Hurghada October — El Gouna Film Festival red carpet at marina

Best time to visit Hurghada for good weather

When is the best weather in Hurghada? Monthly breakdown of temperature, rainfall, and sunshine hours — ranked by what actually matters for your trip.

Best month

October

Best all-rounder of the year — 32°C, sea 27°C, El Gouna Film Festival, package prices low.

32°C and sea 27°C — the perfect Red Sea combination

El Gouna Film Festival (late Oct) — A-list red carpet on the Red Sea

Half-term packages begin building but late-Oct still uncrowded

All months ranked — Good weather

October

Best match

Best all-rounder of the year — 32°C, sea 27°C, El Gouna Film Festival, package prices low.

#1 for good weather

November

Best match

Excellent shoulder — 27°C and sea 25°C, German charter market builds steadily.

#2 for good weather

September

Strong option

Heat easing — sea at 28°C, European schools back, package prices 30% below winter.

#3 for good weather

March

Strong option

Best month overall — 26°C, sea warming to 23°C, prices easing from February's peak.

#4 for good weather

April

Strong option

Easter month — European family packages peak, sea at 24°C and dive boats running daily.

#5 for good weather

May

Strong option

Heat ramping — sea at perfect 26°C, prices ease 30% from Easter spike.

#6 for good weather

June

Strong option

Summer shoulder — 36°C deters European packages, but the diving and resorts at their cheapest.

#7 for good weather

December

Strong option

Christmas-NYE peak — Russian Orthodox families and German charter packages at calendar high.

#8 for good weather

July

Strong option

Hot — 37°C and Eastern European family packages dominate, locals retreat to El Gouna shade.

#9 for good weather

January

Strong option

Coolest month — 22°C and dry, but Red Sea at 22°C makes diving wetsuit-territory.

#10 for good weather

February

Worth considering

European half-term arrives — German and British family resorts at high capacity.

#11 for good weather

August

Worth considering

Hottest month — 38°C with rising humidity, only sea and shade make daytime tolerable.

#12 for good weather

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