Swimming in Egypt in may 2025 Sea temperature by city in may
Do you want to go to the beach in Egypt in may 2025? Is it the right month to go for pleasant temperatures and staying in the water for a long time? The answer is on this page with the sea temperatures in may in Egypt by city and our opinion on the chances of enjoying pleasant sea conditions.
Sea temperature in Egypt in may 2025
Here, find the average sea temperature in Egypt in may in several coastal cities.
Lower Egypt in may
70°F
min: 67°F / max: 73°F
69°F
min: 66°F / max: 73°F
Baltim
70°F
min: 67°F / max: 74°F
Damietta
70°F
min: 67°F / max: 74°F
Idku
70°F
min: 66°F / max: 73°F
Port Said
71°F
min: 67°F / max: 74°F
Sinai Peninsula in may
77°F
min: 74°F / max: 79°F
75°F
min: 73°F / max: 78°F
71°F
min: 67°F / max: 75°F
76°F
min: 73°F / max: 79°F
El Zaranik
71°F
min: 67°F / max: 75°F
El-Tor
77°F
min: 74°F / max: 79°F
Red Sea coast in may
77°F
min: 74°F / max: 79°F
77°F
min: 75°F / max: 80°F
77°F
min: 74°F / max: 79°F
El Qousseir
77°F
min: 75°F / max: 80°F
77°F
min: 75°F / max: 80°F
Port Safaga
77°F
min: 74°F / max: 79°F
Where should you go swimming in Egypt in the month of may?
Swimming in Egypt in may is pleasant (in the best case scenario)
In may in Egypt swimming conditions vary by city. Details below:
As for Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada, Marsa Alam, Taba, Arish, Baltim, Dahab, El Gouna, El Qousseir, El Zaranik, El-Tor, Tiran Island, Nabq Nature Reserve, Nuweiba, Port Ghalib, Port Safaga, Ras Sudr, Port Said and Suez, swimming is pleasant in may. The sea water is 77°F on average (min: 74°F/max: 79°F) so you can easily spend time in the water.
Swimming in may in Alexandria, Mersa Matruh, Damietta and Idku is possible but the sea is generally cool. So though the sea temperature may sometimes reach 73°F, it can also go as low as 67°F. Note that the average is 70°F.
Where to go swimming in Egypt in may: the map of sea temperatures
ideal swimming 
pleasant swimming 
cool swimming 
cold swimming 
freezing swimmingWater temperature and seasonal norms in may
Alexandria
| May | |||
| Average sea temperature | 70°F | ||
| Minimum sea temperature | 67°F | ||
| Maximum sea temperature | 73°F | ||
| Average outside temperature | 77°F | ||
| Maximum outside temperature | 81°F | ||
| Minimum outside temperature | 74°F | ||
| Precipitation | 0.2in | ||
| Cloud cover | 8% | ||
| Our opinion | cool swimming |
More information on swimming in Alexandria in may
Sharm El Sheikh
| May | |||
| Average sea temperature | 77°F | ||
| Minimum sea temperature | 74°F | ||
| Maximum sea temperature | 79°F | ||
| Average outside temperature | 86°F | ||
| Maximum outside temperature | 88°F | ||
| Minimum outside temperature | 83°F | ||
| Precipitation | 0.1in | ||
| Cloud cover | 5% | ||
| Our opinion | pleasant swimming |
More information on swimming in Sharm El Sheikh in may
Hurghada
| May | |||
| Average sea temperature | 77°F | ||
| Minimum sea temperature | 74°F | ||
| Maximum sea temperature | 79°F | ||
| Average outside temperature | 85°F | ||
| Maximum outside temperature | 88°F | ||
| Minimum outside temperature | 81°F | ||
| Precipitation | 0.1in | ||
| Cloud cover | 5% | ||
| Our opinion | pleasant swimming |
More information on swimming in Hurghada in may
Marsa Alam
| May | |||
| Average sea temperature | 77°F | ||
| Minimum sea temperature | 75°F | ||
| Maximum sea temperature | 80°F | ||
| Average outside temperature | 88°F | ||
| Maximum outside temperature | 90°F | ||
| Minimum outside temperature | 85°F | ||
| Precipitation | 0.1in | ||
| Cloud cover | 6% | ||
| Our opinion | pleasant swimming |
More information on swimming in Marsa Alam in may
Taba
| May | |||
| Average sea temperature | 75°F | ||
| Minimum sea temperature | 73°F | ||
| Maximum sea temperature | 78°F | ||
| Average outside temperature | 86°F | ||
| Maximum outside temperature | 94°F | ||
| Minimum outside temperature | 79°F | ||
| Precipitation | 0.1in | ||
| Cloud cover | 6% | ||
| Our opinion | pleasant swimming |
More information on swimming in Taba in may
List of coastal cities in Egypt
| Alexandria in may | cool swimming |
| Sharm El Sheikh in may | pleasant swimming |
| Hurghada in may | pleasant swimming |
| Marsa Alam in may | pleasant swimming |
| Taba in may | pleasant swimming |
| Arish in may | pleasant swimming |
| Mersa Matruh in may | cool swimming |
| Baltim in may | pleasant swimming |
| Dahab in may | pleasant swimming |
| El Gouna in may | pleasant swimming |
| El Qousseir in may | pleasant swimming |
| El Zaranik in may | pleasant swimming |
| El-Tor in may | pleasant swimming |
| Tiran Island in may | pleasant swimming |
| Nabq Nature Reserve in may | pleasant swimming |
| Nuweiba in may | pleasant swimming |
| Port Ghalib in may | pleasant swimming |
| Port Safaga in may | pleasant swimming |
| Ras Sudr in may | pleasant swimming |
| Damietta in may | cool swimming |
| Idku in may | cool swimming |
| Port Said in may | pleasant swimming |
| Suez in may | pleasant swimming |