🇪🇬 Weather in Sharm el-Sheikh in August
This is what the weather in Sharm el-Sheikh (Sinai, Egypt) was like in August in 2017–2026.
Key facts at a glance
Avg. daytime high
38.6 °C
37.2 °C – 40.3 °C
Avg. night-time low
29.2 °C
28.3 °C – 30.2 °C
Avg. rain days in period
0.0
0 % of days · ≥ 1.0 mm
Avg. precipitation in period
0.0 mm
0.0 mm – 0.4 mm
Avg. sunshine per day
n/a
Sunshine duration is not available from this data source.
Avg. sea temperature
29.7 °C
Sea point approx. 6 km from the location
Extremes: Highest temperature 45.7 °C (11 Aug 2025) · Lowest temperature 25.9 °C (27 Aug 2018) · Avg. daily peak wind 25 km/h
Weather mix of all days
- 267Sunny
- 12Partly cloudy
Summary
- On average 38.6 °C during the day and 29.2 °C at night.
- On average 0.0 rain days (Rain day = at least 1.0 mm of precipitation) with 0.0 mm of precipitation in total.
- There was no rain day in any year.
- The sea averaged 29.7 °C.
- Prevailing: Sunny.
- Warmest year: 2023 (avg. 40.3 °C), coolest: 2019 (avg. 37.2 °C).
- Wettest year: 2022 (0.4 mm), driest: 2017 (0.0 mm).
- Extremes: 45.7 °C on 11 Aug 2025 and 25.9 °C on 27 Aug 2018.
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. max37.7°Avg. min28.9°- Rain days
- 0 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 0.0 mm
- Avg. sunshine per day
- n/a
- Sea temperature
- 29.4 °C
Max 40.9 °C · Min 26.6 °C
2025
Avg. max39.4°Avg. min29.9°- Rain days
- 0 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 0.0 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 12 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 29.3 °C
Max 45.7 °C · Min 27.2 °C
2024
Avg. max39.1°Avg. min29.7°- Rain days
- 0 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 0.0 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 10 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 31.0 °C
Max 41.9 °C · Min 27.6 °C
2023
Avg. max40.3°Avg. min30.2°- Rain days
- 0 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 0.0 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 7 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 29.8 °C
Max 45.0 °C · Min 27.7 °C
2022
Avg. max39.2°Avg. min29.7°- Rain days
- 0 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 0.4 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 12 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 29.4 °C
Max 41.7 °C · Min 26.8 °C
2021
Avg. max38.5°Avg. min29.0°- Rain days
- 0 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 0.0 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 5 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 29.7 °C
Max 42.1 °C · Min 27.2 °C
2020
Avg. max37.5°Avg. min28.5°- Rain days
- 0 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 0.0 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 8 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 29.7 °C
Max 41.3 °C · Min 26.6 °C
2019
Avg. max37.2°Avg. min28.5°- Rain days
- 0 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 0.0 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 5 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 30.1 °C
Max 39.5 °C · Min 27.1 °C
2018
Avg. max37.8°Avg. min28.3°- Rain days
- 0 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 0.0 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 6 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 29.9 °C
Max 41.4 °C · Min 25.9 °C
2017
Avg. max39.5°Avg. min29.3°- Rain days
- 0 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 0.0 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 10 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 28.4 °C
Max 43.1 °C · Min 27.2 °C
Frequently asked questions
- How warm is it in Sharm el-Sheikh in August?
- Daytime highs averaged 38.6 °C, night-time lows 29.2 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 45.7 °C (11 Aug 2025), the lowest 25.9 °C (27 Aug 2018).
- How often does it rain in Sharm el-Sheikh in August?
- On average there were 0.0 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 0.0 mm of precipitation in total. In 10 of 10 years there was no rain day at all.
- How warm is the sea in Sharm el-Sheikh in August?
- The sea temperature averaged 29.7 °C (open-sea point approx. 6 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. 6 km from the location (27.880, 34.370)
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