January brings 23°C daytime highs, 54mm of precipitation across about 9 wet days and 10.5 hours of daylight — best for hiking and cycling. The strongest run of the year is December to February. July is the quietest month: hot and slow-paced, and still good for early mornings and indoor escapes, reliable sunshine and quiet and local.
Long-run climate normals for Hurghada. Month ratings compare months within Hurghada only — they are not a ranking of Hurghada against other destinations, and they are not a forecast for a specific year.
Conditions on this page are recalculated from the latest forecast every time it is opened, for the current date in the location's own time zone. Showing .
| Best month | January — Hiking, Cycling |
| Best 3-month window | December–February |
| Quietest month | July — Hot and slow-paced |
| Driest month | June — 21mm |
| Wettest month | November — 84mm |
| Warmest / coolest | July 38°C / January 23°C |
| Seasonality | Fairly even across the year |
| Annual rainfall | 585mm over roughly 71 rain days |
July gets roughly 61% less precipitation than January — 21mm against 54mm. That difference, more than temperature, is what changes how a day here feels.
Daytime highs only move 15°C across the whole year (23–38°C), so timing matters far less here than rainfall does.
June gives you 13.7 hours of daylight against just 10.3 in December — a 3-hour difference in how much you can actually fit into a day.
June is the driest month at 21mm across roughly 2 wet days, while November peaks at 84mm.
February is almost as good as January, but usually quieter and cheaper. If your dates are flexible, it is the easier trip.
Hurghada stays fairly consistent all year, so there is no month you need to avoid. What you plan to do matters more than when you go.
Ratings compare months within Hurghada, not against destinations worldwide: five stars means the best time to be here, not that Hurghada beats anywhere else. Tags describe what the conditions actually suit.
| Month | Rating | High / Low | Precipitation | Wet days | Sun | Daylight | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | ★★☆☆☆ | 23°C / 14°C | 54mm | 9 | 8h | 10.5h | Hiking · Cycling |
| February | ★★☆☆☆ | 24°C / 15°C | 54mm | 9 | 8h | 11.1h | Hiking · Cycling |
| March | ★★☆☆☆ | 27°C / 18°C | 84mm | 9 | 9h | 11.9h | Beach days · Swimming · Reliable sunshine |
| April | ★★☆☆☆ | 31°C / 21°C | 57mm | 6 | 10h | 12.7h | Beach days · Swimming · Reliable sunshine |
| May | ★★☆☆☆ | 34°C / 25°C | 39mm | 4 | 11h | 13.4h | Beach days · Swimming · Reliable sunshine |
| June | ★★☆☆☆ | 37°C / 27°C | 21mm | 2 | 12h | 13.7h | Early mornings and indoor escapes · Reliable sunshine |
| July | ★★☆☆☆ | 38°C / 28°C | 21mm | 2 | 12h | 13.5h | Early mornings and indoor escapes · Reliable sunshine · Quiet and local |
| August | ★★☆☆☆ | 37°C / 27°C | 21mm | 2 | 12h | 12.9h | Early mornings and indoor escapes · Reliable sunshine |
| September | ★★☆☆☆ | 34°C / 25°C | 39mm | 4 | 11h | 12.1h | Beach days · Swimming · Reliable sunshine |
| October | ★★☆☆☆ | 31°C / 21°C | 57mm | 6 | 10h | 11.3h | Beach days · Swimming · Reliable sunshine |
| November | ★★☆☆☆ | 27°C / 18°C | 84mm | 9 | 9h | 10.6h | Beach days · Swimming · Reliable sunshine |
| December | ★★☆☆☆ | 24°C / 15°C | 54mm | 9 | 8h | 10.3h | Hiking · Cycling |
| You are planning | Pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Sun & beach days | June | 12h daily sunshine, 37°C highs and only 2 rain days. |
| City walking & sightseeing | January | 23°C highs with 10.5h of daylight — long days without heat fatigue. |
| Photography & light | June | 12h of sun and 13.7h daylight give the widest window for golden-hour work. |
| Value & fewer crowds | May | Scores 72/100 — close to peak conditions but outside the busiest window. |
| Cooler-weather travel | January | 23°C highs and 14°C nights suit anyone who dislikes heat. |
Each month in Hurghada is described from long-run climate normals and then rated relative to the other eleven months in the same city. A five-star January in a cold destination means January is one of the best times to be there — not that it beats a Mediterranean summer.
| Factor | Weight | What it measures |
|---|---|---|
| Temperature | Described | Average daytime high and overnight low for the month, shown as measured rather than judged. |
| Precipitation | Described | Monthly millimetres and wet-day count, labelled as snow or rain/snow where temperatures make that the likely phase. |
| Sunshine & daylight | Described | Average daily sunshine hours and astronomical daylight length at mid-month, from the city’s latitude. |
| “Best for” tags | Derived | Applied only when the conditions genuinely support the activity — snow depth-friendly cold for skiing, 13–24°C and low rain risk for hiking, dark evenings at high latitude for aurora. A month with few strong use cases gets fewer tags rather than padded ones. |
| Star rating | Relative | Ranks the month against the other eleven months in the same city. Never a comparison between cities. |
Figures are long-run climate averages, not a forecast for a specific year. This city has no published month-by-month normals on file, so monthly temperatures are interpolated from its summer and winter averages and rainfall is modelled from rain-day frequency.
January is the best all-round month in Hurghada: 23°C highs, 54mm of precipitation and 10.5 hours of daylight, which suits hiking and cycling. The strongest three-month window is December to February.
July — 38°C highs, 21mm of precipitation over roughly 2 days and 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the cheapest and least crowded time to go, and it still works for early mornings and indoor escapes, reliable sunshine and quiet and local.
June is the driest month at 21mm over about 2 rain days, against 84mm in November. Across the year Hurghada records around 585mm.
Yes — conditions in Hurghada stay fairly even all year, so there is no month you need to avoid. What you plan to do matters more than when you go.
Daylight ranges from 10.3 hours in December to 13.7 hours in June, calculated from the city's latitude.