Marsa Alam weather by month & the best time to visit
🇪🇬 Egypt · beach resort · hot desert climate
The best time to visit Marsa Alam is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 100/100), with February and March close behind. Marsa Alam averages about 3,782 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F and roughly 1 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,782
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 100/100
- Rain / year
- 4 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 10k
- Elevation
- 67 m
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When is the best time to visit Marsa Alam?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Marsa Alam is January, then February and March. The dullest month is June (0/100, 0 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Marsa Alam?
Marsa Alam is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,782 hours of sunshine a year. 100 Sunshine Score points separate January (100) from June (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #9 of 18 destinations in Egypt for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,762 hours. Rain is a non-event in Marsa Alam — about 4 mm in a typical year.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 100 | 24° / 75°F | 11° / 52°F | 1 mm | 5 | 24° / 75°F |
| February | 100 | 27° / 81°F | 12° / 54°F | 0 mm | 7 | 23° / 73°F |
| March | 100 | 30° / 86°F | 15° / 59°F | 1 mm | 8 | 23° / 73°F |
| April | 70 | 35° / 95°F | 19° / 66°F | 0 mm | 10 | 24° / 75°F |
| May | 30 | 39° / 102°F | 23° / 73°F | 0 mm | 10 | 25° / 77°F |
| June | 0 | 42° / 108°F | 26° / 79°F | 0 mm | 11 | 28° / 82°F |
| July | 0 | 43° / 109°F | 28° / 82°F | 0 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| August | 0 | 43° / 109°F | 28° / 82°F | 0 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| September | 20 | 40° / 104°F | 25° / 77°F | 0 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| October | 60 | 36° / 97°F | 22° / 72°F | 2 mm | 7 | 28° / 82°F |
| November | 100 | 30° / 86°F | 17° / 63°F | 0 mm | 6 | 26° / 79°F |
| December | 100 | 25° / 77°F | 13° / 55°F | 0 mm | 5 | 24° / 75°F |
Sea temperature in Marsa Alam by month
The sea off Marsa Alam is warmest in July at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in February at 23°C / 73°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
- Luxor Egypt · 190 km · best in Jan · 3,991 h sun/yr
- Hurghada Egypt · 197 km · best in Jan · 3,879 h sun/yr
- Sharm El Sheikh Egypt · 270 km · best in Jan · 3,742 h sun/yr
- Sohag Egypt · 298 km · best in Jan · 4,007 h sun/yr
- Tabuk Saudi Arabia · 372 km · best in Feb · 4,052 h sun/yr
- Medina Saudi Arabia · 527 km · best in Feb · 3,750 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Al Wajh Saudi Arabia · 202 km · 3,829 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Hanak Saudi Arabia · 250 km · 3,856 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Aswan Egypt · 252 km · 4,053 h sun/yr · best in Jan
Head-to-head
How Marsa Alam compares month by month: Marsa Alam vs Tabuk · Marsa Alam vs Luxor · Marsa Alam vs Sohag · Marsa Alam vs Hurghada · all comparisons
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