Very hot in May
35°C average high
avg high · 24° at night
25°C+ on almost every day · often 35°C+
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Hurghada weather in May
Is it warm? Yes. May in Hurghada is hot: afternoons average 31°C and nights 24°C. Most days (80%) peak between 28°C and 34°C.
Hot · average high
31°C
25°C or more on almost every day.
- Average low24°overnight
- Sea25°average, 2023–2025
- Rainy days00 mm in the month
- SkyMostly clear13% cloud · 85% clear days
How warm it really gets
Every May afternoon from 2011–2025: 465 days. Most (80%) peaked between 28° and 34°.
May, year by year
The average May high in each year. The warmest, 2021, averaged 32°C; the coolest, 2023, 30°C.
Compared with home
Average May highs. Rain is rare: less than one wet day in a typical month.
- Hurghada31°
- London17°
- Manchester16°
- Cork15°
- Dublin15°
- Glasgow15°
- Belfast14°
Warmer in May, not much further
Flying times are estimates from Dublin; Hurghada is about 5h 45m.
Very hot in May
35°C average high
avg high · 21° at night
25°C+ on almost every day · often 35°C+
Very hot in May
39°C average high
avg high · 23° at night
25°C+ on almost every day · often 35°C+
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