Sharm El Sheikh weather by month & the best time to visit
🇪🇬 Egypt · beach resort · hot desert climate
The best time to visit Sharm El Sheikh is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 100/100), with February and April close behind. Sharm El Sheikh averages about 3,742 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 2 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,742
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 100/100
- Rain / year
- 14 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 207k
- Elevation
- 42 m
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When is the best time to visit Sharm El Sheikh?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Sharm El Sheikh is January, then February and April. 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 Sharm El Sheikh?
Sharm El Sheikh is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,742 hours of sunshine a year. 70 Sunshine Score points separate January (100) from July (30), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #10 of 18 destinations in Egypt for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,762 hours. Rain is a non-event in Sharm El Sheikh — about 14 mm in a typical year.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 100 | 22° / 72°F | 15° / 59°F | 2 mm | 5 | 25° / 77°F |
| February | 100 | 24° / 75°F | 16° / 61°F | 2 mm | 6 | 23° / 73°F |
| March | 99 | 27° / 81°F | 18° / 64°F | 4 mm | 8 | 23° / 73°F |
| April | 100 | 31° / 88°F | 21° / 70°F | 1 mm | 9 | 25° / 77°F |
| May | 70 | 35° / 95°F | 25° / 77°F | 0 mm | 10 | 26° / 79°F |
| June | 40 | 38° / 100°F | 27° / 81°F | 0 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| July | 30 | 39° / 102°F | 29° / 84°F | 0 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| August | 30 | 39° / 102°F | 30° / 86°F | 0 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| September | 50 | 37° / 99°F | 28° / 82°F | 0 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| October | 80 | 34° / 93°F | 25° / 77°F | 2 mm | 7 | 28° / 82°F |
| November | 100 | 29° / 84°F | 21° / 70°F | 2 mm | 5 | 26° / 79°F |
| December | 100 | 24° / 75°F | 17° / 63°F | 1 mm | 4 | 24° / 75°F |
Sea temperature in Sharm El Sheikh by month
The sea off Sharm El Sheikh 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
- Hurghada Egypt · 107 km · best in Jan · 3,879 h sun/yr
- Tabuk Saudi Arabia · 223 km · best in Feb · 4,052 h sun/yr
- Marsa Alam Egypt · 270 km · best in Jan · 3,782 h sun/yr
- Luxor Egypt · 306 km · best in Jan · 3,991 h sun/yr
- Sohag Egypt · 319 km · best in Jan · 4,007 h sun/yr
- Cairo Egypt · 376 km · best in Feb · 3,501 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Sharma Saudi Arabia · 88 km · 3,907 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Taba Egypt · 184 km · 3,933 h sun/yr · best in May
- Aqaba Jordan · 192 km · 4,011 h sun/yr · best in Mar
- Eilat Israel · 204 km · 4,012 h sun/yr · best in Mar
Head-to-head
How Sharm El Sheikh compares month by month: Sharm El Sheikh vs Cairo · Sharm El Sheikh vs Giza · Sharm El Sheikh vs Tabuk · Sharm El Sheikh vs Hurghada · all comparisons
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