Climate averages 1991–2020
Hurghada weather
in September.
A hot, very dry month: the 4th warmest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a hot month in Hurghada: daytime highs average 32.7°C and nights cool to about 25.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical September (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 20 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Qina (163 km away). In September its highs average 38.9°C, 6.2°C warmer than Hurghada, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 107 cities listed in Egypt, Hurghada ranks joint 95th of 107 for the warmest September highs and joint 1st of 107 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 107 cities is 34.6°C; Hurghada is 1.8°C cooler than that mean.
From September to October, average highs fall by 2.9°C to 29.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 2.5 mm.
The annual picture
September in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Hurghada climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20.2°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 1.3 | 0.3 | 10.611 h |
| February | 21.4°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 0.7 | 0.1 | 11.211 h |
| March | 23.9°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 1.4 | 0.1 | 12.012 h |
| April | 27.2°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 12.813 h |
| May | 30.6°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 13.513 h |
| June | 33.1°C25.6°C | 25.6°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.814 h |
| July | 34.2°C27.0°C | 27.0°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.714 h |
| August | 34.5°C27.4°C | 27.4°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.113 h |
| September, selected | 32.7°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 0 | 0.0 | 12.312 h |
| October | 29.8°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 2.5 | 0.3 | 11.512 h |
| November | 25.4°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 1.2 | 0.2 | 10.811 h |
| December | 21.7°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 1.1 | 0.1 | 10.510 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
September in nearby cities
- Qina in SeptemberEgypt · 163 kmHigh 38.9°C · Low 22.4°C · 0 mm rain
- Qūş in SeptemberEgypt · 182 kmHigh 39.0°C · Low 22.5°C · 0 mm rain
- Luxor in SeptemberEgypt · 209 kmHigh 38.6°C · Low 21.9°C · 0 mm rain
- Farshūţ in SeptemberEgypt · 212 kmHigh 38.2°C · Low 22.1°C · 0 mm rain
- Girga in SeptemberEgypt · 216 kmHigh 37.8°C · Low 22.8°C · 0 mm rain
- Al Minshāh in SeptemberEgypt · 217 kmHigh 37.5°C · Low 22.5°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Armant in SeptemberEgypt · 222 kmHigh 38.5°C · Low 22.7°C · 0 mm rain
- Sohag in SeptemberEgypt · 224 kmHigh 37.2°C · Low 22.3°C · 0.1 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Hurghada) is explained once on the Hurghada year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.