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Every month on this coast, with the judgement a climate table leaves out. The sea lags the air by about a month, which is why November is warmer in the water than May and why February — not January — is the coldest swim of the year. Last reviewed 25 July 2026.
The short answer
October is the best month on almost every measure. September and November are close behind and cheaper. August is the worst value of the year — highest prices, biggest crowds and the hardest conditions at the same time. Early December is the bargain nobody talks about.
The coldest month, which on this coast still means short sleeves at midday — and the sea is warmer than most European summers.
The sea’s coldest point of the year, and the land at its most agreeable. A good month to be here and a poor one to be in the water for long.
Spring arrives, the land warms fast and the sea has not caught up yet. One of the best-value months on the coast.
Arguably the best all-round month: hot enough to want the sea, warm enough to swim in it, not yet hot enough to hide from the afternoon.
Properly hot, with the sea finally warm. The last comfortable month before summer stops being a description and becomes a problem.
Summer proper. Very hot, very bright, and the sea is bathwater — which is either the point or the problem.
One of the two hardest months. Cheap flights, hot everything, and a sea too warm to cool you down.
The hottest sea of the year and the hardest month to be outside in. Come for the water, plan for the heat.
August’s sea without August’s crowds or prices. One of the most underrated months on this coast.
The best month of the year, on most measures: warm sea, comfortable air, manageable crowds, and the coast at its most pleasant.
Warm sea, mild air, thinning crowds. The connoisseur’s month, and better than May despite the calendar suggesting otherwise.
Mild winter sun, a still-swimmable sea, and two entirely different halves separated by Christmas.
Figures are typical Hurghada values. The far south around Marsa Alam runs a couple of degrees warmer year-round; El Gouna and Soma Bay are windier than the sheltered bays.
Deciding where as well as when?
The eight towns on this coast are genuinely different from each other — compare them here, or read what is on across the year.