GRANDTOTALITY
GRANDTOTALITY · 2 AUGUST 2027

Best Places to See the 2027 Total Solar Eclipse

The best location depends on the journey you can make, your viewing requirements and the evidence available. This comparison uses the site’s curated destinations with totality, referenced descriptions and stored weather snapshots. It does not score safety, hotel availability or unmeasured popularity.

Compare the practical trade-offs

Curated totality destinations, ordered by stored mean daily cloud
LocationTotalityLocal maximum · 2 August 2027Centre-line distance ≈Historical daily cloudNearby airport
DenderaEgypt6m 14s13:04:34Africa/Cairo27.0 km9.3% mean150 days · 2016–2025Luxor International Airport (LXR)52 km straight-line
AbydosEgypt6m 21s13:02:57Africa/Cairo12.8 km9.3% mean150 days · 2016–2025Suhaj International Airport (HMB)25 km straight-line
Siwa OasisEgypt5m 29s12:45:16Africa/Cairo64.6 km9.9% mean150 days · 2016–2025Mersa Matruh International Airport (MUH)287 km straight-line
LuxorEgypt6m 21s13:05:12Africa/Cairo14.6 km11.8% mean150 days · 2016–2025Luxor International Airport (LXR)7 km straight-line
Karnak Temple ComplexEgypt6m 21s13:05:13Africa/Cairo11.8 km11.8% mean150 days · 2016–2025Luxor International Airport (LXR)7 km straight-line
Luxor TempleEgypt6m 21s13:05:12Africa/Cairo14.6 km11.8% mean150 days · 2016–2025Luxor International Airport (LXR)7 km straight-line
Valley of the KingsEgypt6m 21s13:05:04Africa/Cairo13.2 km11.8% mean150 days · 2016–2025Luxor International Airport (LXR)13 km straight-line
Mummification MuseumEgypt6m 21s13:05:12Africa/Cairo14.3 km11.8% mean150 days · 2016–2025Luxor International Airport (LXR)8 km straight-line
Rock of GibraltarGibraltar4m 27s10:47:44Europe/Gibraltar48.0 km12.2% mean150 days · 2016–2025Gibraltar Airport (GIB)1 km straight-line
Europa Point LighthouseGibraltar4m 31s10:47:44Europe/Gibraltar44.5 km12.2% mean150 days · 2016–2025Gibraltar Airport (GIB)5 km straight-line
TangierMorocco4m 50s09:47:05Africa/Casablanca10.1 km12.2% mean150 days · 2016–2025Tangier Ibn Battuta Airport (TNG)11 km straight-line
Cape SpartelMorocco4m 49s09:46:57Africa/Casablanca11.2 km12.2% mean150 days · 2016–2025Tangier Ibn Battuta Airport (TNG)7 km straight-line
TarifaSpain4m 39s10:47:24Europe/Madrid34.6 km12.2% mean150 days · 2016–2025Jerez Airport (XRY)91 km straight-line
Baelo ClaudiaSpain4m 30s10:47:14Europe/Madrid43.8 km12.2% mean150 days · 2016–2025Jerez Airport (XRY)77 km straight-line
SfaxTunisia5m 40s10:11:35Africa/Tunis19.3 km13.8% mean150 days · 2016–2025Sfax Thyna International Airport (SFA)7 km straight-line
El JemTunisia4m 25s10:11:19Africa/Tunis78.6 km18.8% mean150 days · 2016–2025Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport (MIR)52 km straight-line
CádizSpain2m 54s10:46:48Europe/Madrid94.7 km22.0% mean150 days · 2016–2025Jerez Airport (XRY)32 km straight-line
TimgadAlgeria5m 20s10:04:10Africa/Algiers30.1 km22.3% mean150 days · 2016–2025Batna Mostefa Ben Boulaid Airport (BLJ)33 km straight-line
Ghoufi CanyonAlgeria5m 25s10:03:43Africa/Algiers20.9 km22.3% mean150 days · 2016–2025Biskra - Mohamed Khider Airport (BSK)49 km straight-line
JeddahSaudi Arabia5m 56s13:25:11Asia/Riyadh39.0 km39.6% mean150 days · 2016–2025King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED)15 km straight-line
BosasoSomalia4m 00s14:00:10Africa/Mogadishu89.7 km48.5% mean150 days · 2016–2025Bender Qassim International Airport (BSA)5 km straight-line
Sana’aYemen2m 18s13:45:18Asia/Aden119.4 km67.4% mean150 days · 2016–2025Sanaa International Airport (SAH)12 km straight-line

Choose what matters for your trip

Tarifa and Tangier allow a comparison across the Strait using their own local circumstances. Luxor combines long calculated totality with nearby Nile monuments in the catalogue. Sfax offers another duration and airport comparison on the North African route. Read each location’s description and source notes instead of treating the ordering as a booking recommendation.

Separate uncertainty from preference

Cloud figures describe a regional daily history. A lower mean is not a forecast or a guarantee. Airport distance is not transfer time, and a monument pin does not guarantee an observing area. Use the weather comparison and the airport guide before choosing between candidates.

Calculated astronomy uses NASA / Fred Espenak Besselian elements, a sea-level WGS84 observer and a smooth lunar limb. Historical weather is regional context, not a forecast. Airport routes, site access, travel advice and accommodation availability require current checks. Read the Sources & method.