Sharm el-Sheikh weather by month
Sharm el-Sheikh is warmest in July (40°C average high) and coolest in January (22°C). For warm, mostly dry weather, go November to April. The sea is warm enough for easy swimming all year.
Warmest month
July
40°C
Coolest month
January
22°C
Wettest month
January
1 rainy days
Flight from London
5h
direct, estimated
Sharm el-Sheikh temperature by month
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When to go to Sharm el-Sheikh
What is the best month to visit Sharm el-Sheikh for sun?
For warm, mostly dry days, go November to April, going by our 10-year averages.
What is the hottest month in Sharm el-Sheikh?
July averages 40°C. January is the coolest at 22°C.
When does it rain most in Sharm el-Sheikh?
January, with about 1 wet days.
When is the sea warm enough to swim in Sharm el-Sheikh?
all year, when the sea averages 21°C or more.
How we measured this
Daily averages from 2016 to 2025, from the Open-Meteo historical weather archive (ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis); sea temperatures are 2023 to 2025 averages from the Open-Meteo marine archive. A rainy day has at least 1 mm of rain.
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