When to go · Mount Sinai
Mount Sinai in February
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (desert heat), Jan–Feb nights (subzero at the summit).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 15°C59°F / 2°C36°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 2
- Crowds
- High
- Egypt overall
- Prices
- High
- Egypt overall
Verdict
AvoidBest and avoid months for Mount Sinai
Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (desert heat), Jan–Feb nights (subzero at the summit).
Weather in February
- Mount SinaiHighs around 15 °C, lows around 2 °C, rain on about 2 daysHighs around 59 °F, lows around 36 °F, rain on about 2 days
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Ramadan big impact
About 8 Feb – 9 Mar 2027 (lunar — check) · Egypt
Shorter site hours, slow afternoons, lively nights, traffic jams before iftar.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Egypt overall
- High
- Prices · Egypt overall
- High
Egypt overall: Ideal temple weather; the Abu Simbel sun festival is on 22 Feb. Ramadan begins about 8 Feb in 2027 (check).
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings