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🇪🇬 Weather in Marsa Alam in October

This is what the weather in Marsa Alam (Red Sea, Egypt) was like in October in 2016–2025.

Key facts at a glance

Prevailing weather: Sunny

Avg. daytime high

31.7 °C

30.4 °C – 32.6 °C

Avg. night-time low

25.3 °C

23.8 °C – 26.1 °C

Avg. rain days in period

0.4

1 % of days · ≥ 1.0 mm

Avg. precipitation in period

2.7 mm

0.0 mm – 14.3 mm

Avg. cloud cover

10 %

This data source has no sunshine hours – average cloud cover shown instead.

Avg. sea temperature

28.1 °C

Sea point approx. 3 km from the location

Extremes: Highest temperature 35.8 °C (9 Oct 2023) · Lowest temperature 21.9 °C (30 Oct 2017) · Avg. daily peak wind 24 km/h

Weather mix of all days

  • 283Sunny
  • 18Partly cloudy
  • 5Cloudy
  • 1Light rain
  • 3Rain

Summary

  • On average 31.7 °C during the day and 25.3 °C at night.
  • On average 0.4 rain days (Rain day = at least 1.0 mm of precipitation) with 2.7 mm of precipitation in total.
  • In 8 of 10 years there was not a single rain day.
  • The sea averaged 28.1 °C.
  • Prevailing: Sunny.
  • Warmest year: 2020 (avg. 32.6 °C), coolest: 2017 (avg. 30.4 °C).
  • Wettest year: 2016 (14.3 mm), driest: 2017 (0.0 mm).
  • Extremes: 35.8 °C on 9 Oct 2023 and 21.9 °C on 30 Oct 2017.

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

  • 2025

    Sunny
    Avg. max31.6°Avg. min25.3°
    Rain days
    0 Rain days
    Precipitation
    0.0 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    4 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    28.3 °C

    Max 33.7 °C · Min 24.0 °C

  • 2024

    Sunny
    Avg. max31.7°Avg. min25.1°
    Rain days
    0 Rain days
    Precipitation
    0.3 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    4 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    28.3 °C

    Max 33.7 °C · Min 22.0 °C

  • 2023

    Sunny
    Avg. max32.0°Avg. min26.0°
    Rain days
    2 Rain days
    Precipitation
    9.2 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    11 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    28.3 °C

    Max 35.8 °C · Min 23.7 °C

  • 2022

    Sunny
    Avg. max31.9°Avg. min25.7°
    Rain days
    0 Rain days
    Precipitation
    0.6 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    11 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    28.9 °C

    Max 34.3 °C · Min 23.6 °C

  • 2021

    Sunny
    Avg. max31.6°Avg. min24.9°
    Rain days
    0 Rain days
    Precipitation
    0.0 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    13 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    27.7 °C

    Max 35.5 °C · Min 22.5 °C

  • 2020

    Sunny
    Avg. max32.6°Avg. min26.1°
    Rain days
    0 Rain days
    Precipitation
    1.4 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    8 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    28.9 °C

    Max 35.1 °C · Min 23.9 °C

  • 2019

    Sunny
    Avg. max31.8°Avg. min25.8°
    Rain days
    0 Rain days
    Precipitation
    0.3 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    22 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    28.3 °C

    Max 34.7 °C · Min 23.0 °C

  • 2018

    Sunny
    Avg. max31.6°Avg. min25.3°
    Rain days
    0 Rain days
    Precipitation
    1.2 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    10 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    28.2 °C

    Max 35.1 °C · Min 23.2 °C

  • 2017

    Sunny
    Avg. max30.4°Avg. min23.8°
    Rain days
    0 Rain days
    Precipitation
    0.0 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    4 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    27.1 °C

    Max 33.5 °C · Min 21.9 °C

  • 2016

    Sunny
    Avg. max31.4°Avg. min25.2°
    Rain days
    2 Rain days
    Precipitation
    14.3 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    14 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    27.5 °C

    Max 34.1 °C · Min 23.7 °C

Frequently asked questions

How warm is it in Marsa Alam in October?
Daytime highs averaged 31.7 °C, night-time lows 25.3 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 35.8 °C (9 Oct 2023), the lowest 21.9 °C (30 Oct 2017).
How often does it rain in Marsa Alam in October?
On average there were 0.4 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 2.7 mm of precipitation in total. In 8 of 10 years there was no rain day at all.
How warm is the sea in Marsa Alam in October?
The sea temperature averaged 28.1 °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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