When to go · Mount Sinai
Mount Sinai, month by month
The best months for Mount Sinai: Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov. Months to avoid: Jan, Feb, Jul, Aug.
Month by month
- JanuaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (desert heat), Jan–Feb nights (subzero at the summit).14 °C / 2 °C, 3 rain days57 °F / 36 °F, 3 rain daysCrowds: High
- FebruaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (desert heat), Jan–Feb nights (subzero at the summit).15 °C / 2 °C, 2 rain days59 °F / 36 °F, 2 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- MarchGreatInside Mount Sinai's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.18 °C / 6 °C, 4 rain days64 °F / 43 °F, 4 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
- AprilGreatInside Mount Sinai's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.24 °C / 10 °C, 4 rain days75 °F / 50 °F, 4 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MayGreatInside Mount Sinai's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.28 °C / 14 °C, 0 rain days82 °F / 57 °F, 0 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- JuneMixedOutside the best window (Mar–May, Sep–Nov). Across Egypt: Very hot in the valley; Red Sea diving is fine; low cruise prices.31 °C / 16 °C, 0 rain days88 °F / 61 °F, 0 rain daysCrowds: Low
- JulyAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (desert heat), Jan–Feb nights (subzero at the summit).32 °C / 18 °C, 0 rain days90 °F / 64 °F, 0 rain daysCrowds: Low
- AugustAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (desert heat), Jan–Feb nights (subzero at the summit).32 °C / 18 °C, 0 rain days90 °F / 64 °F, 0 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- SeptemberGreatInside Mount Sinai's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.30 °C / 16 °C, 0 rain days86 °F / 61 °F, 0 rain daysCrowds: Low
- OctoberGreatInside Mount Sinai's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.26 °C / 12 °C, 1 rain days79 °F / 54 °F, 1 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- NovemberGreatInside Mount Sinai's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.20 °C / 8 °C, 3 rain days68 °F / 46 °F, 3 rain daysCrowds: High
- DecemberGoodOutside the best window (Mar–May, Sep–Nov). Across Egypt: Peak season; Christmas–New Year prices are the year's highest.16 °C / 4 °C, 4 rain days61 °F / 39 °F, 4 rain daysCrowds: High