Sharm El Sheikh Sea Temperature

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

Water temperature in Sharm El Sheikh right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt on 19th April 2024.

22.98° C

(73.37° F)

  • yesterday: 22.98° C (73.37° F)
  • a week ago: 23.52° C (74.34° 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 Sharm El Sheikh on April 19th over the last 10 years is 23.6° C (74.48° F), with a low temperature of 22.78° C (73° F) and a high of 25.07° C (77.13° F).

Analysis and forecast for Sharm El Sheikh water temperatures

The water temperature in Sharm El Sheikh today is lower than the average temperature of 23.6° C (74.48° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 19th April 2023, was 22.93° C (73.27° F).

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

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
April 19 22.98° C 73.37° F
April 18 22.98° C 73.37° F
April 17 24.1° C 75.38° F
April 16 23.87° C 74.97° F
April 15 23.61° C 74.5° F
April 14 23.61° C 74.5° F
April 13 23.69° C 74.64° F
April 12 23.52° C 74.34° F
April 11 23.45° C 74.21° F
April 10 23.3° C 73.94° F
April 9 23.25° C 73.85° F
April 8 23.15° C 73.67° F
April 7 23.04° C 73.47° F
April 6 23.59° C 74.46° F
April 5 24.1° C 75.38° F
April 4 23.94° C 75.09° F
April 3 23.63° C 74.53° F
April 2 23.38° C 74.08° F
April 1 23.25° C 73.85° F
March 31 23.66° C 74.59° F
March 30 23.15° C 73.67° F
March 29 23.24° C 73.83° F
March 28 23.37° C 74.07° F
March 27 22.95° C 73.31° F
March 26 22.92° C 73.26° F
March 25 23.06° C 73.51° F
March 24 23.25° C 73.85° F
March 23 23.35° C 74.03° F
March 22 23.32° C 73.98° F
March 21 23.44° C 74.19° F
March 20 23.28° C 73.9° 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 Sharm El Sheikh by month

The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in Sharm El Sheikh.

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

Sharm El Sheikh map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Sharm El Sheikh

The highest temperature in Egypt today is 24° C (75.21° F) in Zabargad Island. The lowest is in Mersa Matruh, where the temperature of the water is 17.65° C (63.78° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Sharm El Sheikh?

The ocean covers about 71% of the Earth's surface, and scientists record the sea surface temperature (SST) of locations such as Sharm El Sheikh 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 Sharm El Sheikh 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 Sharm El Sheikh 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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