El Gouna weather by month

The best time to visit El Gouna is April, October and November — 95/100 in October, 32°C and 0 rainy days. The best season is autumn, September to November (94/100 on average).

The worst month is February at 87/100 — nice, dry, clean air. See February →

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

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El Gouna🇪🇬 Egypt · Egypt & the Red Sea · Beach95
  1. 87Jan
  2. 87Feb
  3. 92Mar
  4. 94Apr
  5. 94May
  6. 93Jun
  7. 92Jul
  8. 92Aug
  9. 93Sep
  10. 95Oct
  11. 95Nov
  12. 89Dec

Best season: September to November (94/100 on average) · worst February (87/100)

Days
32°C
Nights
23°C
Wet days
0
Sun
10.7 h
Humidity
51%
Daylight
12 h
El Gouna, Egypt
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El Gouna, month by month

Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip El Gouna is best for, the average high, rainy days and hours of sun a day from the climate normals, and how busy it tends to be.

MonthScoreTierHighRainSunCrowdsOn
Jan87A22°C0 d10 hBusy1
Feb87A23°C0 d10 hPeak1
Mar92S26°C0 d11 hPeak3
Apr94S30°C0 d12 hBusy2
May94S34°C0 d13 hBusy3
Jun93S37°C0 d13 hPeak4
Jul92S38°C0 d12 hPeak3
Aug92S38°C0 d12 hPeak3
Sep93S36°C0 d11 hPeak3
Oct95S32°C0 d11 hBusy3
Nov95S28°C0 d10 hBusy1
Dec89A24°C0 d9 hQuiet—

What's on in El Gouna through the year

Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.

January
  • Ramadan19 Feb – 19 MarHoliday
March
  • Eid al-Fitr20–23 MarHoliday
  • Kite season on the lagoon15 Mar – 15 Oct (usually)Season
May
  • Eid al-Adha1 May – 15 Jun (usually)Holiday
  • Sea warm enough to swim1 May – 30 Nov (usually)Season
June
  • The Cairo summer15 Jun – 10 Sep (usually)Season
October
  • El Gouna Film Festival15–23 OctFestival

Everything on in El Gouna through the year →

Crowds in El Gouna in October

How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.

BusyEl Gouna Film Festival, school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it(estimated)

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Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet

Traveller notes on El Gouna

What people who have been say about the place — the year-round notes first, then month by month.

Regulars are specific this falls within the region's own Dec-through-March rain window, though real rain stays genuinely rare even inside that stretch, windy conditions the more consistent daily feature worth planning around. Our row backs that mild, genuinely dry read, 26.2C over 16C nights feeling 13C, with rain essentially absent, 0.2mm across a small fraction of a day, and a real 24 kph wind. Regulars are consistent evenings turn cold enough for a proper fleece or jacket even on a warm, sunny day, the wind itself the single most reliable thing to prepare for regardless of temperature. The sea sits at a mild 20.8C. The record: 10.9 hours of sun, humidity 44 percent and AQI 53.
RareRainButWindTheRealConstant · March · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
April here runs from the high twenties into the mid-thirties as the month goes on, and regulars call the second half really pleasant with warm evenings - while still telling you to pack a jumper. Our row explains why: the 19.6C night reads as 17C once the 23.4 kph wind is counted, and it is chilliest on the windiest evenings. That wind is the point of the place for kitesurfers, who put the Red Sea season at September to April, and it is welcome by day at 30.2C. The sea is the other surprise - 22C, mild rather than warm, and divers report a 3mm shortie being fine until the end of a dive. Humidity sits at 39 percent, so the afternoon never feels hotter than it reads. The record: 0.4mm of rain, 11.7 hours of sun and AQI 59.
BringAJumperForTheEvening · April · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
El Gouna's forum calls May warm and breezy by day, low-to-mid 30s°C with the sea breeze taking the edge off, and regulars say evenings can turn surprisingly cool if the wind picks up, so something heavier is worth packing for after dark. One late-May visitor found it genuinely hot even after sunset, so expect some year-to-year variation.
Tripadvisor community · May · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Two months on from April, the Red Sea heat is fully on: our row gives 36.6C over a 26.7C night, with zero rain and zero precipitation days. Regulars put early June at 30 to 34C and the rest of the month in the mid-thirties, and their argument for it is the air rather than the number - humidity at 35 percent and a standing coastal breeze, our row's 25.2 kph, which is why the feels-like figure comes in at 36C, slightly below the thermometer rather than above it. They are honest that this is still extreme and that tolerance is personal. The sea has warmed to 26.4C from April's 22C, so the water is now comfort rather than relief. The record: 12.7 hours of sun and AQI 62.
ThirtyFivePercentHumidity · June · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Regulars describe this town's wind as a cycle rather than a constant: a run of genuinely windy days, then a calmer stretch, repeating through the summer months, and typically building from a calm morning to its peak by afternoon and evening rather than starting the day already gusty. Our row backs a strong average, 25.3 kph, and the heat too, 35.7C reading as a real 35C, over 26.7C nights, with rain effectively absent and humidity down to 44 percent - dry enough that regulars call the evening wind a welcome cooling effect rather than a discomfort. The sea holds a warm 27.2C, one of this month's more forgiving numbers against the daytime heat. The record: 11.3 hours of sun and AQI 53.
WindyForDaysThenItSettles · September · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
October in El Gouna is warm and windy, and the wind is the point rather than the problem. One October visitor had wind on thirteen days out of fourteen and describes it as welcome, because it is what makes the heat bearable; the usual pattern is two or three windy days and then a lull. It is also why this is a kitesurfing town, with Mangroovy the beach everyone names - shallow, flat, warm water and a long standing area. The end of October is the sweet spot regulars pick: still warm, still windy, and breezy enough in the evening to want a layer, though not a thick one. The record: 32.1C days that feel like 31C, 23.2C nights, effectively no rain, humidity 51 percent, 10.7 hours of sun and a 25.5C sea.
ThirteenDaysOfFourteen · October · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Forum posters describe November daytime temperatures typically in the mid-to-high 20sC, with one visitor reporting beautiful sunshine from 8am to around 4pm alongside a pleasant breeze. Posters are consistent that evenings turn genuinely cool once the sun sets around 4:30pm, with a light jacket or cardigan recommended for dinner outside, and some visitors reporting early mornings feeling chilly and evenings turning quite cold and windy. Posters describe the sea as often warmer than the pool, though wind strength can meaningfully cool the water down on a blustery day. Posters generally rate November as a comfortable month overall, with real day-to-night temperature swings and wind as the main things to plan layers around.
Tripadvisor community · November · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

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