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Hurghada weather in January

Is it warm? Mostly. January in Hurghada is mild: afternoons average 21°C and nights 14°C. Most days (80%) peak between 18°C and 24°C.

Mild · average high

21°C

25°C or more on almost no days; 20°C or more on about seven in ten days.

Average low14°overnight
Sea22°average, 2023–2025
Rainy days01 mm in the month
SkyMostly clear20% cloud · 73% clear days

How warm it really gets

Every January afternoon from 2011–2025: 465 days. Most (80%) peaked between 18° and 24°.

Number of January days by daily high, 2011–2025.

January, year by year

The average January high in each year. The warmest, 2024, averaged 23°C; the coolest, 2012, 19°C.

Compared with home

Average January highs. Rain is rare: less than one wet day in a typical month.

Hurghada21°
Cork9°
Dublin8°
London8°
Belfast7°
Manchester7°
Glasgow6°

Other months

Hurghada all year · Where else is hot in January

Warmer in January, not much further

Flying times are estimates from Dublin; Hurghada is about 5h 45m.

Warm in Jan
25°C average high
avg high · 19° at night
25°C+ on 6 in 10 days
Boa Vista
Cape Verde
Sea
24°
Rain
0 days
Sky
Often cloudy
From Dublin
≈ 5h 45m
Warm in Jan
24°C average high
avg high · 21° at night
25°C+ on 3 in 10 days
Sal
Cape Verde
Sea
23°
Rain
0 days
Sky
Often cloudy
From Dublin
≈ 5h 45m
Mild in Jan
22°C average high
avg high · 12° at night
25°C+ on 2 in 10 days
Sharm el-Sheikh
Egypt
Sea
24°
Rain
0 days
Sky
Mostly clear
From Dublin
≈ 5h 45m

Air: ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2011–2025. Sea: Copernicus Marine analysis via Open-Meteo, 2023–2025. Rainy day = 2 mm or more. Clear day = average cloud cover of 30% or less. These are averages of past weather, not a forecast. Methodology