Safaga weather in April

In April, Safaga sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of April to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Safaga's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Safaga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
7th warmest
Overnight low
21°
6th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:25 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
16%
7th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
7.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.7
out of 10

Safaga is city in Red Sea, 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 26°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical April day in Safaga reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 3°C warmer than March and about 3°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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52620
62620
72620
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112721
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How April really feels in Safaga

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.

Safaga weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 15°20.310.58.7
Feb22° / 16°00.211.19.0
Mar24° / 18°10.111.89.5
Apr27° / 21°0012.68.7
May30° / 25°0013.36.6
Jun33° / 27°0013.65.2
Jul34° / 29°0013.54.5
Aug34° / 29°0012.94.3
Sep32° / 27°0012.25.3
Oct30° / 25°20.111.47.1
Nov26° / 20°10.210.79.1
Dec22° / 17°10.110.39.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 10%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
19010
29010
39010
49010
59010
69010
79010
89010
99010
109010
119010
129010
139010
14919
15919
16919
17919
189010
199010
209010
219010
229010
239010
249010
258812
268812
278812
288713
298713
308713

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Safaga 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 86% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
190811
290811
391711
491711
591711
691711
792611
892611
992611
1092611
1192611
1291621
1391621
1491621
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1690631
1789731
1888741
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2086842
2184952
22831052
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24811252
25781462
26771562
27761662
28751762
29741862
30731962

Wind in April

Winds average 18 km/h in April.

Across April, 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
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
819light breeze
919light breeze
1019light breeze
1119light breeze
1219light breeze
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2618light breeze
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2918light breeze
3018light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 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 48 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:42 AM to 5:12 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:425:56
212.35:415:56
312.35:405:57
412.35:385:57
512.35:375:58
612.45:365:58
712.45:355:59
812.45:345:59
912.55:336:00
1012.55:326:00
1112.55:316:01
1212.55:306:01
1312.65:296:02
1412.65:286:02
1512.65:276:03
1612.65:256:03
1712.75:246:04
1812.75:236:04
1912.75:226:05
2012.75:216:06
2112.85:206:06
2212.85:206:07
2312.85:196:07
2412.85:186:08
2512.95:176:08
2612.95:166:09
2712.95:156:09
2812.95:146:10
2913.05:136:10
3013.05:126:11

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 7.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.12 kWh/m² to a high of 8 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 7.38 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
37.1Intense
47.1Intense
57.1Intense
67.2Intense
77.2Intense
87.2Intense
97.2Intense
107.3Intense
117.3Intense
127.3Intense
137.3Intense
147.4Intense
157.4Intense
167.4Intense
177.4Intense
187.5Intense
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307.6Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Safaga

In seasonPeak

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

Safaga 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 Safaga?

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

8.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
8.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Safaga in April

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

In April, Safaga sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Safaga in April

The nearest coast averages about 23°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 23 km away) is warmest in August at about 29°C and coldest in February near 22°C.

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

20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan23Refreshing
Feb22Refreshing
Mar22Refreshing
Apr23Refreshing
May25Warm
Jun26Warm
Jul28Warm
Aug29Tropical
Sep28Tropical
Oct28Warm
Nov26Warm
Dec25Warm

UV index in Safaga 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 Safaga peaks around August 13 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateAug 13UV 11Dec 23UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7High
Nov6High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Safaga 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 Safaga is worst in May — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 17 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1429 µg/m³Nov 1517 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Safaga?

Safaga sits at 26.7°N, 33.9°E, 13 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Hurghada, 58 km away.

El QuseirSharm El SheikhQinaQifţQūşJarājūsNaqādah

Topography around Safaga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Safaga has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 270 m around an average of 32 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 816 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,080 m.

The land around Safaga is covered by bare terrain (40%), water (36%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, bare terrain (57%) and water (42%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (65%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
270 m
16 km
816 m
80 km
2,080 m
artificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
April weather nearby: Hurghada 58 km · El Quseir 79 km · Sharm El Sheikh 135 km · Qina 137 km · Qifţ 139 km · Qūş 149 km · Jarājūs 153 km · Naqādah 153 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 Safaga (26.7491°, 33.9389°, elevation 13 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).