Weather in Sharm El Sheikh in August — 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 August

Averages over 8 years · best time to visit

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

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

	July	August	September
Average temperature	→ 35°C	35°C	▼ 33°C
Highest temperature	→ 40°C	40°C	▼ 38°C
Lowest temperature	▲ 29°C	30°C	▼ 28°C
Sea temperature	▲ 29,8°C	30,6°C	▼ 29,1°C
Rainfall	→ 0 mm	0 mm	→ 0 mm
Days with rain	→ 0 d	0 d	→ 0 d
Humidity	▲ 27%	29%	▲ 35%
Sunshine hours per day	▼ 13,0 h	12,3 h	▼ 11,5 h
Cloud cover	▲ 5%	6%	▲ 7%
UV index (midday)	▼ 12	11	▼ 10
Day length	13:43	13:07	12:19
Our rating	Good	Good	Good

Temperature day by day in August mean + moving average

Rainfall day by day in August mm

UV index day by day in August 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.