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Satellite view of Sharm al Wajh; the pin marks the beach
Satellite view: Sentinel-2 cloudless · EOX, CC BY 4.0, colour-adjusted by Coastya. About 6 km of coast; the pin marks the beach.

Cove

Sharm al Wajh

Saudi ArabiaTabuk Region · Saudi Arabia · Red Sea

26.2254, 36.4612 · Al Wajh, 1 km

  • 30°Sea · August
  • 33°High · August
  • 12.9 hSunshine · June
The dot marks Sharm al Wajh. About 140 km of coast, north at the top.

Your month at the beach

Sharm al Wajh in October

  • 30°CAir, daytime high28°C at night
  • 29°CSea temperature
  • 9.7 hSunshine a day
  • 0 daysRainy days in the month1 mm in total
  • 16 km/hAverage wind

Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.

The beach itself

No reliable information yet on: bathing water quality, wheelchair access, lifeguards.

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October from 2020 to 2025

In October 2025 the sea averaged 28.6 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.

Sea temperature 2025: −0.2 °C

1991–2020 average: 28.8 °C

Air, daytime high 2025: +2.4 °C

1991–2020 average: 30.3 °C

Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.

When to go

1991–2020 averages
Warmest seaJuly and August30 °C
Most sunshineJune and July13 h of sun a day
Least rainJune and July0 mm in the month

The year at a glance

  1. Jan24°8 h7 mm
  2. Feb23°9 h1 mm
  3. Mar23°10 h1 mm
  4. Apr24°11 h1 mm
  5. May26°12 h0 mm
  6. Jun28°13 h0 mm
  7. Jul30°12 h0 mm
  8. Aug30°12 h0 mm
  9. Sep29°11 h0 mm
  10. Oct29°10 h1 mm
  11. Nov27°9 h4 mm
  12. Dec26°8 h5 mm
8°C20°C32°C

Each card is a month. The colour is the sea temperature, on the same scale as the map; in bold, the two best months for each.

Sea temperature

1991–2020 averages
22°25°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 24°Feb: 23°Mar: 23°Apr: 24°May: 26°Jun: 28°Jul: 30°Aug: 30°Sep: 29°Oct: 29°Nov: 27°Dec: 26°23°30°
8°C20°C32°C

Climate through the year

1991–2020 averages
20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 21 °C (High 22° / Low 20°)Feb: 22 °C (High 23° / Low 20°)Mar: 23 °C (High 25° / Low 22°)Apr: 25 °C (High 26° / Low 23°)May: 28 °C (High 29° / Low 26°)Jun: 29 °C (High 31° / Low 27°)Jul: 30 °C (High 32° / Low 29°)Aug: 31 °C (High 33° / Low 29°)Sep: 30 °C (High 32° / Low 28°)Oct: 29 °C (High 30° / Low 28°)Nov: 26 °C (High 28° / Low 25°)Dec: 23 °C (High 24° / Low 22°)31°21°
AverageLow – High
8°C20°C32°C

Rain

0 mm2.5 mm5 mm7.5 mmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 7 mm7Feb: 1 mmMar: 1 mmApr: 1 mmMay: 0 mmJun: 0 mm0Jul: 0 mm0Aug: 0 mm0Sep: 0 mm0Oct: 1 mmNov: 4 mmDec: 5 mm

Sunshine

0 h5 h10 hJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan: 8.5 hFeb: 9.3 hMar: 10.5 hApr: 11.1 hMay: 11.9 hJun: 12.9 h12.9Jul: 12.4 hAug: 11.5 hSep: 10.8 hOct: 9.7 hNov: 9.0 hDec: 8.3 h8.3

Sunshine hours are estimated from measured solar radiation, not observed directly.

Month by month

1991–2020 averages

Every month at Sharm al Wajh: air, sea, rain and sunshine. Averages for 1991–2020.

Every month at Sharm al Wajh: air, sea, rain and sunshine. Averages for 1991–2020.
MonthHigh°CLow°CSea°CRainmmRainy daysdaysSunshineh/dayWindkm/h
January222024718.518
February232023109.318
March2522231010.518
April2623241011.117
May2926260011.917
June3127280012.918
July3229300012.417
Augustwarmest sea3329300011.518
September3228290010.819
October302829109.716
November282527409.016
December242226508.318

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Plan your trip

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About these numbers

Averages are for 1991–2020; the recent years (2020–2025) are what actually happened. Neither is today's weather.

WhatWhere it comes from Nearest measurement
Air, rain and sunshineNASA POWER33 km away
Sea temperatureNOAA OISST v2.1, 1991–202014 km away
2020–2025, month by monthNASA POWER · NOAA OISST v2.133 km away
Lifeguards and places to stayOpenStreetMapwithin 1–5 km
Nearest airportOurAirportsstraight-line distance
Image at the topSentinel-2 cloudless (EOX)at this spot

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