Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification El Gouna features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 18 °C (65 °F) and 31 °C (88 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 12 °C (53 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (96 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 5 mm (0.2 inches) and receives 0 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.El Gouna enjoys an average of 4071 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 25 minutes to 13 hours 49 minutes per day.
The warmest months in El Gouna are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 31 °C (85 - 88 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 18 to 20 °C (65 - 69 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, El Gouna experiences 193 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 27°C (82°F) |
Mean maximum | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 35°C (94°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 26°C (79°F) |
Average high | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 22°C (72°F) |
Daily mean | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 20°C (69°F) |
Average low | 16°C (61°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 19°C (66°F) |
Mean minimum | 13°C (56°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 16°C (61°F) |
Minimum | 12°C (53°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 14°C (57°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in El Gouna, Red Sea, Egypt with other places around the world.
El Gouna usually has the most precipitation in February, March and April, with an average of 0 rainy days and 1 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in El Gouna are July, August and September. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.1) | 1 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The sunniest months in El Gouna are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 42 minutes a day.Least sunny months in El Gouna: January, February and December receive an average of 9 hours 16 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 247 | 295 | 342 | 353 | 384 | 386 | 397 | 382 | 346 | 330 | 302 | 301 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 36m | 11h 13m | 12h 0m | 12h 49m | 13h 29m | 13h 49m | 13h 39m | 13h 3m | 12h 17m | 11h 28m | 10h 46m | 10h 25m |
El Gouna experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 11, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 6. For more detailed information, check out our hourly El Gouna UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 |