Northern coast of Egypt

[2] During summer, Egyptians usually travel to the North Coast to flee heat in other towns and cities in Egypt.

[1] In February 2024, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates signed an investment deal worth 35 billion dollars to develop Ras El Hekma into a mega city.

On contrast to Egypt's Red Sea Riviera, its Mediterranean coastline is totally plain with low altitude shrublands along the region, except for the westernmost portion which is formed by the 400m-high Marmarika Plateau.

The region has typical Mediterranean flora and fauna on land and in marine life with the weather being between pleasant and hot during summer and mild in winter.

Even though most of Egypt lies within the hot desert climate (BWh) according to Köppen climate classification with little precipitation, prevailing winds from the Mediterranean Sea greatly moderate the temperatures of the northern coastal line, making the summers moderately hot and humid, while the winters moderately wet and mild, when sleet and hail are also common, in and around the wettest places, such as Alexandria, having a hot semi-desert climate (BSh).