Beat the heat · Port Said

Port Said in the heat: what to see early, and where to spend midday

In July, Port Said averages 32.1 °C at the warmest time of day. Feluka's planner fills one full day in July, as in its best month. Plan the open-air sights for early in the day and keep the middle of the day indoors or in the shade.

How hot does Port Said get, month by month?

Jan18°
Feb19°
Mar22°
Apr24°
May27°
Jun30°
Jul32°
Aug32°
Sept31°
Oct28°
Nov24°
Dec21°

Average high, °C. Hotter months are marked.

How long will you be in the sun at each place?

In the openMostly shadedIndoors
Salt Mountain60 min
Ferial Garden45 min
Port Said Lighthouse30 min
De Lesseps Statue Base20 min
Port Said Martyrs Memorial15 min
Church of Saint Eugénie0 min

Minutes in the open sun during a visit, as the guide records them.

What should you see early in the day?

Salt Mountain

about 60 min

Tall white heaps of salt at Port Fouad that a Ministry of Tourism news page calls a tourist attraction, likened to snow mountains.

What to do there
  • Watch the towering white salt mountains
  • Photograph the salt ponds

Port Fouad68MF+X4V, Port Fouad City, Port Said GovernorateBest: morning, late morning, afternoonOn the map ›Something wrong?

Port Said Lighthouse

about 30 min

Built in 1869, a week before the Suez Canal opened, to guide ships; Wikipedia calls it the first building made of reinforced concrete.

Al-Sharq7877+P85, El Sharq, Port Said GovernorateBest: morning, late morning, afternoonOn the map ›Something wrong?

Where can you spend the middle of the day?

Brooklyn's

about 45 min

A coffee shop listed inside the cathedral of the Virgin Mary and Archangel Michael, known to reviewers for spanish latte and desserts.

What to do there
  • Order a spanish latte and a dessert

Al-SharqSalah Salem and Abd El-Salam Aref, El Sharq, Port Said GovernorateBest: morning, afternoon, eveningWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?

Central Perk

about 45 min

A coffee shop on El-Gomhoreya Street in Port Fouad, open 8 am to 1 am, where reviewers mention desserts and honey cake.

What to do there
  • Order a dessert or the honey cake

Port Fouad68XF+V2, El-Gomhoreya, Port Fouad City, Port Said GovernorateBest: morning, afternoon, eveningOn the map ›Something wrong?

Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.

Church of Saint Eugénie

about 30 min

The oldest church in Port Said, rebuilt in 1890 in a European style on ground given by the Suez Canal Company.

Al-Sharq7864+5F4, El Sharq, Port Said GovernorateBest: morning, late morning, afternoonOn the map ›Something wrong?

El Borg Restaurants For Sea Food

about 75 min

A seafood restaurant in Al-Manakh's Restaurants Court; reviewers mention salads, seafood soup and a sea view.

What to do there
  • Order the seafood soup with a sea view

Al-Manakh77FW+F25, Restaurants Court, Al-Manakh, Port SaidBest: lunch, dinnerOn the map ›Something wrong?

Ibn Hamido Seafood Restaurant

about 75 min

A seafood restaurant in Al-Manakh, open from noon to 3 am, where reviewers mention seafood soup and molokhia with shrimp.

What to do there
  • Order the seafood soup or the molokhia with shrimp

Al-Manakh77CP+M7, Saad Zaghloul, Port SaidBest: lunch, dinnerOn the map ›Something wrong?

Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.

Pizza Pino

about 60 min

A pizza restaurant on the De Lesseps walkway, open 10 am to 2 am, where reviewers mention shrimp pizza and seafood pasta.

What to do there
  • Order the shrimp pizza or the seafood pasta

Al-Sharq7887+PC9, El-Gomhoreya, El Sharq, Port Said GovernorateBest: lunch, dinnerOn the map ›Something wrong?

Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.

Port Said Fish Market

about 40 min

A fish market where reviewers talk about buying fish and the types of fish on sale; the listing shows it open from 8:47 am to midnight.

What to do there
  • Buy fresh fish

Al-ArabNew fish market, Al-Arab, Port Said, EgyptBest: morning, late morning, afternoonOn the map ›Something wrong?

Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.

What is best at golden hour?

De Lesseps Statue Base

about 20 min

The empty pedestal of Ferdinand de Lesseps statue at the old tourist jetty on the canal, listed as open 24 hours.

Al-Sharq7898+9XX, Shokri, Port Said GovernorateBest: golden hour, afternoon, eveningOn the map ›Something wrong?

Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.

Ferial Garden

about 45 min

A garden in Al-Sharq that reviewers call clean, beautiful and historical, open from 7 am to midnight on its listing.

What to do there
  • Take photographs in the historic garden

Al-Sharq7875+WW, Salah El-Deen, El Sharq, Port Said GovernorateBest: afternoon, golden hour, eveningOn the map ›Something wrong?

Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.

In short

See the 2 open-air places early in the day; spend the hot hours at the 7 indoor or shaded ones.

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