Weather in Sharm el Sheikh

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 5:35 am (EEST)

Now · mainly clear 74 °F

Feels like: 72 °F
Low / high: 73 / 89 °F
Rain: 0%
Wind: 3 mph NW

→ 29.93 inHg · steady UV 7 · high

Today in Sharm el Sheikh: partly cloudy, 73 °F to 89 °F, with a 0% chance of rain and a light air from the northwest (3 mph). Tomorrow, overcast, 71 °F to 85 °F and a 0% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Tuesday 3, at 96 °F. No significant rain expected over the next 7 days.

Measured now at the airport

Sharm El Sheikh (HESH), 5.8 mi away · 35 min ago

Visibility6.2 mi or more

WeatherNothing to note

Temperature73 °F

Wind7 mph from the north-northwest

It's what the airport's weather station measured, not a forecast: on the coast, wind and fog can be different. Airports report every 30 or 60 minutes.

Airport METAR report, via NOAA's Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov). Sources and licenses

Temperatures for the next 14 days

89° 73°
Today
85° 71°
Fri 30
86° 70°
Sat 31
84° 70°
Sun 1
87° 72°
Mon 2
96° 81°
Tue 3
91° 76°
Wed 4
90° 74°
Thu 5
90° 77°
Fri 6
83° 71°
Sat 7
82° 68°
Sun 8
81° 68°
Mon 9
80° 68°
Tue 10
78° 65°
Wed 11

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 29	Partly cloudy	73 / 89 °F	0%	10 mph WNW	1.6 ft	8:51 am · 8:59 pm	ICON-EU
Fri 30	Overcast	71 / 85 °F	0%	7 mph NNE	1.5 ft	8:44 am · 8:53 pm	ICON-EU
Sat 31	Overcast	70 / 86 °F	0%	10 mph SSW	1.4 ft	9:46 am · 9:59 pm	ICON-EU
Sun 1	Overcast	70 / 84 °F	0%	6 mph NNW	1.0 ft	10:58 am · 11:17 pm	ICON-EU
Mon 2	Overcast	72 / 87 °F	0%	4 mph N	1.0 ft	12:18 pm	ICON-EU + ECMWF
Tue 3	Clear sky	81 / 96 °F	0%	7 mph NE	1.9 ft	12:44 am · 1:34 pm	ECMWF
Wed 4	Clear sky	76 / 91 °F	0%	5 mph NNE	3.2 ft	2:03 am · 2:37 pm	ECMWF
Thu 5	Clear sky	74 / 90 °F	0%	6 mph SW	3.1 ft	3:08 am · 3:29 pm	ECMWF
Fri 6	Light drizzle	77 / 90 °F	0% · 0.02 in	7 mph WSW	1.6 ft	4:00 am · 4:13 pm	ECMWF
Sat 7	Partly cloudy	71 / 83 °F	0%	6 mph ENE	1.7 ft	4:45 am · 4:51 pm	ECMWF
Sun 8	Mainly clear	68 / 82 °F	2%	5 mph ENE	1.9 ft	5:24 am · 5:26 pm	ECMWF
Mon 9	Partly cloudy	68 / 81 °F	1%	4 mph N	2.0 ft	6:00 am · 5:58 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Mainly clear	68 / 80 °F	0%	5 mph E	2.0 ft	6:33 am · 6:29 pm	ECMWF
Wed 11	Partly cloudy	65 / 78 °F	2%	7 mph NNE	2.4 ft	7:05 am · 7:00 pm	ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: ICON-EU until Monday 2 9:00 pm; then ECMWF until Thursday 12 5:00 pm; then GFS.

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Partly cloudy	Clear	Mainly clear	Mainly clear	Clear sky	Clear sky	Clear sky	Mainly clear
Temperature	79°	75°	74°	78°	84°	87°	87°	81°
Chance of rain	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	2 NW	3 NW	3 NW	1 WNW	7 SE	8 SE	6 WNW	3 N
Humidity	55%	42%	42%	47%	32%	30%	27%	31%
UV	0	0	0	2	7	3	0	0
Model	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU	ICON-EU

Do the models agree?

High confidence

The models agree for the next few days: the forecast is fairly solid.

What 6 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	89°	85°	86°	87°	95°	96°	91°
AIFS	90°	88°	88°	89°	94°	96°	95°
GFS	88°	82°	83°	82°	89°	96°	86°
ICON	88°	85°	87°	84°	89°	91°	88°
ARPEGE	86°	83°	84°	86°	—	—	—
ICON-EU	89°	85°	86°	84°	87°	—	—
Confidence	high	high	high	high	medium	high	medium

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
AIFS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
GFS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ICON	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ARPEGE	0	0	0	0	—	—	—
ICON-EU	0	0	0	0	0	—	—
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	515	616	613	617	720	717	513
AIFS	6	7	7	5	6	8	8
GFS	1111	107	97	86	64	78	77
ICON	1017	511	814	511	59	610	512
ARPEGE	1221	1120	1018	1019	—	—	—
ICON-EU	1016	713	1015	611	49	—	—
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

The next few weeks look normal for the time of year.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	A bit above +1.6 °F	Normal	—	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	A bit below −1.3 °F	Normal	—	—
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	A bit above +0.9 °F	Normal	—	83° / 64°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	Normal +0.2 °F	Normal	—	80° / 61°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Normal +0.4 °F	Normal	—	78° / 60°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	A bit above +1.6 °F	Normal	Above +2.0 °F
December	A bit above +1.3 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.6 °F
January	A bit above +2.0 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.4 °F
February	A bit above +2.2 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.6 °F
March	A bit above +1.4 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.6 °F

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give.

Sharm el Sheikh climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Sharm el Sheikh is from November to April: highs of 72 °F to 86 °F, barely 1 rainy day a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

72° 57°

JanJ
75° 58°

FebF
80° 63°

MarM
86° 68°

AprA
93° 75°

MayM
98° 80°

JunJ
100° 82°

JulJ
100° 83°

AugA
96° 80°

SepS
89° 74°

OctO
82° 66°

NovN
75° 60°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	72°	57°	0.00 in	7.5	74°	2.7 ft
FebruaryFeb	75°	58°	0.04 in	8.2	73°	2.4 ft
MarchMar	80°	63°	0.04 in	8.9	73°	2.5 ft
AprilApr	86°	68°	0.00 in	9.6	74°	2.2 ft
MayMay	93°	75°	0.00 in	10.3	77°	2.0 ft
JuneJun	98°	80°	0.00 in	10.9	79°	2.2 ft
JulyJul	100°	82°	0.00 in	10.6	83°	2.0 ft
AugustAug	100°	83°	0.00 in	10.5	84°	2.2 ft
SeptemberSep	96°	80°	0.00 in	9.6	82°	2.4 ft
OctoberOct	89°	74°	0.04 in	8.8	82°	2.1 ft
NovemberNov	82°	66°	0.00 in	8.0	80°	2.2 ft
DecemberDec	75°	60°	0.02 in	7.3	77°	2.7 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	74°	2.7 ft
Feb	73°	2.4 ft
Mar	73°	2.5 ft
Apr	74°	2.2 ft
May	77°	2.0 ft
Jun	79°	2.2 ft
Jul	83°	2.0 ft
Aug	84°	2.2 ft
Sep	82°	2.4 ft
Oct	82°	2.1 ft
Nov	80°	2.2 ft
Dec	77°	2.7 ft

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 0.17 in of rain on about 1 days and about 3,350 hours of sunshine.

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now74 °Ffeels like 72 °F

Tomorrow71 / 85 °F

It's 74 °F now (feels like 72 °F). Today, 73 °F to 89 °F; tomorrow, 71 °F to 85 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 0%
Fri 30 0%
Sat 31 0%
Sun 1 0%
Mon 2 0%
Tue 3 0%
Wed 4 0%

Today the chance of rain reaches 0%. No significant rain expected this week.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.00 in; last 3 days, 0.12 in; last 7 days, 0.13 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity42%

Dew point49 °F

Humidity is 42% now and the dew point is 49 °F.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now15 migood

Clouds32%

Visibility is good now (15 mi). No fog expected today.

The model gives visibility up to about 15 mi: beyond that, the horizon is clear.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak7high

Fri 30: 7 · Sat 31: 7 · Sun 1: 6

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady · now Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

29.8029.9030.0030.10 30.03

Steady now (−0.01 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: +0.03 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityModerate · 42

Saharan dustModerate

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 28	Clear sky	73 / 91 °F	0	6 mph W
Tue 27	Light drizzle	74 / 91 °F	0.01 in	10 mph W
Mon 26	Drizzle	77 / 88 °F	0.11 in	8 mph ESE
Sun 25	Mainly clear	80 / 94 °F	0	7 mph NNE
Sat 24	Light drizzle	80 / 95 °F	0.01 in	6 mph NE
Fri 23	Clear sky	80 / 96 °F	0	6 mph WNW
Thu 22	Mainly clear	75 / 94 °F	0	10 mph NNE

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 21	Clear sky	72 / 88 °F	0	7 mph NE
Tue 20	Overcast	72 / 87 °F	0	5 mph NE
Mon 19	Partly cloudy	74 / 89 °F	0	6 mph ESE
Sun 18	Clear sky	73 / 90 °F	0	5 mph NE
Sat 17	Clear sky	72 / 88 °F	0	7 mph ENE
Fri 16	Partly cloudy	73 / 90 °F	0	7 mph SW
Thu 15	Clear sky	79 / 93 °F	0	6 mph W
Wed 14	Overcast	82 / 98 °F	0	9 mph WSW
Tue 13	Overcast	78 / 96 °F	0	6 mph NNE
Mon 12	Overcast	81 / 97 °F	0	5 mph NNW
Sun 11	Overcast	81 / 96 °F	0	9 mph N
Sat 10	Drizzle	80 / 96 °F	0.18 in	6 mph NW
Fri 9	Light drizzle	79 / 95 °F	0.05 in	6 mph SSW
Thu 8	Clear sky	80 / 98 °F	0	6 mph SE
Wed 7	Overcast	77 / 94 °F	0	4 mph NE
Tue 6	Light drizzle	78 / 91 °F	0.05 in	6 mph ENE
Mon 5	Mainly clear	76 / 94 °F	0	4 mph ESE
Sun 4	Drizzle	80 / 94 °F	0.09 in	4 mph NNE
Sat 3	Overcast	80 / 95 °F	0	5 mph W
Fri 2	Light drizzle	77 / 92 °F	0.01 in	5 mph SE
Thu 1	Partly cloudy	76 / 93 °F	0	3 mph SE
Wed 30	Partly cloudy	80 / 98 °F	0	5 mph ESE
Tue 29	Partly cloudy	80 / 98 °F	0	6 mph ESE

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in Sharm el SheikhQuestions

What's the weather like today in Sharm el Sheikh?

Partly cloudy, from 73 °F to 89 °F, with a light air from the northwest (3 mph) and a 0% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Sharm el Sheikh?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 0% (0.00 in): overcast.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 70 °F and a high of 96 °F; the warmest day, Tuesday 3.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 7 (high). Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 29.93 inHg and steady: +0.03 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Sharm el Sheikh?

The best time to visit Sharm el Sheikh is from November to April: highs of 72 °F to 86 °F, barely 1 rainy day a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Sharm el Sheikh in October?

In October, Sharm el Sheikh normally sees highs of 89 °F and lows of 74 °F, with about 0 rainy days (0.04 in for the month) and 9 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 82 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Sharm el Sheikh?

The warmest is August, with average highs of 100 °F, and the coldest January, with lows of 57 °F. The wettest is March (0.04 in) and the driest, April.

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Weather near Sharm el Sheikh

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 7.6 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 5:35 am (local time).

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