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Weather in May in South Sinai

Planning a journey to South Sinai this May 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 South Sinai in May?

South Sinai is a region in Egypt. May in South Sinai generally has temperatures that range from warm to very warm, with almost no precipitation.

Temperatures

The average highest temperatures fluctuate between warm in Nuweiba at 30°C to very warm in Sharm El Sheikh at 34°C. Nighttime temperatures generally drop to 24°C in Sharm El Sheikh and 20°C in Nuweiba. While the given temperatures for day and night are typical, there may be days that feel warmer. Make sure you're dressed in a way that keeps you cool and comfortable.

Precipitation

May is a very dry month with an average rainfall of around 0.3 mm in Sharm El Sheikh.

Average sunshine

The city Sharm El Sheikh usually sees around 342 hours of sunlight, indicating many sunny days.

For specific regional insights in South Sinai for May, refer to the map provided below. For an in-depth overview of the yearly weather conditions, do visit our South Sinai climate page.

Where to go in South Sinai in May

Find more information for the most popular destinations in the South Sinai 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 May for the 5 most popular destinations in South Sinai?

Sharm El Sheikh

In May Sharm El Sheikh generally has very high temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 34°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 24°C and almost no monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are pleasant 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
<<   April April
<<  
30°C 
21°C 
299 hours 
0.5 mm 
a single day 
34°C 
24°C 
342 hours 
0.3 mm 
a single day 
June   >> June
>>  
36°C 
27°C 
389 hours 
0 mm 
0 days 
Climate in Sharm El Sheikh

Dahab

In May Dahab generally has very high temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 31°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 23°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
<<   April April
<<  
28°C 
19°C 
299 hours 
1.7 mm 
a single day 
31°C 
23°C 
329 hours 
2 mm 
a single day 
June   >> June
>>  
34°C 
25°C 
386 hours 
0.1 mm 
a single day 
Climate in Dahab

Nuweiba

In May Nuweiba generally has high temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 30°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 20°C and almost no monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are perfect that month.

Nuweiba
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
<<   April April
<<  
26°C 
17°C 
299 hours 
1.2 mm 
a single day 
30°C 
20°C 
329 hours 
0.7 mm 
a single day 
June   >> June
>>  
32°C 
23°C 
386 hours 
0 mm 
0 days 
Climate in Nuweiba

Ras Sedr

In May Ras Sedr generally has very high temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 31°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 20°C and almost no monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are perfect that month.

Ras Sedr
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
<<   April April
<<  
27°C 
16°C 
0.7 mm 
a single day 
31°C 
20°C 
0.5 mm 
0 days 
June   >> June
>>  
34°C 
22°C 
0.1 mm 
0 days 
Climate in Ras Sedr

Taba

In May Taba generally has very high temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 33°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 19°C and almost no monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are perfect that month.

Taba
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
<<   April April
<<  
29°C 
15°C 
273 hours 
1.7 mm 
a single day 
33°C 
19°C 
319 hours 
1 mm 
a single day 
June   >> June
>>  
36°C 
21°C 
324 hours 
0 mm 
0 days 
Climate in Taba

Is your destination not in the list? Have a look at other destinations in South Sinai, in Egypt.

Is May the best time to visit South Sinai?

In our opinion, May is a good time to visit South Sinai with overall pleasant weather in Sharm El Sheikh.

Generally speaking, the best visiting conditions can be found in January, February, March, April, October, November and December offering mostly perfect weather in Sharm El Sheikh. The weather in June, July, August and September, on the other hand, tends to be unpleasant.

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