Hurghada weather by month & the best time to visit
🇪🇬 Egypt · beach resort · hot desert climate
The best time to visit Hurghada is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 100/100), with February and March close behind. Hurghada averages about 3,879 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 1 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,879
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 100/100
- Rain / year
- 6 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 30°C / 86°F
- Population
- 207k
- Elevation
- 13 m
When is the best time to visit Hurghada?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Hurghada is January, then February and March. The dullest month is July (30/100, 0 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Hurghada?
Hurghada is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,879 hours of sunshine a year. 70 Sunshine Score points separate January (100) from July (30), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #7 of 18 destinations in Egypt for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,762 hours. Rain is a non-event in Hurghada — about 6 mm in a typical year.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 100 | 22° / 72°F | 13° / 55°F | 1 mm | 5 | 23° / 73°F |
| February | 100 | 24° / 75°F | 14° / 57°F | 0 mm | 6 | 22° / 72°F |
| March | 100 | 28° / 82°F | 16° / 61°F | 1 mm | 8 | 22° / 72°F |
| April | 100 | 31° / 88°F | 19° / 66°F | 0 mm | 9 | 24° / 75°F |
| May | 70 | 35° / 95°F | 23° / 73°F | 0 mm | 10 | 25° / 77°F |
| June | 40 | 38° / 100°F | 26° / 79°F | 0 mm | 11 | 28° / 82°F |
| July | 30 | 39° / 102°F | 27° / 81°F | 0 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 30 | 39° / 102°F | 28° / 82°F | 0 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 50 | 37° / 99°F | 25° / 77°F | 0 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| October | 90 | 33° / 91°F | 23° / 73°F | 3 mm | 7 | 27° / 81°F |
| November | 100 | 28° / 82°F | 18° / 64°F | 1 mm | 5 | 25° / 77°F |
| December | 100 | 24° / 75°F | 15° / 59°F | 0 mm | 4 | 23° / 73°F |
Sea temperature in Hurghada by month
The sea off Hurghada is warmest in July at around 30°C / 86°F, and coolest in February at 22°C / 72°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Sharm El Sheikh Egypt · 107 km · best in Jan · 3,742 h sun/yr
- Marsa Alam Egypt · 197 km · best in Jan · 3,782 h sun/yr
- Luxor Egypt · 200 km · best in Jan · 3,991 h sun/yr
- Sohag Egypt · 224 km · best in Jan · 4,007 h sun/yr
- Tabuk Saudi Arabia · 308 km · best in Feb · 4,052 h sun/yr
- Cairo Egypt · 402 km · best in Feb · 3,501 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Sharma Saudi Arabia · 169 km · 3,907 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Asyut Egypt · 276 km · 4,013 h sun/yr · best in Feb
Head-to-head
How Hurghada compares month by month: Hurghada vs Dubai · Hurghada vs Antalya · Hurghada vs Tabuk · Hurghada vs Luxor · all comparisons
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