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When to go to Hurghada
When to go
What the averages say
On these averages, Hurghada has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in October to May.
- Hot months (a mean high of 32°C or more): June to September.
- The warmest month is August (35°C) and the coolest January (21°C). The wettest is January (2 mm) and the driest May (0 mm); about 10 mm of rain falls in a year.
How these sentences are worded
Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.
The year at a glance
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
- JanMild–warm, dry
- FebMild–warm, dry
- MarMild–warm, dry
- AprMild–warm, dry
- MayMild–warm, dry
- JunHot
- JulHot
- AugHot
- SeptHot
- OctMild–warm, dry
- NovMild–warm, dry
- DecMild–warm, dry
Month by month
Every month in Hurghada
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Humidity | Cloud | Sunlight (kWh/m²/day) | High in Dubai | What it is like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21°C | 15°C | 2 mm | 57% | 28% | 4.2 | 23°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| February | 22°C | 16°C | 1 mm | 54% | 27% | 5.1 | 24°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| March | 25°C | 18°C | 2 mm | 52% | 22% | 6.3 | 27°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| April | 28°C | 20°C | 1 mm | 48% | 22% | 7.1 | 31°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| May | 31°C | 23°C | 0 mm | 45% | 19% | 7.7 | 35°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| June | 33°C | 25°C | 0 mm | 45% | 7% | 8.2 | 37°C | Hot |
| July | 35°C | 27°C | 0 mm | 46% | 6% | 8 | 39°C | Hot |
| August | 35°C | 27°C | 0 mm | 48% | 6% | 7.5 | 39°C | Hot |
| September | 33°C | 26°C | 0 mm | 53% | 6% | 6.7 | 37°C | Hot |
| October | 30°C | 24°C | 2 mm | 56% | 13% | 5.5 | 34°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| November | 26°C | 21°C | 1 mm | 56% | 20% | 4.5 | 29°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| December | 23°C | 17°C | 1 mm | 56% | 26% | 3.9 | 25°C | Mild to warm and dry |
The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.
Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.
When to go nearby
When to go nearby
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- Esna252 kmGood for going: November to March
- Asyut260 kmGood for going: November to March
- Aqaba278 kmGood for going: February to April and October to December
- Eilat279 kmGood for going: February to April and October to December
- Tabuk300 kmGood for going: February to April, November and December
- Kom Ombo321 kmGood for going: November to February
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