Climate

Egypt is an arid desert area and therefore usually hot and dry during the day but can be cool to cold at night. Wetsuits are necessary throughout the year - normally 4 mm in summer and 7 mm in winter.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sept	Oct	Nov	Dec
midday (ºC)	20	22	24	26	33	35	37	40	35	31	26	23
midnight (ºC)	9	9	13	16	20	23	24	24	23	18	14	11
water (ºC)	21	20	21	23	25	26	27	28	27	27	25	22

For some suggestions on what to pack for a trip to Egypt have a look here.