vs
EG flag
Safaga

Egypt

Climate

Port Said logs 22 hot days a year to Safaga's 153 — Port Said wins by 131. Safaga also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 1.

Port SaidSafaga
Sunny days
338355
Hot days
22153
Frost days
00
Rainy days
190
Outdoor dinner months
7/128/12
Avg wind
4.9 m/s5.3 m/s
Sunshine hours
3,3693,662
Darkest month sun
219 hrs/mo257 hrs/mo
UV peak month
10.310.8

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

Safaga

Feels-like °C

17
16
20
26
29
33
36
36
33
28
23
18

Dinner outside

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

Air Quality

Port Said averages 23.7 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus Safaga's 22.2 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Safaga breathes ~6% cleaner air (1.5 µg/m³ lower).

Port Said

Safaga

23.7µg/m³
22.2µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Sensitive Groups
Sensitive Groups

WHO classification

City Scale

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

Port Said (875K) and Safaga (54K) are 16x in population — Port Said is the larger metro, Safaga the smaller.

16x

Port Said is roughly 16x the scale of Safaga

Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)

EG flagPort Said
16x
EG flagSafaga
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.EG flagPort Said875K16x
2.EG flagSafaga54K1x

Who Thrives Here

Both cities work well for the sunshine lover.

Thrives in both
Port SaidSafaga
Struggles in both
Port SaidSafaga

Frequently asked about Port Said vs Safaga

How does the climate compare between Port Said and Safaga?
Sunny days: 338 vs 355 d — Safaga higher Annual sunshine: 3,369 vs 3,662 hrs — Safaga higher Winter sunshine: 219 vs 257 hrs/day — Safaga higher Hot days (>30°C): 22 vs 153 d — Port Said lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 19 vs 0 d — Safaga lower
Should I move to Port Said or Safaga?
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