Dahab weather in July

In July, Dahab sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 100% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of July to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Dahab's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dahab's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
27°
11th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
4:58 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
1%
2nd clearest
Wind
18 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Dahab is small town situated on the southeast coast of the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical July day in Dahab reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Dahab

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in July is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Dahab weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 13°61.110.48.1
Feb20° / 14°40.8118.5
Mar23° / 16°50.711.89.2
Apr26° / 19°20.412.78.9
May30° / 23°10.413.46.8
Jun32° / 25°0013.85.5
Jul33° / 27°0013.64.8
Aug33° / 27°00134.7
Sep32° / 26°00.112.25.8
Oct28° / 23°40.611.37.9
Nov24° / 18°40.810.69.2
Dec21° / 15°30.410.28.6

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 100% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 0% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 0%.

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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Dahab gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the comfortable band about 50% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1464590
2444690
34247100
44148110
53949120
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Wind in July

Winds average 18 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min at the start of July to 13 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:52 AM to 5:06 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.84:526:39
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 7.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.87 kWh/m² to a high of 8.09 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 7.84 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Dahab

In seasonPeak

None of Dahab's seasonal hazards are active in July. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Dahab sees seasonal dust haze (May), heaviest in May.

Dust
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Is July a good time to visit Dahab?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Dahab for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Dahab in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Dahab sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Dahab in July

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 17 km away) is warmest in August at about 28°C and coldest in February near 22°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

20°22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan23Refreshing
Feb22Refreshing
Mar22Refreshing
Apr23Refreshing
May24Warm
Jun26Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug28Tropical
Sep27Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov25Warm
Dec24Refreshing

UV index in Dahab in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dahab peaks around August 16 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateAug 16UV 11Jan 10UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov6High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Dahab in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Dahab is worst in May — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (November, 17 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1533 µg/m³Nov 2117 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May33Moderate
Jun30Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Dahab?

Dahab sits at 28.5°N, 34.5°E, 0 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Sharm El Sheikh, 65 km away.

El-TorḨaqlAqabaRas GharibHurghadaWadi RumDuba

Topography around Dahab

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Dahab.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dahab has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 379 m around an average of 52 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,456 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,601 m.

The land around Dahab is covered by bare terrain (51%) and water (39%) within 3 km, water (51%) and bare terrain (49%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (76%) and water (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
379 m
16 km
1,456 m
80 km
2,601 m
artificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Sharm El Sheikh 65 km · El-Tor 89 km · Ḩaql 100 km · Aqaba 126 km · Ras Gharib 139 km · Hurghada 152 km · Wadi Rum 152 km · Duba 172 km

Egypt travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 15% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,086
2025
Happiness
3.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
79%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2017
Road deaths
10.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 459
Religion
Muslim 90%Christian 10%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Dahab (28.4821°, 34.495°, elevation 0 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).