Red Sea weather — Sharm el-Sheikh & Hurghada
The Red Sea is a year-round dive destination: warm clear water, near-permanent sunshine and virtually zero rain. This page shows current conditions in Sharm el-Sheikh and Hurghada plus air and water temperature month by month, so you can pick your season.
Weather now on the coast
Air & sea temperature month by month
Normals from a 10-year archive (air) and Open-Meteo's marine model (sea).
| Month | Sharm el-Sheikh — Air high | Hurghada — Air high | Sharm el-Sheikh — Sea temp | Hurghada — Sea temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22° | 21° | 24° | 23° |
| February | 24° | 22° | 23° | 21° |
| March | 27° | 24° | 23° | 22° |
| April | 31° | 28° | 24° | 23° |
| May | 36° | 31° | 26° | 25° |
| June | 39° | 34° | 29° | 27° |
| July | 40° | 35° | 30° | 29° |
| August | 40° | 35° | 31° | 30° |
| September | 38° | 33° | 30° | 29° |
| October | 34° | 30° | 28° | 27° |
| November | 28° | 26° | 27° | 26° |
| December | 24° | 23° | 25° | 24° |
Quick guide for divers
The water is swimmable all year: roughly 22–24°C in February–March (5 mm wetsuit) rising to 28–30°C from July to October (a shorty is enough).
The sweet spot between air heat, water warmth and crowds is April–May and October–November: 27–33°C days, water above 25°C and superb visibility.
Hurghada's brisk northerlies make it a kitesurfing hotspot but can stir up exposed dive sites — Sharm's sheltered Ras Mohammed sites usually stay calmer.