| # | City | Bortle (est.) | Brightness | 2 classes darker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cairo | 8–9 | 255 | ~25 km SE |
| 2 | Zagazig | 8–9 | 255 | ~50 km SE |
| 3 | Shibīn al Kawm | 8–9 | 255 | ~50 km SW |
| 4 | New Cairo | 8–9 | 255 | ~25 km SSE |
| 5 | Al Mansurah | 8–9 | 255 | ~50 km N |
| 6 | Ḩalwān | 8–9 | 255 | ~25 km ESE |
| 7 | Tanta | 8–9 | 255 | ~50 km SW |
| 8 | Al Fayyum | 8–9 | 255 | ~25 km NNW |
| 9 | Damanhur | 8–9 | 255 | ~50 km NNW |
| 10 | Al Maḩallah al Kubrá | 8–9 | 255 | ~50 km NNW |
| 11 | Banī Suwayf | 8–9 | 255 | ~25 km ESE |
| 12 | Assiut | 8–9 | 255 | ~25 km NNE |
| 13 | Minya | 8–9 | 255 | ~25 km WSW |
| 14 | Sohag | 8–9 | 255 | ~25 km NE |
| 15 | Ismailia | 8–9 | 255 | ~25 km E |
| 16 | Al ‘Āshir min Ramaḑān | 8–9 | 255 | ~25 km ESE |
| 17 | Luxor | 8–9 | 255 | ~25 km ESE |
| 18 | Alexandria | 8–9 | 255 | ~25 km NNW |
| 19 | Mallawī | 8–9 | 255 | ~25 km E |
| 20 | Qina | 8–9 | 255 | ~25 km N |
| 21 | Suez | 8–9 | 255 | ~25 km S |
| 22 | Damietta | 8–9 | 255 | ~25 km NE |
| 23 | Kom Ombo | 7–8 | 255 | ~25 km E |
| 24 | Esna | 7–8 | 255 | ~25 km WSW |
| 25 | Aswān | 7–8 | 255 | ~25 km S |
| 26 | Rosetta | 7–8 | 254 | ~25 km NW |
| 27 | Hurghada | 7–8 | 238 | ~25 km ENE |
| 28 | Port Said | 7–8 | 255 | ~25 km NNW |
| 29 | 6th of October City | 6–7 | 96 | not within 90 km |
Brightness is the NASA VIIRS Black Marble 2016 value at the city centre on a 0–255 scale; 255 is saturated. Cities are ordered by estimated sky brightness, which also counts the light within 30 km.