How warm does Sharm El Sheikh & the Red Sea get?

Typical daytime highs in Sharm El Sheikh & the Red Sea are Mar–May 28°C (83°F), Jun–Aug 36°C (96°F), Sep–Nov 31°C (88°F), Dec–Feb 22°C (72°F).

Is Sharm El Sheikh & the Red Sea expensive?

On the ground, Sharm El Sheikh & the Red Sea is mid-range.

Africa & Middle East / Egypt

Sharm El Sheikh & the Red Sea

Q: What sort of trip is Sharm El Sheikh & the Red Sea good for?

Sharm El Sheikh & the Red Sea is good for sunshine and salt water, moving about and doing things, landscape doing the heavy lifting, an unhurried pace.

Sharm El Sheikh & the Red Sea · Egypt · Sharm El Sheikh

A reef wall dropping into blue water close enough to reach by wading in from the beach, desert mountains behind that turn the colour of the coral at sunset, and dive sites rated among the best on the planet without the boat ride most of them require elsewhere.

The best time to visit Sharm El Sheikh & the Red Sea is Oct–Apr, when typical daytime highs reach about 31°C (88°F). Local time there is 11:46 (UTC+3).

Best time to go

Oct–Apr

Budget on the ground

$$ · mid-range

Nearest airport

SSH · Sharm El Sheikh

Good for

sunshine and salt water moving about and doing things landscape doing the heavy lifting an unhurried pace

In season

January February March April October November December

The year at a glance

Light0 to 24h High16 to 40°C61 to 104°F Rain0 to 20mm0 to 0.8in

January · high 70°F · rain 0.2in · 10.5h of daylight · in the recommended window

shaded columns are the recommended window

Ramadan falls around 7 February to 8 March in 2027. Daytime cafés and restaurants often keep shorter hours.

Sharm El Sheikh & the Red Sea month by month, the same numbers the figure draws
Month	High °CHigh °F	Rain mmRain in	Light	Notes
January	21°C70°F	4mm0.2in	10.5h10.5h	in the recommended window
February	22°C71°F	3mm0.1in	11.2h11.2h	in the recommended window
March	24°C75°F	8mm0.3in	11.9h11.9h	in the recommended window
April	28°C83°F	1mm0.0in	12.8h12.8h	in the recommended window
May	33°C91°F	1mm0.0in	13.5h13.5h
June	35°C95°F	0mm0.0in	13.9h13.9h
July	36°C98°F	0mm0.0in	13.7h13.7h
August	36°C97°F	0mm0.0in	13.1h13.1h
September	35°C94°F	0mm0.0in	12.3h12.3h
October	31°C88°F	0mm0.0in	11.4h11.4h	in the recommended window
November	27°C81°F	3mm0.1in	10.7h10.7h	in the recommended window
December	24°C75°F	1mm0.0in	10.4h10.4h	in the recommended window

Good to know

Currency: EGP · Egyptian pound
Language: Arabic
Plug: C, F
Driving: on the right

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