Red Sea Governorate · Egypt
Hurghada in October
In October, Hurghada averages a daytime high of 30 °C and a night-time low of 21 °C, with about 1 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Hurghada's most comfortable months, November to April.
- Average high
- 30 °C
- Average low
- 21 °C
- Rain in the month
- 1 mm
- Daylight on 15 Oct
- 11 h 30 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 129
When to go
How October compares with the rest of the year in Hurghada
October is the 6th warmest month in Hurghada by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 21 °C to 35 °C and the lows from 10 °C to 27 °C. By day, October is 3 °C cooler than September, and November is 3 °C cooler than October.
October brings 1 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 1 mm (7 mm a year); it is tied for the wettest month.
On 15 October the sun is up for about 11 h 30 min, against 10 h 30 min at the shortest and 13 h 50 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21 °C | 10 °C | 1 mm | Yes |
| February | 22 °C | 11 °C | 1 mm | Yes |
| March | 25 °C | 14 °C | 1 mm | Yes |
| April | 28 °C | 17 °C | 1 mm | Yes |
| May | 32 °C | 21 °C | 1 mm | |
| June | 34 °C | 24 °C | 0 mm | |
| July | 34 °C | 26 °C | 0 mm | |
| August | 35 °C | 27 °C | 0 mm | |
| September | 33 °C | 24 °C | 0 mm | |
| October | 30 °C | 21 °C | 1 mm | |
| November | 27 °C | 16 °C | 0 mm | Yes |
| December | 23 °C | 12 °C | 1 mm | Yes |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is October a good time to visit Hurghada?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 30 °C is above 29 °C. The comfortable months in Hurghada are November to April; the nearest are April, before, and November, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Egypt in October
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Hurghada
This guide lists 129 places to stay in Hurghada, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 7; 1–3 km, 5; 3–10 km, 40; 10 km or more, 77.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.