vs

Climate

Al Fayyum logs 186 hot days a year to Port Said's 22 — Port Said wins by 164. Al Fayyum also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 1.

Al FayyumPort Said
Sunny days
345338
Hot days
18622
Frost days
00
Rainy days
219
Outdoor dinner months
8/127/12
Avg wind
3.1 m/s4.9 m/s
Sunshine hours
3,5943,369
Darkest month sun
231 hrs/mo219 hrs/mo
UV peak month
10.910.3

Al Fayyum

Feels-like °C

16
16
20
26
30
34
37
36
34
28
23
19

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Port Said

Feels-like °C

13
13
16
22
27
30
34
34
32
26
21
17

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Air Quality

Al Fayyum averages 39.3 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Port Said's 23.7 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Port Said breathes ~40% cleaner air (15.6 µg/m³ lower).

Al Fayyum

Port Said

39.3µg/m³
23.7µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Very Unhealthy
Sensitive Groups

WHO classification

City Scale

Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.

Al Fayyum (741K) and Port Said (875K) are 1.2x in population — Port Said is the larger metro, Al Fayyum the smaller.

~1x

These cities are similar in overall scale

Combined population & area comparison

EG flagPort Said
1.1x
EG flagAl Fayyum
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.EG flagPort Said875K1.2x
2.EG flagAl Fayyum741K1x
Area
1.EG flagAl Fayyum59 km²1x
2.EG flagPort Said57 km²1x
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14 km11 km

EG flagAl Fayyum

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
10 km9.6 km

EG flagPort Said

Who Thrives Here

Both cities work well for the sunshine lover.

Thrives in both
Al FayyumPort Said
Struggles in both
Al FayyumPort Said

Frequently asked about Al Fayyum vs Port Said

How does the climate compare between Al Fayyum and Port Said?
Sunny days: 345 vs 338 d — Similar Annual sunshine: 3,594 vs 3,369 hrs — Al Fayyum higher Winter sunshine: 231 vs 219 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 186 vs 22 d — Port Said lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 2 vs 19 d — Al Fayyum lower
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