Best time to visit Marsá Maţrūḩ

November is the best time to visit Marsá Maţrūḩ for general sightseeing, with average highs of 22 °C and about 2 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly March to May. The sea stays above 20 °C from May to December.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking November comfort 94/100
A beach holiday October sea 25 °C
The least cloud July 5 % average cloud cover
The least rain July 0 mm
Warmth August 31 °C
Cooler weather January 17 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 November 94 22 °C 2 85
2 April 93 23 °C 1 70
3 March 90 20 °C 2 57
4 May 88 26 °C 0 87
5 December 87 18 °C 3 63
6 October 85 26 °C 1 99
7 February 83 18 °C 3 50
8 January 81 17 °C 3 51
9 June 76 29 °C 0 97
10 September 72 30 °C 0 97
11 July 67 31 °C 0 95
12 August 65 31 °C 0 93

For a beach holiday

October scores highest, with a sea temperature of 25 °C and air temperatures around 26 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from May to December.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 18 °C 17 °C 40 % 51
February 17 °C 18 °C 38 % 50
March 17 °C 20 °C 33 % 57
April 18 °C 23 °C 28 % 70
May 20 °C 26 °C 22 % 87
June 23 °C 29 °C 8 % 97
July 26 °C 31 °C 5 % 95
August 27 °C 31 °C 6 % 93
September 27 °C 30 °C 11 % 97
October 25 °C 26 °C 25 % 99
November 23 °C 22 °C 38 % 85
December 20 °C 18 °C 41 % 63

When to think twice

August scores lowest with about 0 wet days and highs near 31 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 17.0 °C 12 mm 40 %
February 17.8 °C 11 mm 38 %
March 20.1 °C 6 mm 33 %
April 22.9 °C 3 mm 28 %
May 26.0 °C 2 mm 22 %
June 29.0 °C under 1 mm 8 %
July 30.7 °C under 1 mm 5 %
August 31.1 °C under 1 mm 6 %
September 29.5 °C 1 mm 11 %
October 26.4 °C 5 mm 25 %
November 22.3 °C 9 mm 38 %
December 18.5 °C 11 mm 41 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

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