Sharm el Sheikh climate — normals and trends
Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.2 °C and it receives 16 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (32.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (15.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Sharm el Sheikh averages 0 frost days, 200 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 3 rainy days per year.
Sharm el Sheikh has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.3 °C (on 30 July 2000) and the coldest 0.8 °C (on 6 February 1950).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
Sharm el SheikhSouth Sinai
- coords
- 27.92°, 34.33°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.2°C
Average daily high
30.4°C
Average daily low
19.5°C
Annual rainfall
16mm
Sunshine / day
11.5h
Mean relative humidity
35%
Average peak wind
13.6km/h
Seasonal range
17.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
200 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
3 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.3 °C
Average feels-like low
17.3 °C
Average peak gust
31.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
185 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.67 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
45.3 °C
30 July 2000
Coldest day
0.8 °C
6 February 1950
Wettest day
28 mm
2 November 1967
Windiest day
38.5 km/h
14 April 1977
Strongest gust
81.4 km/h
12 March 2020
Hottest feels-like
48.5 °C
14 August 2025
Coldest feels-like
-4.1 °C
6 February 1950
Sunniest day
13.2 h
1 July 1958
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | 21.6 °C | -1.1 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 26.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 3 mm | +1 mm |
| Apr | 30.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 34.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jun | 36.3 °C | -0.8 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Jul | 38.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 38.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | +0 mm |
| Sep | 35.5 °C | -0.5 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Oct | 32.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Nov | 29.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 23.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 15 mm | +12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sharm el Sheikh?
Sharm el Sheikh has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.2 °C and it receives 16 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sharm el Sheikh?
The hottest day measured in Sharm el Sheikh between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 2000, reaching 45.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sharm el Sheikh?
The coldest day measured in Sharm el Sheikh between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1950, at 0.8 °C.
Does it snow in Sharm el Sheikh?
Almost never: Sharm el Sheikh sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sharm el Sheikh warmed?
Yes: Sharm el Sheikh warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sharm el Sheikh?
The wettest day measured in Sharm el Sheikh between 1940 and 2025 was 2 November 1967, with 28 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sharm el Sheikh?
The windiest day measured in Sharm el Sheikh between 1940 and 2025 was 14 April 1977, with winds reaching 38.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sharm el Sheikh?
The warmest month in Sharm el Sheikh is July (32.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (15.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Sharm el Sheikh?
Sharm el Sheikh receives on average 16 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 3 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sharm el Sheikh?
Sharm el Sheikh gets on average 11.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,198 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sharm el Sheikh?
Yes: Sharm el Sheikh has on average 185 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sharm el Sheikh?
In Sharm el Sheikh, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.5 °C on 14 August 2025, and the lowest was -4.1 °C on 6 February 1950.
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