Nuweiba (Taba) weather in January
January in Nuweiba: nice, dry, with clean air — an excellent time to visit.
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
#11 of 12 months in Nuweiba · #187 of 1413 destinations to visit in January · comfort 89/100 (tier A)
- Days
- 20°C
- Nights
- 12°C
- Wet days
- 1
- Sun
- 9.5 h
- Humidity
- 53%
- Daylight
- 11 h

Traveller notes on Nuweiba in January
Other months in Nuweiba
The Egypt forum's beginner-diving thread is where Nuweiba gets its strongest endorsement: a long-time Nuweiba contributor calls it ideal for beginners because the diving is shore diving from easily accessible sandy beaches, and with fewer visitors instruction is usually one-on-one rather than in large groups; Egypt's destination expert agrees there are barely any difficult currents and that the sandy bottom makes it easy diving. April is when that coast is at its most dependable: 29.1C days, 18.3C nights, essentially no precipitation at all, 40 percent humidity, 11.7 hours of sun, a 22.1C sea and the strong seasonal breeze - around 23 kph - that the Sinai is known for.
Forum posters describe October across Egypt generally as warm enough for comfortable sea swimming without tipping into the more oppressive heat of summer - one poster specifically called the dry desert heat this time of year 'quite manageable' compared to peak season. Posters consistently name the spring (February-April) and autumn (October-November) shoulder windows as the best overall stretches to visit the country, avoiding both summer's harshest heat and winter's cooler evenings. For a coastal desert town like Nuweiba specifically, this general framing lines up well with real conditions: warm, dry, sunny days well suited to beach and diving activities on the Gulf of Aqaba coast.
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Nuweiba climate normals — January
Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.
Crowds in Nuweiba in January
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.
Peak crowdsRamadan, Mid-year holiday in Egypt, school holidays in 5 of the markets that fill it(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Best months for Nuweiba's weather
Ranked by this destination's own climate comfort score across the year — a different thing from how busy it gets (see Crowds above).
Fair weatherNuweiba's weather doesn't swing hard through the year — comfort stays fairly steady in every month.
What's on in Nuweiba in January
Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.
- Holiday
Ramadan
25 Jan – 25 Mar · usuallyClosuresThe camps along the Tarabin strip keep running for foreign guests, but the town side shuts in daylight and the ferry port timetable bends around the fast. Evenings are the good part. Source ↗
Nearby, and something's on
Within 300 km of Nuweiba — a day trip or a short hop — with something on this month. Never part of the comfort score.
Where is Nuweiba?
Nuweiba in January — FAQ
- Is January a good time to visit Nuweiba?
- January in Nuweiba: nice, dry, with clean air — an excellent time to visit. It ranks #11 of 12 months for Nuweiba on SeasonMap's comfort score (89/100).
- What is the weather like in Nuweiba in January?
- In January, Nuweiba averages a daily high of 20°C and a low of 11.6°C, with about 4.1 mm of rain over roughly 0.8 rainy days.
- What is the air quality in Nuweiba in January?
- Nuweiba has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 48 in January.
Within 300 km: Wadi Rum's Dark-sky nights around 1 Sep – 30 Apr, and Petra's Petra by Night on 1 Jan – 31 Dec.