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Monthly climate in Safaga, Red Sea, Egypt

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Safaga features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 18 °C (64 °F) and 32 °C (90 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 11 °C (52 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (100 °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.Safaga enjoys an average of 4068 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 28 minutes to 13 hours 46 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Safaga, Red Sea, Egypt §

The warmest months in Safaga are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 31 to 32 °C (88 - 90 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 18 to 20 °C (64 - 69 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Safaga experiences 218 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 Safaga, Red Sea, 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
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Mean maximum 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Average high 21°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Daily mean 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 20°C
(69°F)
Average low 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Mean minimum 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Minimum 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 13°C
(55°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Safaga, Red Sea, Egypt §

Safaga usually has the most precipitation in February, March and November, with an average of 0 rainy days and 1 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Safaga are June, July and September. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Safaga, Red Sea, 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) 1 (0.0) 1 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (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 Safaga, Red Sea, Egypt §

The sunniest months in Safaga are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 38 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Safaga: January, February and December receive an average of 9 hours 20 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Safaga, Red Sea, 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 250 296 343 353 383 384 394 378 344 330 303 303
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 39m 11h 14m 12h 0m 12h 47m 13h 27m 13h 46m 13h 36m 13h 2m 12h 16m 11h 29m 10h 49m 10h 28m

Solar UV radiation in Safaga, Red Sea, Egypt §

Safaga experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 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 Safaga UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Safaga, Red Sea, 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 10 11 12 11 11 10 9 7 5