Hurghada Sea Temperature

Looking to find out what the sea water temperature in Hurghada is for today and the next few days? Below are data and charts that will give you information about sea temperatures in Hurghada and nearby locations.

Water temperature in Hurghada right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Hurghada, Egypt on 19th May 2024.

23.79° C

(74.83° F)

  • yesterday: 23.82° C (74.88° F)
  • a week ago: 24.22° C (75.6° F)

Water at this temperature is very pleasant to swim in and if you tend to wear a wetsuit when swimming, you might consider removing it now to avoid the body overheating.

The average sea temperature for Hurghada on May 19th over the last 10 years is 24.9° C (76.81° F), with a low temperature of 23.78° C (74.8° F) and a high of 26.13° C (79.03° F).

Analysis and forecast for Hurghada water temperatures

The water temperature in Hurghada today is lower than the average temperature of 24.9° C (76.81° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 19th May 2023, was 23.78° C (74.8° F).

The chart and table below shows the change in water temperature in Hurghada over the last 30 days:

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
May 19 23.79° C 74.83° F
May 18 23.82° C 74.88° F
May 17 24.33° C 75.79° F
May 16 24.09° C 75.36° F
May 15 23.86° C 74.95° F
May 14 24.19° C 75.54° F
May 13 24.37° C 75.87° F
May 12 24.22° C 75.6° F
May 11 24.27° C 75.69° F
May 10 25.06° C 77.11° F
May 9 24.2° C 75.56° F
May 8 23.62° C 74.52° F
May 7 23.28° C 73.9° F
May 6 23.13° C 73.63° F
May 5 23.17° C 73.71° F
May 4 23.28° C 73.9° F
May 3 23.52° C 74.34° F
May 2 23.37° C 74.07° F
May 1 23.04° C 73.47° F
April 30 22.88° C 73.18° F
April 29 22.74° C 72.93° F
April 28 22.75° C 72.95° F
April 27 23.19° C 73.74° F
April 26 24.95° C 76.91° F
April 25 24.62° C 76.32° F
April 24 24.42° C 75.96° F
April 23 23.77° C 74.79° F
April 22 23.48° C 74.26° F
April 21 23.03° C 73.45° F
April 20 22.97° C 73.35° F
April 19 22.76° C 72.97° F

The actual nearshore temperatures may vary by several degrees and this can also be heavily affected by weather. Strong winds can cause cold, deep waters to replace the surface waters that had been warmed by the sun, and heavy rain can also reduce the temperature of the sea surface temperature as well.

Water temperature in Hurghada by month

The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in Hurghada.

For more detailed information on how the sea temperature in Hurghada changes for each month of the year, choose from the months below.

Hurghada map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Hurghada

The highest temperature in Egypt today is 26.63° C (79.94° F) in Zabargad Island. The lowest is in Mersa Matruh, where the temperature of the water is 19.21° C (66.58° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Hurghada?

The ocean covers about 71% of the Earth's surface, and scientists record the sea surface temperature (SST) of locations such as Hurghada because they want to understand and learn how the ocean communicates with the atomosphere of Earth.

SST is one measure that provides information on the global climate, and it can be used to predict the weather in Hurghada as well as atmospheric model simulations and to study marine ecosystems in the area.

Data source and citation

Raw data for the calculations made to find the sea surface temperature in Hurghada comes from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and their 1/4° daily Optimum Interpolation Sea Surface Temperature.

The water temperature data is constructed by combining observations from different platforms (satellites, ships, buoys, and Argo floats) on a regular global grid. A spatially complete sea surface temperature map is then built by interpolating to fill in gaps in the data.

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