When to go, month by month
Average high temperatures in every region, month by month, sea temperature where known, and each month's events.
Januaryfrom -3 °C to 28 °CFebruaryfrom -1 °C to 30 °CMarchfrom 5 °C to 33 °CAprilfrom 12 °C to 38 °CMayfrom 17 °C to 42 °CJunefrom 21 °C to 45 °CJulyfrom 22 °C to 45 °CAugustfrom 22 °C to 45 °CSeptemberfrom 23 °C to 42 °COctoberfrom 16 °C to 38 °CNovemberfrom 8 °C to 32 °CDecemberfrom 0 °C to 29 °C
The whole year, region by region
Average high for each month, in °C.
Dubai
| Region | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downtown Dubai, Burj Khalifa and Business Bay | 24 | 26 | 29 | 34 | 38 | 40 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 36 | 31 | 26 |
| Dubai Marina, JBR and Bluewaters | 24 | 26 | 29 | 34 | 38 | 40 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 36 | 31 | 26 |
| Hatta and the Hajar Mountains | 25 | 28 | 31 | 37 | 42 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 42 | 38 | 31 | 27 |
| Jumeirah and Umm Suqeim | 24 | 26 | 29 | 34 | 38 | 40 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 36 | 31 | 26 |
| Old Dubai: Deira, Al Fahidi and the Creek | 24 | 26 | 29 | 34 | 38 | 40 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 36 | 31 | 26 |
| Palm Jumeirah | 24 | 26 | 29 | 34 | 38 | 40 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 36 | 31 | 26 |
| The desert: Al Marmoom and the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve | 25 | 28 | 31 | 37 | 42 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 42 | 38 | 31 | 27 |
Egypt
| Region | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria and the North Coast | 18 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 20 |
| Aswan and Abu Simbel | 23 | 26 | 30 | 36 | 40 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 36 | 30 | 24 |
| Bahariya and the White Desert | 20 | 22 | 25 | 31 | 34 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 34 | 30 | 26 | 21 |
| Cairo and Giza | 19 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 25 | 20 |
| Dahab | 22 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 35 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 36 | 32 | 28 | 24 |
| El Gouna | 22 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 34 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 35 | 32 | 28 | 24 |
| Fayoum | 19 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 25 | 20 |
| Hurghada, Makadi and Sahl Hasheesh | 22 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 34 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 35 | 32 | 28 | 24 |
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 36 | 29 | 24 |
| Marsa Alam | 24 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 26 |
| Middle Egypt (Amarna, Beni Hasan) | 20 | 22 | 26 | 30 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 31 | 26 | 21 |
| Nile Delta | 18 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 20 |
| Nile cruise | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 36 | 29 | 24 |
| Sharm el-Sheikh | 22 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 35 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 36 | 32 | 28 | 24 |
| Siwa Oasis | 20 | 22 | 26 | 30 | 34 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 36 | 31 | 26 | 21 |
| Soma Bay | 22 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 34 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 35 | 32 | 28 | 24 |
| St Catherine and Mount Sinai | 14 | 15 | 18 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 20 | 16 |
Morocco
| Region | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agadir | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 |
| Azilal and Ouzoud waterfalls | 18 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 34 | 38 | 38 | 32 | 28 | 22 | 19 |
| Casablanca | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 19 |
| Chefchaouen | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 18 |
| Dades and Todgha valleys | 17 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 31 | 36 | 39 | 38 | 33 | 28 | 22 | 18 |
| Dakhla | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 |
| El Jadida and Oualidia | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 19 |
| Essaouira | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
| Fez | 16 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 30 | 26 | 20 | 17 |
| High Atlas | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 28 | 22 | 16 | 14 |
| Ifrane and the Middle Atlas | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 11 |
| Marrakesh | 19 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 34 | 38 | 37 | 32 | 28 | 23 | 20 |
| Meknes and Volubilis | 16 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 26 | 20 | 17 |
| Merzouga and Erg Chebbi | 16 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 30 | 35 | 40 | 38 | 33 | 27 | 21 | 17 |
| Ouarzazate, Ait Ben Haddou and the Draa Valley | 17 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 31 | 36 | 39 | 38 | 33 | 28 | 22 | 18 |
| Oujda and Saidia | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 30 | 34 | 35 | 30 | 26 | 20 | 18 |
| Rabat | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 19 |
| Taghazout | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 |
| Tangier | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 18 |
| Taroudant | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 |
| Tetouan and Tamuda Bay | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 18 |
Oman
| Region | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Batinah: Nakhal, Rustaq and the Al Sawadi coast | 25 | 26 | 29 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 30 | 26 |
| Duqm and the Al Wusta coast | 26 | 28 | 30 | 34 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 |
| Eastern Dhofar: Taqah, Wadi Darbat, Mirbat | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 |
| Jebel Akhdar (the Green Mountain) | 15 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 16 |
| Jebel Shams, Al Hamra and Misfat | 15 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 16 |
| Musandam: Khasab and the fjords | 24 | 26 | 30 | 34 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 35 | 30 | 26 |
| Muscat: old town, Muttrah Souq and beaches | 25 | 26 | 29 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 30 | 26 |
| Nizwa, Bahla and Jabreen | 26 | 29 | 33 | 37 | 41 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 40 | 36 | 31 | 28 |
| Salalah and the western coast | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 |
| Sur, Ras al Jinz and the coastal wadis | 26 | 28 | 32 | 37 | 41 | 42 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 36 | 31 | 27 |
| Wahiba Sands (Sharqiya Sands) and Wadi Bani Khalid | 28 | 30 | 33 | 38 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 32 | 29 |
Tunisia
| Region | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carthage, Sidi Bou Said and Gammarth | 16 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 27 | 22 | 18 |
| Djerba, Zarzis and the South-East | 17 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 23 | 18 |
| Douz and the Sahara | 17 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 32 | 36 | 40 | 39 | 35 | 30 | 23 | 18 |
| Hammamet, Nabeul and Cap Bon | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 21 | 17 |
| Kairouan | 18 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 38 | 38 | 33 | 28 | 23 | 19 |
| Mahdia, El Jem and Sfax | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 18 |
| Monastir | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 26 | 22 | 18 |
| Sousse and Port El Kantaoui | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 26 | 22 | 18 |
| Tabarka and Kroumirie | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 21 | 17 |
| Tozeur, Nefta and the Jerid | 17 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 32 | 37 | 40 | 40 | 35 | 30 | 23 | 18 |
| Tunis, the medina and the Roman sites | 16 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 27 | 22 | 18 |
Turkey
| Region | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ankara, Hattusa and Safranbolu | 5 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 23 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 20 | 13 | 7 |
| Antalya and Kaleiçi | 15 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 32 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 27 | 22 | 17 |
| Assos, Troy and the Dardanelles | 10 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 23 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 27 | 21 | 16 | 12 |
| Ayvalık, Cunda and Pergamon | 12 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 28 | 23 | 18 | 13 |
| Bursa and Uludağ | 10 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 22 | 17 | 12 |
| Cappadocia | 4 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 6 |
| Datça and Bozburun | 15 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 26 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 26 | 21 | 17 |
| Edirne | 7 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 28 | 21 | 14 | 8 |
| Ephesus, Selçuk and Şirince | 14 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 27 | 32 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 26 | 20 | 15 |
| Fethiye, Ölüdeniz and Faralya | 16 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 32 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 27 | 22 | 18 |
| Gaziantep and Şanlıurfa | 8 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 26 | 32 | 36 | 36 | 32 | 25 | 16 | 10 |
| Göcek and Dalyan | 16 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 32 | 28 | 22 | 18 |
| Istanbul, Pera, Galata and the Golden Horn | 9 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 21 | 16 | 11 |
| Istanbul, the Bosphorus | 9 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 11 |
| Istanbul, the historic peninsula | 9 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 21 | 16 | 11 |
| Kalkan, Kaş and Kekova | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 26 | 22 | 18 |
| Kars and Ani | -3 | -1 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
| Konya | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 23 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 20 | 13 | 6 |
| Mardin and Midyat | 7 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 25 | 32 | 36 | 36 | 31 | 24 | 15 | 9 |
| Olympos and Çıralı | 16 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 31 | 34 | 35 | 32 | 27 | 22 | 18 |
| The Black Sea highlands | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 13 |
| The Bodrum peninsula | 16 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 27 | 32 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 26 | 21 | 17 |
| The Princes' Islands | 9 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 21 | 16 | 11 |
| Çeşme and Alaçatı | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 24 | 19 | 15 |
| İzmir and Urla | 13 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 25 | 19 | 14 |
Our sources: ncei.noaa.gov, nodc.noaa.gov, seatemperature.info, en.wikipedia.org, web.archive.org, bulk.meteostat.net, meteostat.net, psl.noaa.gov.