Best time to visit Egypt & the Red Sea

The best time to visit Egypt & the Red Sea is April, May, October and November, judged across 11 places; January is its weakest month.

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Updated September 2026 · Africa · 11 places, each judged for what it is · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Egypt & the Red Sea month by month

Month	Season	Why	Best places
January	good	barely a wet day · the heat has broken · 22°C highs	Aswan, Sharm El Sheikh, Marsa Alam
February	good	barely a wet day · before the heat · 23°C highs	Sharm El Sheikh, Luxor, Cairo
March	good	barely a wet day · before the heat · 26°C highs	Sharm El Sheikh, Cairo, Marsa Alam
April	in season	barely a wet day · before the heat · 30°C highs	Sharm El Sheikh, Alexandria, Marsa Alam
May	in season	sea warm enough · barely a wet day · 34°C highs	Marsa Alam, Sharm El Sheikh, Dahab
June	good	sea warm enough · barely a wet day · 36°C highs	Nuweiba, Sharm El Sheikh, Dahab
July	good	sea warm enough · barely a wet day · 37°C highs	Nuweiba, Sharm El Sheikh, Dahab
August	good	sea warm enough · barely a wet day · 37°C highs	Dahab, El Gouna, Hurghada
September	good	sea warm enough · barely a wet day · 35°C highs	Sharm El Sheikh, Dahab, El Gouna
October	in season	sea warm enough · barely a wet day · the heat has broken	Sharm El Sheikh, Dahab, El Gouna
November	in season	sea warm enough · barely a wet day · the heat has broken	Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada, Marsa Alam
December	good	barely a wet day · the heat has broken · 24°C highs	Sharm El Sheikh, Marsa Alam, Aswan

In season: one of the region's three best months, and good in its own right. Low season: one of its three worst, and well below its best. The reasons compare each month with the region's own year and name the seasons on the ground — monsoon, autumn colour, hurricanes — where most of its places share them.

All 11 places in Egypt & the Red Sea

Egypt & the Red Sea — FAQ

When is the best time to visit Egypt & the Red Sea?: April, May, October and November. In April: barely a wet day · before the heat · 30°C highs.
When is the low season in Egypt & the Red Sea?: Egypt & the Red Sea has no month that falls far below the rest of its year; January is the weakest (barely a wet day · the heat has broken · 22°C highs).
Which months are in season in Egypt & the Red Sea?: April, May, October and November — the months among its best that are also good in their own right.