Sharm el-Sheikh holidays
A Sinai peninsula resort strip built around diving and beach time, with warm Red Sea water for most of the year and desert mountains rising just inland.
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38°C SeptemberBest Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec5–10 nights
At a glance
- diving and snorkelling
- off-season and winter sun
- all-inclusive resort stays
Trip cost
- Return flight
- ≈€209
- Stay
- ≈€495
- Food & local
- ≈€90
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Stays
Stays in Sharm el-Sheikh
Typically around €25/night, a Egypt-wide estimate · €55 mid-range — not a live listing price
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Getting to Sharm el-Sheikh
- AirportSharm El Sheikh International Airport (SSH)
- Transfer optionsTaxi
Sharm El Sheikh International Airport serves the whole resort strip; taxis are the standard transfer, arranged directly or through hotels.
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Areas of Sharm el-Sheikh
A few places people base themselves, and who each tends to suit.
- Naama BayThe original resort hub, with the densest concentration of restaurants, dive centres and nightlife.
- Sharks BayA quieter stretch north of Naama Bay, suited to divers wanting direct house-reef access over nightlife.
- Nabq BayThe newest and northernmost resort area, for travellers wanting large modern hotels and more space between properties.
- Old Market (Sharm el-Maya)The original town and harbour, for visitors wanting a more local feel and cheaper dining than the resort strip.
Sharm el-Sheikh weather by month
Sharm el-Sheikh is warmest in August, when daily highs average 41°C, and coolest in January at 22°C. January is also the wettest month, at about 7 mm. Taking warmth and rainfall together, February, March, November, December score best for a trip.
- Best overall
- February · March · November · December
- Hottest
- August · 41°C
- Wettest
- January · 7mm
- January: average daily high 22°C, 7mm rainfall.
- February: average daily high 23°C, 3mm rainfall. Good month for weather.
- March: average daily high 26°C, 3mm rainfall. Good month for weather.
- April: average daily high 33°C, 1mm rainfall.
- May: average daily high 35°C, 2mm rainfall.
- June: average daily high 40°C, 0mm rainfall.
- July: average daily high 40°C, 0mm rainfall.
- August: average daily high 41°C, 0mm rainfall.
- September: average daily high 38°C, 0mm rainfall.
- October: average daily high 33°C, 1mm rainfall.
- November: average daily high 29°C, 2mm rainfall. Good month for weather.
- December: average daily high 25°C, 2mm rainfall. Good month for weather.
How these figures are worked out
Monthly averages — ERA5 reanalysis, 2022–2024, a three-year average, not a standard 30-year climate normal or a forecast. Gold months are the best weather fit: each month scores on how close its average daily high sits to about 27 °C, with heavy rainfall counting against it, and months far outside that range are not ranked at all.
What each season is like
- Spring
- March to May balances comfortable heat with good underwater visibility, a popular window with divers avoiding both winter crowds and summer's peak temperatures.
- Summer
- June to August brings intense heat on land, especially at midday, though diving conditions stay reliable and many dive trips run early to avoid the worst of it.
- Autumn
- September to November cools gradually while the sea stays warm, a quieter and often better-value stretch than winter.
- Winter
- December to February is the main European package season; air temperatures are mild rather than hot, and the sea stays warm enough for diving in a wetsuit.
Compare Egypt destinations
Still deciding? Other Egypt destinations, with the same weather and typical-stay data behind them.
| Destination | Aug | Typical stay |
|---|---|---|
| Cairo | 39°C | 3–5 nights |
| Hurghada | 36°C | 5–10 nights |
| Luxor | 43°C | 2–4 nights |
| Marsa Alam | 37°C | 5–9 nights |
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Good to know about Sharm el-Sheikh
Why go
- Coral reefs sit close to shore along the resort strip, with house-reef snorkelling and diving available directly from many hotels.
- Ras Mohammed National Park, at the southern tip of Sinai, is a short trip away by road or boat, and one of the Red Sea's best-known dive and snorkel sites.
- Warm sea temperatures hold up through most of the year, keeping diving viable in months when Mediterranean resorts have closed for the season.
Worth knowing
- Most hotels sit in self-contained bays along the coast, so getting a sense of everyday Egyptian life usually means a deliberate trip into Old Market (Sharm el-Maya) rather than something you walk out into.
- Inland Sinai splits two ways. Low-desert excursions such as safaris and canyon drives are hardest in high summer, when local highs run into the high thirties and there is little shade in the middle of the day. St Katherine and Mount Sinai are a different proposition: at over 1,500m the nights and early mornings run far colder than the coast, and January lows there average close to freezing, so the pre-dawn climb wants proper cold-weather clothing in winter even when the resorts are mild.
- Hotels run almost continuously from Nabq Bay in the north down to Sharm el-Maya, so there is little undeveloped shoreline within the strip itself.
Official references
Authoritative pages worth checking before you go to Sharm el-Sheikh.
- UK travel advice for Egypt, including regional risks in Sinai (opens in a new tab) — UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office