🇪🇬 Weather in Sharm el-Sheikh in March
This is what the weather in Sharm el-Sheikh (Sinai, Egypt) was like in March in 2017–2026.
Key facts at a glance
Avg. daytime high
26.3 °C
24.4 °C – 29.4 °C
Avg. night-time low
17.0 °C
14.9 °C – 19.8 °C
Avg. rain days in period
0.6
2 % of days · ≥ 1.0 mm
Avg. precipitation in period
2.6 mm
0.0 mm – 13.0 mm
Avg. cloud cover
22 %
This data source has no sunshine hours – average cloud cover shown instead.
Avg. sea temperature
22.6 °C
Sea point approx. 6 km from the location
Extremes: Highest temperature 33.2 °C (21 Mar 2018) · Lowest temperature 10.6 °C (16 Mar 2022) · Avg. daily peak wind 26 km/h
Weather mix of all days
- 228Sunny
- 57Partly cloudy
- 19Cloudy
- 5Light rain
- 1Rain
Summary
- On average 26.3 °C during the day and 17.0 °C at night.
- On average 0.6 rain days (Rain day = at least 1.0 mm of precipitation) with 2.6 mm of precipitation in total.
- In 7 of 10 years there was not a single rain day.
- The sea averaged 22.6 °C.
- Prevailing: Sunny.
- Warmest year: 2018 (avg. 29.4 °C), coolest: 2026 (avg. 24.4 °C).
- Wettest year: 2020 (13.0 mm), driest: 2021 (0.0 mm).
- Extremes: 33.2 °C on 21 Mar 2018 and 10.6 °C on 16 Mar 2022.
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. max24.4°Avg. min16.4°- Rain days
- 3 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 7.6 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 35 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 22.7 °C
Max 27.7 °C · Min 12.9 °C
2025
Avg. max27.2°Avg. min17.8°- Rain days
- 0 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 0.2 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 18 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 22.7 °C
Max 32.1 °C · Min 12.2 °C
2024
Avg. max27.0°Avg. min17.7°- Rain days
- 0 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 0.6 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 22 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 23.1 °C
Max 31.9 °C · Min 14.1 °C
2023
Avg. max27.0°Avg. min17.8°- Rain days
- 1 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 2.2 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 15 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 23.0 °C
Max 31.9 °C · Min 13.4 °C
2022
Avg. max24.9°Avg. min14.9°- Rain days
- 0 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 0.7 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 27 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 21.7 °C
Max 32.4 °C · Min 10.6 °C
2021
Avg. max27.3°Avg. min17.1°- Rain days
- 0 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 0.0 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 17 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 22.7 °C
Max 32.9 °C · Min 12.2 °C
2020
Avg. max25.4°Avg. min16.2°- Rain days
- 2 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 13.0 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 26 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 21.9 °C
Max 29.5 °C · Min 11.6 °C
2019
Avg. max24.4°Avg. min15.5°- Rain days
- 0 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 1.4 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 23 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 22.4 °C
Max 28.3 °C · Min 10.7 °C
2018
Avg. max29.4°Avg. min19.8°- Rain days
- 0 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 0.0 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 22 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 23.3 °C
Max 33.2 °C · Min 15.6 °C
2017
Avg. max25.8°Avg. min16.6°- Rain days
- 0 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 0.2 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 20 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 22.3 °C
Max 29.9 °C · Min 13.5 °C
Frequently asked questions
- How warm is it in Sharm el-Sheikh in March?
- Daytime highs averaged 26.3 °C, night-time lows 17.0 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 33.2 °C (21 Mar 2018), the lowest 10.6 °C (16 Mar 2022).
- How often does it rain in Sharm el-Sheikh in March?
- On average there were 0.6 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 2.6 mm of precipitation in total. In 7 of 10 years there was no rain day at all.
- How warm is the sea in Sharm el-Sheikh in March?
- The sea temperature averaged 22.6 °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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