Middle East & North Africa · Beach travel

Best time to visit Hurghada

Late Oct–Mid Apr is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 25.9°C, with 0.1 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Hurghada
Photo: Michael Botros (CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Hurghada season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Best (season score 96.5)Mid Jan: Best (season score 97.6)Late Jan: Best (season score 95.6)Early Feb: Best (season score 94.7)Mid Feb: Best (season score 94.7)Late Feb: Best (season score 97.5)Early Mar: Best (season score 96.5)Mid Mar: Best (season score 96.6)Late Mar: Best (season score 94.5)Early Apr: Best (season score 91.3)Mid Apr: Best (season score 86.2)Late Apr: Great (season score 78.4)Early May: Good (season score 68.0)Mid May: Good (season score 59.0)Late May: Okay (season score 45.6)Early Jun: Fair (season score 34.9)Mid Jun: Fair (season score 28.8)Late Jun: Off-season (season score 20.5)Early Jul: Off-season (season score 22.9)Mid Jul: Avoid (season score 4.4)Late Jul: Avoid (season score 0.0)Early Aug: Avoid (season score 1.0)Mid Aug: Avoid (season score 4.4)Late Aug: Avoid (season score 8.7)Early Sep: Off-season (season score 24.3)Mid Sep: Fair (season score 40.4)Late Sep: Okay (season score 50.5)Early Oct: Good (season score 66.8)Mid Oct: Great (season score 78.8)Late Oct: Best (season score 92.5)Early Nov: Best (season score 95.7)Mid Nov: Best (season score 98.2)Late Nov: Best (season score 100.0)Early Dec: Best (season score 96.9)Mid Dec: Best (season score 100.0)Late Dec: Best (season score 97.9)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

Japan MOFA travel advice: Level 1 (Exercise caution)

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Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryBest22.5°C0.226.9%
FebruaryBest23.7°C0.127.2%
MarchBest26.4°C0.122.0%
AprilGreat30.3°C0.021.1%
MayGood34.0°C0.018.4%
JuneOff-season36.4°C0.06.5%
JulyAvoid37.8°C0.05.9%
AugustAvoid37.8°C0.05.7%
SeptemberFair35.6°C0.05.3%
OctoberGreat32.2°C0.011.6%
NovemberBest28.2°C0.120.9%
DecemberBest24.3°C0.127.4%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: HURGUADA(15 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.