Climate
The city experiences a subtropical arid climate. Typical temperatures in January range from 18 to 23 degrees Celsius and 33 to 37 degrees Celsius in August. The temperature of the Red Sea in this region ranges from 21 to 28 degrees Celsius (70-82°F) over the course of the year.
| Climate data for Sharm El Sheikh | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 21.7 (71.1) |
22.4 (72.3) |
25.1 (77.2) |
29.8 (85.6) |
33.9 (93.0) |
37.0 (98.6) |
37.5 (99.5) |
37.5 (99.5) |
35.4 (95.7) |
31.5 (88.7) |
27.0 (80.6) |
23.2 (73.8) |
30.17 (86.30) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 13.3 (55.9) |
13.7 (56.7) |
16.1 (61.0) |
20.1 (68.2) |
23.8 (74.8) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.7 (80.1) |
28.0 (82.4) |
26.5 (79.7) |
23.4 (74.1) |
18.9 (66.0) |
15.0 (59.0) |
21.00 (69.80) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 0.5 (0.02) |
0.2 (0.008) |
1.2 (0.047) |
0.2 (0.008) |
0.5 (0.02) |
0.0 (0) |
0.0 (0) |
0.0 (0) |
0.04 (0.0016) |
0.8 (0.031) |
3.3 (0.13) |
0.5 (0.02) |
7.24 (0.285) |
| Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.01 mm) | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 279 | 251 | 310 | 300 | 341 | 390 | 403 | 372 | 330 | 310 | 270 | 248 | 3,804 |
| Source: World Meteorological Organization, | |||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72 °F
22 °C |
70 °F
21 °C |
70 °F
21 °C |
73 °F
23 °C |
75 °F
24 °C |
79 °F
26 °C |
81 °F
27 °C |
82 °F
28 °C |
82 °F
28 °C |
81 °F
27 °C |
77 °F
25 °C |
75 °F
24 °C |
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