Suez · 145 km
- Al Khuşūş · 155 km
- Shubrā al Khaymah · 161 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 358619 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q134509 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- PortSaidEgypt2 byDanielCsorfoly: Daniel Csörföly, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)