Hurghada: weather and best time to visit
Hurghada (Egypt) reaches its warmest daytime temperatures in August at around 34°C; the coolest month is January at around 20°C. The sea is warmest in August at about 29°C.
Best time to visit
- 🏖 Beach
- 🏛 City trip
- 🥾 Hiking
Things to do in Hurghada
Tours, tickets and activities for your trip.
Hurghada climate, month by month
| Month | Day °C | Night °C | Sea °C | Rain d | Sun h | Beach | City | Hiking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20° | 14° | 23° | 1 | 10 | 77 | 95 | 95 |
| Feb | 21° | 15° | 22° | 0 | 10 | 77 | 95 | 95 |
| Mar | 24° | 17° | 22° | 1 | 12 | 81 | 94 | 87 |
| Apr | 27° | 21° | 23° | 0 | 12 | 89 | 92 | 76 |
| May | 30° | 24° | 25° | 0 | 12 | 95 | 78 | 62 |
| Jun | 33° | 27° | 26° | 0 | 13 | 91 | 68 | 55 |
| Jul | 34° | 28° | 28° | 0 | 13 | 90 | 64 | 55 |
| Aug | 34° | 28° | 29° | 0 | 12 | 88 | 62 | 55 |
| Sep | 32° | 27° | 28° | 0 | 11 | 93 | 71 | 55 |
| Oct | 29° | 24° | 27° | 0 | 11 | 96 | 84 | 68 |
| Nov | 26° | 20° | 26° | 0 | 11 | 94 | 97 | 82 |
| Dec | 22° | 16° | 25° | 0 | 10 | 85 | 96 | 96 |
Rain d = average rain days per month · Sun h = average sunshine hours per day · scores 0–100, higher is better.
Every month in detail
Hurghada in January
Daytime highs around 20°C, nights near 14°C. January is the coldest month of the year. Expect about 1 rain day and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 23°C.
Beach: goodCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for January →
Hurghada in February
Daytime highs around 21°C, nights near 15°C. Expect about 0 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 22°C.
Beach: goodCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for February →
Hurghada in March
Daytime highs around 24°C, nights near 17°C. It is the rainiest month of the year. Expect about 1 rain day and 12 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 22°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for March →
Hurghada in April
Daytime highs around 27°C, nights near 21°C. Expect about 0 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 23°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for April →
Hurghada in May
Daytime highs around 30°C, nights near 24°C. It is also the driest month of the year. Expect about 0 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 25°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: goodMore destinations for May →
Hurghada in June
Daytime highs around 33°C, nights near 27°C. No month gets more sunshine. Expect about 0 rain days and 13 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 26°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for June →
Hurghada in July
Daytime highs around 34°C, nights near 28°C. Expect about 0 rain days and 13 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 28°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for July →
Hurghada in August
Daytime highs around 34°C, nights near 28°C. August is the warmest month of the year. The sea is at its warmest now. Expect about 0 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 29°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for August →
Hurghada in September
Daytime highs around 32°C, nights near 27°C. Expect about 0 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 28°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for September →
Hurghada in October
Daytime highs around 29°C, nights near 24°C. Expect about 0 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 27°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for October →
Hurghada in November
Daytime highs around 26°C, nights near 20°C. Expect about 0 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 26°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for November →
Hurghada in December
Daytime highs around 22°C, nights near 16°C. Expect about 0 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 25°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for December →
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