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Monthly climate in Hurghada, Egypt

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Hurghada features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 16 °C (62 °F) and 31 °C (88 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 9 °C (49 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (98 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 6 mm (0.2 inches) and receives 0 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Hurghada enjoys an average of 4066 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 26 minutes to 13 hours 49 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Hurghada, Egypt §

The warmest months in Hurghada are June, July and August, 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 16 to 19 °C (62 - 66 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Hurghada experiences 204 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 Hurghada, Egypt.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 25°C
(76°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Mean maximum 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(80°F)
Average high 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Daily mean 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Average low 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Mean minimum 10°C
(51°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Minimum 9°C
(49°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 11°C
(51°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Hurghada, Egypt §

Hurghada usually has the most precipitation in February, April and May, with an average of 0 rainy days and 1 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Hurghada are July, September and December. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Hurghada, Egypt.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 0 (0.0) 3 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Hurghada, Egypt §

The sunniest months in Hurghada are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 39 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Hurghada: January, February and December receive an average of 9 hours 18 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Hurghada, Egypt.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 248 295 342 352 383 385 395 380 345 330 303 302
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 37m 11h 13m 12h 0m 12h 48m 13h 29m 13h 49m 13h 38m 13h 3m 12h 16m 11h 28m 10h 47m 10h 26m

Solar UV radiation in Hurghada, Egypt §

Hurghada experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 12, 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 7. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Hurghada UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Hurghada, Egypt.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 6 8 10 11 12 12 12 11 10 9 7 5