El-Tor weather in April

In April, El-Tor sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is El-Tor's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El-Tor's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
7th warmest
Overnight low
20°
5th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:26 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
17%
7th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
7.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.1
out of 10

El-Tor is town in Egypt.

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

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical April day in El-Tor reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 4°C warmer than March and about 3°C cooler than May.

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How April really feels in El-Tor

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

April sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

El-Tor weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 15°40.810.48.2
Feb20° / 16°20.6118.5
Mar23° / 17°30.311.89.2
Apr26° / 20°0012.79.1
May29° / 23°0013.47.4
Jun31° / 25°0013.86.1
Jul33° / 27°0013.65.3
Aug33° / 27°00135.1
Sep31° / 26°0012.26.2
Oct29° / 24°00.111.37.9
Nov25° / 20°10.210.69.3
Dec21° / 17°20.410.28.6

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 10%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1919
2928
3928
4928
5928
6928
7928
8928
9928
10928
11928
12919
13919
14919
15919
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

El-Tor gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in April. 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 April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 73% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1861220
2861220
3851320
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5851320
6841420
7841420
8831520
9821620
10821620
11811720
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17742240
18732340
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20692650
21682750
22672850
23653050
24633160
25613360
26593560
27573760
28553960
29534160
30504361

Wind in April

Winds average 20 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
120light breeze
220light breeze
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420breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:43 AM to 5:12 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:435:58
212.35:415:58
312.35:405:59
412.35:395:59
512.45:386:00
612.45:376:00
712.45:366:01
812.55:346:02
912.55:336:02
1012.55:326:03
1112.55:316:03
1212.65:306:04
1312.65:296:04
1412.65:286:05
1512.65:276:05
1612.75:266:06
1712.75:246:07
1812.75:236:07
1912.85:226:08
2012.85:216:08
2112.85:206:09
2212.85:196:09
2312.95:186:10
2412.95:176:11
2512.95:166:11
2612.95:156:12
2713.05:146:12
2813.05:136:13
2913.05:136:13
3013.05:126:14

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 7.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.94 kWh/m² to a high of 8.13 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 7.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
57.1Intense
67.1Intense
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for El-Tor

In seasonPeak

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

El-Tor sees seasonal dust haze (May), heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit El-Tor?

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

9.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is one of the better times to visit El-Tor for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for El-Tor in April

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

In April, El-Tor sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 20°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and a windbreaker.

sun protectionlight clothesa windbreaker

Sea temperature near El-Tor in April

The nearest coast averages about 22°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 13 km away) is warmest in August at about 27°C and coldest in February near 21°C.

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

20°22°24°26°28°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan22Refreshing
Feb21Refreshing
Mar21Refreshing
Apr22Refreshing
May24Refreshing
Jun25Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov25Warm
Dec23Refreshing

UV index in El-Tor in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in El-Tor peaks around August 14 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 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 14UV 12Jan 11UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5High
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in El-Tor in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in El-Tor is worst in May — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (November, 18 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1531 µg/m³Nov 2118 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is El-Tor?

El-Tor sits at 28.2°N, 33.6°E, 14 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Ras Gharib, 55 km away.

Sharm El SheikhDahabHurghadaZaafaranaSafagaḨaqlAl ‘Ayn as Sukhnah

Topography around El-Tor

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El-Tor has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m around an average of 15 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 366 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,607 m.

The land around El-Tor is covered by bare terrain (55%), water (22%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, bare terrain (56%) and water (41%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (73%) and water (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
50 m
16 km
366 m
80 km
2,607 m
shrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Ras Gharib 55 km · Sharm El Sheikh 78 km · Dahab 89 km · Hurghada 111 km · Zaafarana 135 km · Safaga 169 km · Ḩaql 174 km · Al ‘Ayn as Sukhnah 195 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 El-Tor (28.2417°, 33.6222°, elevation 14 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).