Marsa Alam: weather and best time to visit
Marsa Alam (Egypt) reaches its warmest daytime temperatures in August at around 36°C; the coolest month is January at around 22°C. The sea is warmest in August at about 30°C.
Best time to visit
- 🏖 Beach
- 🏛 City trip
- 🥾 Hiking
Things to do in Marsa Alam
Tours, tickets and activities for your trip.
Marsa Alam climate, month by month
| Month | Day °C | Night °C | Sea °C | Rain d | Sun h | Beach | City | Hiking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22° | 14° | 23° | 0 | 10 | 83 | 98 | 97 |
| Feb | 23° | 15° | 23° | 0 | 11 | 84 | 98 | 92 |
| Mar | 26° | 17° | 23° | 0 | 12 | 89 | 98 | 82 |
| Apr | 29° | 20° | 24° | 0 | 12 | 94 | 85 | 69 |
| May | 33° | 24° | 25° | 0 | 13 | 95 | 72 | 58 |
| Jun | 35° | 26° | 27° | 0 | 13 | 90 | 62 | 57 |
| Jul | 36° | 27° | 29° | 0 | 13 | 88 | 58 | 58 |
| Aug | 36° | 28° | 30° | 0 | 12 | 87 | 58 | 58 |
| Sep | 34° | 26° | 29° | 0 | 11 | 91 | 64 | 58 |
| Oct | 31° | 23° | 28° | 0 | 11 | 97 | 76 | 60 |
| Nov | 27° | 20° | 26° | 1 | 11 | 98 | 93 | 77 |
| Dec | 24° | 16° | 25° | 0 | 10 | 90 | 98 | 91 |
Rain d = average rain days per month · Sun h = average sunshine hours per day · scores 0–100, higher is better.
Every month in detail
Marsa Alam in January
Daytime highs around 22°C, nights near 14°C. January is the coldest month of the year. Expect about 0 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 23°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for January →
Marsa Alam in February
Daytime highs around 23°C, nights near 15°C. Expect about 0 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 23°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for February →
Marsa Alam in March
Daytime highs around 26°C, nights near 17°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: excellentMore destinations for March →
Marsa Alam in April
Daytime highs around 29°C, nights near 20°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 pleasant for swimming at 24°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for April →
Marsa Alam in May
Daytime highs around 33°C, nights near 24°C. Expect about 0 rain days and 13 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 25°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for May →
Marsa Alam in June
Daytime highs around 35°C, nights near 26°C. No month gets more sunshine. Expect about 0 rain days and 13 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 27°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for June →
Marsa Alam in July
Daytime highs around 36°C, nights near 27°C. Expect about 0 rain days and 13 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 29°C.
Beach: excellentCity: mixedHiking: mixedMore destinations for July →
Marsa Alam in August
Daytime highs around 36°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 30°C.
Beach: excellentCity: mixedHiking: mixedMore destinations for August →
Marsa Alam in September
Daytime highs around 34°C, nights near 26°C. Expect about 0 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 29°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for September →
Marsa Alam in October
Daytime highs around 31°C, nights near 23°C. Expect about 0 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 28°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: goodMore destinations for October →
Marsa Alam in November
Daytime highs around 27°C, nights near 20°C. It is the rainiest month of the year. Expect about 1 rain day and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 26°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for November →
Marsa Alam in December
Daytime highs around 24°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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