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Egypt · Regional climate

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Regional slice of Egypt with its own temperature profile. Best months here: Feb · Mar · Nov.

Range
22–39 °C
Compare
+1.7°C vs. Egypt mean
Country
Egypt
TZ
Africa/Cairo
Region match
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12-month climate · Red Sea

How the year moves in Red Sea

Ten years of ERA5, aggregated over Red Sea itself rather than over Egypt as a whole — the same series the month-by-month scores below are built from.

Temperature°C
Temperature · 12-month climatologyRed Sea, Egypt. Average daytime high by month in °C. Lowest in January (21.5), highest in August (38.5). Monthly means: 21.5, 23.1, 27.4, 32.0, 35.8, 38.2, 38.4, 38.5, 36.9, 33.2, 27.8, 23.5.
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MonthAverage daytime high (°C)
January21.5
February23.1
March27.4
April32.0
May35.8
June38.2
July38.4
August38.5
September36.9
October33.2
November27.8
December23.5
Rainfallmm
Rainfall · 12-month climatologyRed Sea, Egypt. Rainfall by month in mm. Lowest in July (0), highest in November (2). Monthly means: 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 2, 1.
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MonthRainfall (mm)
January1
February1
March1
April1
May1
June0
July0
August1
September0
October1
November2
December1
Sunshinehr / day
Sunshine · 12-month climatologyRed Sea, Egypt. Sunshine hours by month in hr / day. Lowest in December (8.3), highest in May (10.2). Monthly means: 8.7, 9.2, 9.7, 10.1, 10.2, 10.1, 9.7, 9.2, 9.1, 9.0, 8.6, 8.3.
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MonthSunshine hours (hr / day)
January8.7
February9.2
March9.7
April10.1
May10.2
June10.1
July9.7
August9.2
September9.1
October9.0
November8.6
December8.3
Safety · 6 governments

What the governments say about Egypt

Combined advisory · most-cautious-wins
Exercise increased caution
Highest level across 6 governments · Advisory last changed
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AU

Exercise increased caution

Changed Checked www.smartraveller.gov.au
CA

Exercise increased caution

Changed Checked travel.gc.ca
DE

Exercise normal precautions

Changed Checked www.auswaertiges-amt.de
UK

Exercise normal precautions

Changed Checked www.gov.uk
US

Exercise increased caution

Changed Checked travel.state.gov

Parts of Egypt carry a higher advisory — up to level 4, "Do not travel". The governments concerned name a region rather than a boundary, so the carve-out is not drawn on the map and is not reflected in the combined level above. Follow the source links for where it applies.

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