Weather in Sharm El Sheikh in December — climate, sea temperature & best time to visit

14-day forecast — Sharm El Sheikh

Updated every hour

Thu · Today · 29 Oct Sunny

30° 18° 1%

Fri · Tomorrow · 30 Oct Sunny

28° 16° 1%

Saturday · 31 Oct Sunny

29° 16° 2%

Sunday · 1 Nov Cloudy

30° 16° 6%

Monday · 2 Nov Cloudy

33° 21° 5%

Tuesday · 3 Nov Sunny

33° 21° 0%

Wednesday · 4 Nov Sunny

30° 23° 1%

Thursday · 5 Nov Sunny

27° 22° 1%

Friday · 6 Nov Sunny intervals

26° 20° 3%

Saturday · 7 Nov Sunny

26° 19° 2%

Sunday · 8 Nov Sunny

27° 19° 3%

Monday · 9 Nov Sunny intervals

27° 21° 3%

Tuesday · 10 Nov Sunny

28° 22° 1%

Wednesday · 11 Nov Sunny

27° 22° 2%

About Sharm El Sheikh

Red Sea reefs and guaranteed winter sun — Naama Bay and world-class snorkelling at Ras Mohammed.

CountryEgypt

RegionRed Sea, Sinai

ContinentAfrica

Time zoneAfrica/Cairo (+03:00)

Latitude27.9158°

Longitude34.3300°

Air qualityPoor (EAQI 77)

🗺️ Sharm El Sheikh and what is nearby

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Nearby: Hurghada30°89 km

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Climate in Sharm El Sheikh in December

Averages over 8 years · best time to visit

Best time to visit Sharm El Sheikh: January–December. With perfect weather, December is a recommended month to visit.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

	November	December	January
Average temperature	▼ 24°C	20°C	▼ 18°C
Highest temperature	▼ 29°C	24°C	▼ 22°C
Lowest temperature	▼ 20°C	15°C	▼ 13°C
Sea temperature	▼ 26,7°C	25,0°C	▼ 24,0°C
Rainfall	→ 2 mm	2 mm	▲ 4 mm
Days with rain	▼ 1 d	0 d	▲ 1 d
Humidity	▲ 36%	40%	▼ 39%
Sunshine hours per day	▼ 10,4 h	9,7 h	▲ 9,8 h
Cloud cover	▲ 4%	7%	▲ 8%
UV index (midday)	▼ 6	5	→ 5
Day length	10:46	10:24	10:36
Our rating	Perfect	Perfect	Perfect

Temperature day by day in December mean + moving average

Rainfall day by day in December mm

UV index day by day in December midday value, clear-sky

Climate averages calculated from the ERA5 archive (8 years; sea temperature from marine reanalysis). UV estimated from solar elevation.

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Data source

Global weather models — international forecasts

The weather for Sharm El Sheikh is based on global weather models (ECMWF, GFS) and national meteorological institutes around the world. Forecasts update every hour; current measurements every 15 minutes. For destinations with a larger time difference from the UK, local time is shown above.