climigo

Red Sea

When to go?

The best months are November–April. Avoid May–October (hot, at times extreme heat).

Climate zones

SudanSaudi ArabiaUpper EgyptWestern DesertGreater CairoSinaiSuez CanalJordanIsraelHurghadaHurghadaHurghadaMarsa AlamMarsa AlamMarsa AlamEl-QuseirEl-QuseirEl-QuseirSafagaSafagaSafagaPort GhalibPort GhalibPort Ghalib

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 23°10°
February 24°11°
March 27°13°
April 31°17°
May 35°21°
June 37°23°
July 38°24° extreme heat
August 38°25° extreme heat
September 36°23°
October 33°20°
November 28°16°
December 24°12°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°40°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec10.1 · 22.6 °CJanuary: 10.1 · 22.6 °C11.0 · 24.2 °CFebruary: 11.0 · 24.2 °C13.4 · 27.3 °CMarch: 13.4 · 27.3 °C16.9 · 31.1 °CApril: 16.9 · 31.1 °C20.8 · 34.6 °CMay: 20.8 · 34.6 °C23.1 · 36.8 °CJune: 23.1 · 36.8 °C24.3 · 37.6 °CJuly: 24.3 · 37.6 °C24.8 · 38.0 °CAugust: 24.8 · 38.0 °C22.9 · 36.4 °CSeptember: 22.9 · 36.4 °C19.9 · 32.7 °COctober: 19.9 · 32.7 °C15.6 · 27.7 °CNovember: 15.6 · 27.7 °C11.8 · 24.1 °CDecember: 11.8 · 24.1 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan 10.1 – 22.6 °C
Feb 11.0 – 24.2 °C
Mar 13.4 – 27.3 °C
Apr 16.9 – 31.1 °C
May 20.8 – 34.6 °C
Jun 23.1 – 36.8 °C
Jul 24.3 – 37.6 °C
Aug 24.8 – 38.0 °C
Sep 22.9 – 36.4 °C
Oct 19.9 – 32.7 °C
Nov 15.6 – 27.7 °C
Dec 11.8 – 24.1 °C

How much it rains

January 1 mm0 d
February 1 mm0 d
March 1 mm0 d
April 1 mm0 d
May 1 mm0 d
June 0 mm0 d
July 0 mm0 d
August 1 mm0 d
September 0 mm0 d
October 1 mm0 d
November 2 mm0 d
December 1 mm0 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec1 mm · 0 rain daysJanuary: 1 mm · 0 rain days1 mm · 0 rain daysFebruary: 1 mm · 0 rain days1 mm · 0 rain daysMarch: 1 mm · 0 rain days1 mm · 0 rain daysApril: 1 mm · 0 rain days1 mm · 0 rain daysMay: 1 mm · 0 rain days0 mm · 0 rain daysJune: 0 mm · 0 rain days0 mm · 0 rain daysJuly: 0 mm · 0 rain days1 mm · 0 rain daysAugust: 1 mm · 0 rain days0 mm · 0 rain daysSeptember: 0 mm · 0 rain days1 mm · 0 rain daysOctober: 1 mm · 0 rain days2 mm · 0 rain daysNovember: 2 mm · 0 rain days1 mm · 0 rain daysDecember: 1 mm · 0 rain days

Rain days and how much water

Jan 1 mm0 d
Feb 1 mm0 d
Mar 1 mm0 d
Apr 1 mm0 d
May 1 mm0 d
Jun 0 mm0 d
Jul 0 mm0 d
Aug 1 mm0 d
Sep 0 mm0 d
Oct 1 mm0 d
Nov 2 mm0 d
Dec 1 mm0 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 10 h 47
February 11 h 21
March 12 h 00
April 12 h 43
May 13 h 19
June 13 h 38
July 13 h 31
August 13 h 00
September 12 h 18
October 11 h 36
November 10 h 58
December 10 h 38

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Cities