Qué hay en Sharm el-Sheij, Egipto, a lo largo del año

Máxima afluencia — European winter season, Mid-year holiday en Egipto

• Festivo

  Ramadan

  19 Feb – 19 MarCierres

  Naama Bay and the hotel strip run as usual; the town at Hadaba and the workers' quarters keep the fast and shift everything to the evening. Boat crews are fasting on the water. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: European winter season (15 Dic – 15 Mar (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — Ramadan, European winter season

En febrero no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Ramadan (19 Feb – 19 Mar), European winter season (15 Dic – 15 Mar (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr

• Festivo

  Eid al-Fitr

  20–23 MarRamadán y EidMucha gente

  Egyptian families take the resorts for four or five days and the Ras Mohammed boats sell out. Rates rise for the holiday and drop the week after it. Fuente ↗

• Temporada

  The gulf wind

  15 Mar – 15 Oct · normalmenteTemporada de vientoRiesgo

  The northerly funnels down the gulf most afternoons, which is why the flats at Nabq are full of kites and why the dive boats cross to Tiran early and come back before it builds.

Sigue en marcha: Ramadan (19 Feb – 19 Mar), European winter season (15 Dic – 15 Mar (normalmente))

Concurrido — Sham el-Nessim, vacaciones escolares en 4 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Festivo

  Sham el-Nessim

  13 AbrFiesta nacionalMucha genteCierres

  Sham el-Nessim, the Monday after Orthodox Easter, is a public holiday kept by Egyptians of every faith. Families are out from early morning picnicking in parks, gardens, on the river and on beaches, public spaces are packed, and salted fish and coloured eggs are the traditional food. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Eid al-Fitr (20–23 Mar), The gulf wind (15 Mar – 15 Oct (normalmente))

Concurrido — Eid al-Adha, vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Temporada

  Sea warm enough to swim

  1 May – 30 Nov · normalmente

  Warm enough for a shorty from May into November, at its best in September and October. January to March is still fine for a dive but the wetsuit gets thicker.

• Festivo

  Eid al-Adha

  1 May – 15 Jun · normalmenteRamadán y EidCierresMucha gente

  Eid 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. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: The gulf wind (15 Mar – 15 Oct (normalmente)), Sham el-Nessim (13 Abr)

Máxima afluencia — Eid al-Adha, Summer holidays en Egipto

• Naturaleza

  Summer schooling at Ras Mohammed

  1 Jun – 31 Ago · normalmenteTemporada de fauna

  High summer is when the snapper and barracuda gather in numbers off the point, which is the one thing here worth putting up with the heat for. Boats book out for it.

• Temporada

  The desert summer

  15 Jun – 10 Sep · normalmenteCalor extremo

  Bare rock and no shade between the hotels and the sea; the excursions to St Catherine and Luxor become a bad idea. Rooms are at their cheapest for the year.

Sigue en marcha: The gulf wind (15 Mar – 15 Oct (normalmente)), Sea warm enough to swim (1 May – 30 Nov (normalmente)), Eid al-Adha (1 May – 15 Jun (normalmente))

Concurrido — Summer holidays en Egipto, vacaciones escolares en 5 de los mercados que lo llenan

En julio no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: The gulf wind (15 Mar – 15 Oct (normalmente)), Sea warm enough to swim (1 May – 30 Nov (normalmente)), Summer schooling at Ras Mohammed (1 Jun – 31 Ago (normalmente)), The desert summer (15 Jun – 10 Sep (normalmente))

Concurrido — Summer holidays en Egipto, vacaciones escolares en 4 de los mercados que lo llenan

En agosto no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: The gulf wind (15 Mar – 15 Oct (normalmente)), Sea warm enough to swim (1 May – 30 Nov (normalmente)), Summer schooling at Ras Mohammed (1 Jun – 31 Ago (normalmente)), The desert summer (15 Jun – 10 Sep (normalmente))

Concurrido — Summer holidays en Egipto, vacaciones escolares en 2 de los mercados que lo llenan

En septiembre no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: The gulf wind (15 Mar – 15 Oct (normalmente)), Sea warm enough to swim (1 May – 30 Nov (normalmente)), The desert summer (15 Jun – 10 Sep (normalmente))

Temporada media — vacaciones escolares en 4 de los mercados que lo llenan, un mes normal

En octubre no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: The gulf wind (15 Mar – 15 Oct (normalmente)), Sea warm enough to swim (1 May – 30 Nov (normalmente))

Concurrido — vacaciones escolares en 2 de los mercados que lo llenan, uno de sus mejores meses por clima

En noviembre no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Sea warm enough to swim (1 May – 30 Nov (normalmente))

Concurrido — European winter season, vacaciones escolares en 5 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Temporada

  European winter season

  15 Dic – 15 Mar · normalmenteVacaciones escolaresMucha genteReserva pronto

  Charter flights from Europe fill the bay through the Christmas fortnight and the February half-terms, when the water is coolest and the air is at its most reasonable.