Hva som skjer i Sharm El Sheikh (Sharm), Egypt gjennom året

Toppsesong — European winter season, Mid-year holiday i Egypt

• Helligdag

  Ramadan

  19. feb – 19. marStengninger

  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. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: European winter season (15. des – 15. mar (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Ramadan, European winter season

Ingenting nytt starter i februar.

Fortsatt på gang: Ramadan (19. feb – 19. mar), European winter season (15. des – 15. mar (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr

• Helligdag

  Eid al-Fitr

  20.–23. marRamadan og eidMye folk

  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. Kilde ↗

• Sesong

  The gulf wind

  15. mar – 15. okt · vanligvisVindsesongRisiko

  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.

Fortsatt på gang: Ramadan (19. feb – 19. mar), European winter season (15. des – 15. mar (vanligvis))

Travelt — Sham el-Nessim, skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Helligdag

  Sham el-Nessim

  13. aprNasjonaldagMye folkStengninger

  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. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Eid al-Fitr (20.–23. mar), The gulf wind (15. mar – 15. okt (vanligvis))

Travelt — Eid al-Adha, skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Sesong

  Sea warm enough to swim

  1. mai – 30. nov · vanligvis

  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.

• Helligdag

  Eid al-Adha

  1. mai – 15. jun · vanligvisRamadan og eidStengningerMye folk

  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. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: The gulf wind (15. mar – 15. okt (vanligvis)), Sham el-Nessim (13. apr)

Toppsesong — Eid al-Adha, Summer holidays i Egypt

• Natur

  Summer schooling at Ras Mohammed

  1. jun – 31. aug · vanligvisDyrelivssesong

  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.

• Sesong

  The desert summer

  15. jun – 10. sep · vanligvisEkstrem varme

  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.

Fortsatt på gang: The gulf wind (15. mar – 15. okt (vanligvis)), Sea warm enough to swim (1. mai – 30. nov (vanligvis)), Eid al-Adha (1. mai – 15. jun (vanligvis))

Travelt — Summer holidays i Egypt, skoleferie i 5 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i juli.

Fortsatt på gang: The gulf wind (15. mar – 15. okt (vanligvis)), Sea warm enough to swim (1. mai – 30. nov (vanligvis)), Summer schooling at Ras Mohammed (1. jun – 31. aug (vanligvis)), The desert summer (15. jun – 10. sep (vanligvis))

Travelt — Summer holidays i Egypt, skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i august.

Fortsatt på gang: The gulf wind (15. mar – 15. okt (vanligvis)), Sea warm enough to swim (1. mai – 30. nov (vanligvis)), Summer schooling at Ras Mohammed (1. jun – 31. aug (vanligvis)), The desert summer (15. jun – 10. sep (vanligvis))

Travelt — Summer holidays i Egypt, skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i september.

Fortsatt på gang: The gulf wind (15. mar – 15. okt (vanligvis)), Sea warm enough to swim (1. mai – 30. nov (vanligvis)), The desert summer (15. jun – 10. sep (vanligvis))

Skuldersesong — skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet, en helt vanlig måned

Ingenting nytt starter i oktober.

Fortsatt på gang: The gulf wind (15. mar – 15. okt (vanligvis)), Sea warm enough to swim (1. mai – 30. nov (vanligvis))

Travelt — skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet, en av de beste månedene værmessig

Ingenting nytt starter i november.

Fortsatt på gang: Sea warm enough to swim (1. mai – 30. nov (vanligvis))

Travelt — European winter season, skoleferie i 5 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Sesong

  European winter season

  15. des – 15. mar · vanligvisSkoleferieMye folkBestill tidlig

  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.