Hurghada, Egypt

Set in a desert climate, Hurghada (Egypt) is best understood through its weather data: our 2015–2024 climate record puts its peak at a 98/100 sun score in April, exactly the kind of reliability you want for a beach trip.

Across a typical year, afternoon temperatures swing between 21°C (January) and 35°C (August). On the rain ledger, June is the safest bet at a 0% chance of a wet day, while February climbs to 2%. The genuinely warm window — average highs of 24°C or better — covers March–November.

Averaged by season, sun scores land at 97 for spring, 76 for summer, 93 for autumn and 96 for winter — with typical afternoons of 28°, 35°, 30° and 22°C respectively. In short: plan around spring if you can, keep winter as the fallback, and go into summer with managed expectations (its season score is 76). If your dates are flexible, November buys you 26°C warmth at the quiet end of the season.

Best months to visit Hurghada

The best month on record is April — a 98/100 sun score, built on 16% cloud cover and 0% rain-day odds — followed by November and May. In practice you have flexibility — January–December all stay above a 70 sun score. The month to avoid on pure weather odds is August (72/100).

Among the desert destinations in our catalog, its April rain odds beat 93% of the field.

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The live forecast backs this up: of the next 16 days, 14 look mostly clear and none carry meaningful rain risk, in a 17–31°C band. Today's cached sun score is 99/100.