Nuweiba (Taba) weather in May
May in Nuweiba: hot, dry — an excellent time to visit.
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
#3 of 12 months in Nuweiba · #34 of 1413 destinations to visit in May · comfort 94/100 (tier S)
- Days
- 33°C
- Nights
- 22°C
- Wet days
- 0
- Sun
- 12.6 h
- Humidity
- 37%
- Daylight
- 14 h

Traveller notes on Nuweiba in May
Notes from nearby Dahab (63 km away)
Nuweiba doesn't have its own notes for May yet — these are about Dahab, close enough to share the season.
Regulars are specific this marks the beginning of the hot season here, low humidity and a refreshing northerly breeze making the heat genuinely less uncomfortable than the raw temperature numbers alone would suggest. Our row backs that hot, genuinely bone-dry read, 33.7C reading as a hot 33C, over 24.1C nights feeling 22C, with rain essentially absent, 2.2mm across just half a day, and humidity down to 33 percent. Regulars are consistent the sea, the lagoon and the Blue Hole are the standard places to spend the hottest part of the day, some reports of Sinai's inland temperatures pushing past 40C even while the coast itself stays more moderate. The sea sits at a mild 24C. The record: 12.6 hours of sun, a 24.1 kph wind and AQI 65.
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 — May
Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.
Crowds in Nuweiba in May
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 crowdsSham el-Nessim, Eid al-Adha, school holidays in 3 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 May
Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.
- Holiday
Sham el-Nessim
1 Apr – 15 May · usuallyNational holidayCrowdedEgypt's spring picnic day, the Monday after Coptic Easter: whole families come out to eat salted fish and coloured eggs anywhere there is a view. On this coast that means the beach, all day. Source ↗
- Holiday
Eid al-Adha
1 May – 15 Jun · usuallyRamadan & EidClosuresCrowdedEid al-Adha brings Egypt's longest public holiday, usually four or five days. Government offices, banks and many shops close, trains and buses are packed, and hotels fill with Egyptian families at higher rates. The date moves about 11 days earlier each year. 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 May — FAQ
- Is May a good time to visit Nuweiba?
- May in Nuweiba: hot, dry — an excellent time to visit. It ranks #3 of 12 months for Nuweiba on SeasonMap's comfort score (94/100).
- What is the weather like in Nuweiba in May?
- In May, Nuweiba averages a daily high of 32.9°C and a low of 21.7°C, with about 0.5 mm of rain over roughly 0.1 rainy days.
- What is the air quality in Nuweiba in May?
- Nuweiba has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 62 in May.
Within 300 km: Wadi Rum's Spring trekking and climbing around 1 Mar – 15 May, and Petra's Petra by Night on 1 Jan – 31 Dec.