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Monthly climate in El Gouna, Egypt

Last updated: July 31, 2025

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.

Monthly average temperatures in El Gouna, Egypt

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).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in El Gouna. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum25°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 maximum23°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 high20°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 mean18°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 low16°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 minimum13°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)
Minimum12°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)

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Monthly average precipitation in El Gouna, Egypt

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.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in El Gouna. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)000000000000

Monthly sunshine hours in El Gouna, Egypt

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.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in El Gouna. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours247295342353384386397382346330302301
Mean daily daylight hours10h 36m11h 13m12h 0m12h 49m13h 29m13h 49m13h 39m13h 3m12h 17m11h 28m10h 46m10h 25m

Solar UV radiation in El Gouna, Egypt

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.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for El Gouna. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)6710101111111010865