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Weather in April in Egypt

Planning a journey to Egypt this April and curious over the weather conditions to await? Your essential details are found on this page, answering your query:

What is the weather like in Egypt in April?

In April, Egypt experiences a range of weather conditions, with temperatures that range from pleasant to very hot and precipitation levels ranging from almost none to low.

Temperatures

The average highest temperatures fluctuate between pleasant in Ras El Bar at 21°C to very hot in Abu Simbel at 36°C. Nighttime temperatures generally drop to 21°C in Abu Simbel and 17°C in Ras El Bar.

Precipitation

In April, precipitation varies across different areas. From almost no rainfall in Abu Simbel with an average of 0 mm to low rainfall in Arish with 6.7 mm.

Average sunshine

The city Hurghada usually sees around 288 hours of sunlight, indicating many sunny days.

To learn more about the conditions in specific areas of Egypt in April, check out the map below. For more details on the yearly weather, visit our Egypt climate page.

Where to go in Egypt in April

Find more information for the most popular destinations in the Egypt on the map below. Click on a destination dot for more detailes.

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Legend perfect weather pleasant tolerable unpleasant poor
Perfect weather is subjective. On this map perfect weather has been defined with temperatures between 20°C and 29°C and not too much precipitation (less than 90 mm a month).

Popular destinations

What is the weather like in April for the 5 most popular destinations in Egypt?

Hurghada

In April Hurghada generally has high temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 27°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 20°C and almost no monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are perfect that month.

Hurghada
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   March March
<<  
24°C 
17°C 
276 hours 
1.5 mm 
0 days 
27°C 
20°C 
288 hours 
0.3 mm 
0 days 
May   >> May
>>  
31°C 
24°C 
319 hours 
0.3 mm 
a single day 
Climate in Hurghada

Cairo

In April Cairo generally has high temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 29°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 15°C and almost no monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are perfect that month.

Cairo
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   March March
<<  
25°C 
12°C 
270 hours 
5.5 mm 
2 days 
29°C 
15°C 
291 hours 
1.4 mm 
a single day 
May   >> May
>>  
33°C 
18°C 
324 hours 
0.7 mm 
a single day 
Climate in Cairo

Sharm El Sheikh

In April Sharm El Sheikh generally has very high temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 30°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 21°C and almost no monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are perfect that month.

Sharm El Sheikh
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   March March
<<  
27°C 
17°C 
309 hours 
2.1 mm 
a single day 
30°C 
21°C 
299 hours 
0.5 mm 
a single day 
May   >> May
>>  
34°C 
24°C 
342 hours 
0.3 mm 
a single day 
Climate in Sharm El Sheikh

Luxor

In April Luxor generally has very high temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 34°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 18°C and almost no monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are pleasant that month.

Luxor
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   March March
<<  
29°C 
14°C 
0.5 mm 
0 days 
34°C 
18°C 
0.2 mm 
0 days 
May   >> May
>>  
39°C 
23°C 
0.2 mm 
0 days 
Climate in Luxor

Dahab

In April Dahab generally has high temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 28°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 19°C and almost no monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are perfect that month.

Dahab
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   March March
<<  
24°C 
16°C 
268 hours 
5.4 mm 
a single day 
28°C 
19°C 
299 hours 
1.7 mm 
a single day 
May   >> May
>>  
31°C 
23°C 
329 hours 
2 mm 
a single day 
Climate in Dahab

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Is April the best time to visit Egypt?

We believe that April is one of the best times to visit Egypt with overall perfect weather in Hurghada.

Generally speaking, the best visiting conditions can be found in January, February, March, April, May, June, September, October, November and December offering mostly perfect weather in Hurghada.

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