Weather comparison

Hurghada or Sharm El Sheikh? The weather compared

Sharm El Sheikh is 4.2 °C warmer by day over the year. Best time: Hurghada March – May, October – December, Sharm El Sheikh November – April.

Holiday weather score by month

Holiday weather score, daytime high and sea temperature. Where one is clearly ahead, its month is highlighted.

Which is warmer, Hurghada or Sharm El Sheikh?

Over the year, Sharm El Sheikh is 4.2 °C warmer by day (33.7 °C against 29.5 °C on average).

Where is the sea warmer, Hurghada or Sharm El Sheikh?

The sea is about equally warm at both.

Hurghada or Sharm El Sheikh in winter?

From December to February, Sharm El Sheikh has the better holiday weather: 92 against 79 points.

Hurghada or Sharm El Sheikh in summer?

From June to August, Hurghada has the better holiday weather: 76 against 65 points.

Climate averages 1996–2025 (sunshine partly WMO station normals 1991–2020), not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences