🇪🇬 Weather in Marsa Alam in August
This is what the weather in Marsa Alam (Red Sea, Egypt) was like in August in 2017–2026.
Key facts at a glance
Avg. daytime high
36.1 °C
35.3 °C – 36.8 °C
Avg. night-time low
30.1 °C
29.2 °C – 31.1 °C
Avg. rain days in period
0.1
0 % of days · ≥ 1.0 mm
Avg. precipitation in period
0.4 mm
0.0 mm – 3.6 mm
Avg. sunshine per day
n/a
Sunshine duration is not available from this data source.
Avg. sea temperature
30.4 °C
Sea point approx. 3 km from the location
Extremes: Highest temperature 41.4 °C (6 Aug 2021) · Lowest temperature 27.9 °C (23 Aug 2020) · Avg. daily peak wind 28 km/h
Weather mix of all days
- 250Sunny
- 25Partly cloudy
- 3Cloudy
- 1Light rain
Summary
- On average 36.1 °C during the day and 30.1 °C at night.
- On average 0.1 rain days (Rain day = at least 1.0 mm of precipitation) with 0.4 mm of precipitation in total.
- In 9 of 10 years there was not a single rain day.
- The sea averaged 30.4 °C.
- Prevailing: Sunny.
- Warmest year: 2023 (avg. 36.8 °C), coolest: 2020 (avg. 35.3 °C).
- Wettest year: 2024 (3.6 mm), driest: 2017 (0.0 mm).
- Extremes: 41.4 °C on 6 Aug 2021 and 27.9 °C on 23 Aug 2020.
Overall values from all 10 years. How is this calculated?
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Temperatures per year
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Precipitation & rain days
Year by year
2026
Avg. max36.3°Avg. min30.1°- Rain days
- 0 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 0.1 mm
- Avg. sunshine per day
- n/a
- Sea temperature
- 30.6 °C
Max 37.8 °C · Min 28.1 °C
2025
Avg. max36.3°Avg. min30.6°- Rain days
- 0 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 0.0 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 17 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 30.6 °C
Max 39.4 °C · Min 28.8 °C
2024
Avg. max36.7°Avg. min31.1°- Rain days
- 1 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 3.6 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 20 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 31.5 °C
Max 37.8 °C · Min 29.6 °C
2023
Avg. max36.8°Avg. min30.8°- Rain days
- 0 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 0.0 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 8 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 31.1 °C
Max 38.0 °C · Min 28.8 °C
2022
Avg. max36.1°Avg. min30.2°- Rain days
- 0 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 0.6 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 17 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 30.2 °C
Max 37.7 °C · Min 29.5 °C
2021
Avg. max36.5°Avg. min29.9°- Rain days
- 0 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 0.1 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 9 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 30.3 °C
Max 41.4 °C · Min 28.7 °C
2020
Avg. max35.3°Avg. min29.2°- Rain days
- 0 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 0.0 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 11 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 29.7 °C
Max 36.6 °C · Min 27.9 °C
2019
Avg. max35.7°Avg. min29.4°- Rain days
- 0 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 0.1 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 11 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 30.6 °C
Max 37.0 °C · Min 28.2 °C
2018
Avg. max35.3°Avg. min29.3°- Rain days
- 0 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 0.0 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 8 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 30.2 °C
Max 37.0 °C · Min 28.0 °C
2017
Avg. max36.2°Avg. min30.2°- Rain days
- 0 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 0.0 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 14 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 29.4 °C
Max 37.3 °C · Min 28.8 °C
Frequently asked questions
- How warm is it in Marsa Alam in August?
- Daytime highs averaged 36.1 °C, night-time lows 30.1 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 41.4 °C (6 Aug 2021), the lowest 27.9 °C (23 Aug 2020).
- How often does it rain in Marsa Alam in August?
- On average there were 0.1 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 0.4 mm of precipitation in total. In 9 of 10 years there was no rain day at all.
- How warm is the sea in Marsa Alam in August?
- The sea temperature averaged 30.4 °C (open-sea point approx. 3 km from the town).
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Data sources
- Weather data
- Data obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations) on a coarse grid of about 50 km. Values represent a large area and can differ from local conditions, especially on islands, coasts and in mountains. No sunshine duration.
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations)
Reanalysis values represent a grid cell (approx. 25–50 km) and may differ from local measurements on coasts, islands and in mountains. - Sea temperature
- MUR SST data were provided by JPL under support by NASA MEaSUREs program; accessed via NOAA CoastWatch ERDDAP
Daily multi-scale ultra-high resolution (≈ 1 km) analysis of satellite measurements (infrared, microwave) and in-situ data. Represents the foundation temperature below the daily warm surface layer. (Satellite and in-situ analysis) - Sea point approx. 3 km from the location (25.070, 34.920)
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