Nuweiba (Taba) weather in September
September in Nuweiba: sweltering, dry — fine if you can take 36°C afternoons.
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
#7 of 12 months in Nuweiba · #96 of 1413 destinations to visit in September · comfort 93/100 (tier S)
- Days
- 35°C
- Nights
- 25°C
- Wet days
- 0
- Sun
- 11.2 h
- Humidity
- 48%
- Daylight
- 12 h

Traveller notes on Nuweiba in September
Notes from nearby Aqaba (64 km away)
Nuweiba doesn't have its own notes for September yet — these are about Aqaba, close enough to share the season.
Regulars are consistent that this town runs meaningfully hotter and more humid than the rest of Jordan, roughly ten degrees Fahrenheit above the national average, and specifically call it out as the one place in the country where the heat carries real humidity rather than the dry desert warmth found elsewhere. Our row backs the extreme heat directly, 38.2C reading as a real 38C, over 25.6C nights, with rain essentially absent, 0.1mm and zero rainy days, and humidity at 50 percent - notably damp for a Red Sea desert location. Regulars visiting Petra and Amman the same trip describe those inland stops as comfortable while Aqaba alone felt oppressive for even a single overnight stay. The sea offers real relief at a warm 27.5C. The record: 11.2 hours of sun, a 16.1 kph wind and AQI 53.
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 — September
Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.
Crowds in Nuweiba in September
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.
BusySummer holidays in Egypt, school holidays in 2 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 September
Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.
- Season
Gulf of Aqaba summer
15 Jun – 10 Sep · usuallyExtreme heatThe mountains behind the road hold the heat and throw it back at the beach, and there is no shade between the camps and the water. Diving and snorkelling happen early or not at all. 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 September — FAQ
- Is September a good time to visit Nuweiba?
- September in Nuweiba: sweltering, dry — fine if you can take 36°C afternoons. It ranks #7 of 12 months for Nuweiba on SeasonMap's comfort score (93/100).
- What is the weather like in Nuweiba in September?
- In September, Nuweiba averages a daily high of 35.2°C and a low of 24.6°C, with about 0 mm of rain over roughly 0 rainy days.
- What is the air quality in Nuweiba in September?
- Nuweiba has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 54 in September.
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.