Safaga weather in October

In October, Safaga sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 91% of the time in October, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of October to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Safaga's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Safaga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
25°
7th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
5:49 AM – 5:10 PM
Cloud cover
9%
5th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Safaga is city in Red Sea, Egypt.

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

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical October day in Safaga reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 3°C cooler than September and about 4°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How October really feels in Safaga

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October 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

October 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 October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 1st-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 October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 91% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 4%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1982
2973
3973
4973
5973
6973
7964
8964
9964
10964
11964
12964
13964
14955
15955
16955
17955
18955
19955
20955
21955
22955
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24955
25955
26955
27955
28946
29946
30946
31946

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Safaga gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.1 wet days in October, the wettest month. 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 1% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the humid band about 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 15% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
122952161
222952161
323052151
423051152
523150152
623150152
723249152
823248152
923348152
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1963840142
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2284037132
2394136122
24104235112
25124233112
26134332102
2715433192
2816433092
2918442882
3019442782
3121442672

Wind in October

Winds average 19 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 20 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
320light breeze
420light breeze
519light breeze
619light breeze
719light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of October to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:41 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 5:26 PM to 4:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:415:26
211.75:415:25
311.75:425:23
411.75:425:22
511.65:435:21
611.65:435:20
711.65:445:19
811.65:445:18
911.55:455:17
1011.55:455:16
1111.55:465:15
1211.55:465:14
1311.45:475:13
1411.45:475:12
1511.45:485:11
1611.45:495:10
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2511.15:545:02
2611.15:555:01
2711.15:555:00
2811.15:565:00
2911.05:574:59
3011.05:574:58
3111.05:584:57

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.56 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 — October's 5.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Bright
55.9Bright
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255.3Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Safaga

In seasonPeak

None of Safaga's seasonal hazards are active in October. 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 October a good time to visit Safaga?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
9.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

October 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 October

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

In October, Safaga sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Safaga in October

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in October — 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 October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. 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 October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October 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
October 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).