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Hurghada, Egypt
The Red Sea Coast, Egypt

Hurghada in February

Mixed monthBest time: March – November

Mixed month: February is outside the recommended season (March – November). Against it: Cooler Red Sea Water and Wind. Ramadan can fall this month.

The season opens in March, next month.

3 days in Hurghada in February · from ₹15,180 for two

Stay, food & local travel; getting there extra

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The weather in February

What the season does to Hurghada this month.

Heads up

Cooler Red Sea Water and Wind

From December to March the Red Sea is about 21-23 °C and the wind blows hard, especially in the evenings: snorkelling is chilly without a wetsuit (boats rent them), some boat trips are cancelled in strong wind, and nights are cool. Great kitesurfing weather; for warm water come from May to November.

Before you book February

Closures, crowds and rules at Hurghada this month.

Heads up

Ramadan: Shorter Hours

Ramadan falls about February to March in 2027 (the dates move about 11 days earlier each year). Museums, sites, shops and offices keep shorter hours, many local restaurants open only after sunset, traffic jams just before the evening meal, and the evenings are lively. Tourist hotels and resorts serve food and drink as usual; eat and drink discreetly in public by day.

What’s on in February

Timing a trip around these changes what you pay and what you can book.

  • Ramadandates shift yearly

    The fasting month: many cafés and restaurants outside the tourist hotels close by day, sites and offices keep shorter hours, and the streets come alive after the sunset meal (iftar), with lanterns (fanous) and late-night crowds in Islamic Cairo. Eat and drink discreetly in public by day. It falls about February to March in 2027.

What it costs

For two sharing a room; 3 days on the ground, getting there not included.

Budget

₹15,180 for two

  • Room a night₹2,420
  • Food a day, each₹1,261

Mid-range

₹38,362 for two

  • Room a night₹6,780
  • Food a day, each₹2,910

Luxury

₹91,346 for two

  • Room a night₹17,420
  • Food a day, each₹6,790

Totals cover the room (taxes included), food, local transport, entry and a 10% buffer: the figures the planner opens on. These are typical rates; Tourisma has no month-by-month rates for Egypt yet, so they don't move with the month.

Getting there

Fly into Hurghada (HRG)

Flights from India: from 2 cities, one way from ₹30,000

Fly into Sharm El Sheikh (SSH), 89 km away

Then: Ferry · 3h (Fast ferry Hurghada–Sharm El Sheikh (check it is sailing))

Flights from India: from 2 cities, one way from ₹30,000

Plan from Hurghada airport (HRG)

Routes compared

Entry rules

E-visa before you fly for up to 30 days, about ₹2,900

  1. Before you fly, apply for the tourist e-visa at visa2egypt.gov.eg: US$30 single entry or US$65 multiple entry, each stay up to 30 days. Apply at least a week ahead and carry the printed approval.
  2. If you hold a valid US, UK, Schengen or GCC visa that you have already used once, you can instead buy a 30-day visa on arrival (US$30, cash, at the bank counter before passport control); carry that visa's passport.
  3. At immigration, show your passport, the e-visa and your return ticket. To stay longer than 30 days, apply for an extension at the passports office (in Cairo, Abbasiya) before the visa runs out.

Carry: Passport valid for at least 6 months from the day you arrive, with a blank page; E-visa approval (printout), or a used valid US, UK, Schengen or GCC visa for the visa on arrival; Confirmed return or onward ticket; Hotel bookings for the stay; US dollars in cash if you plan to buy the visa on arrival.

The visa fee rose from US$25 to US$30 in March 2026, and a separate levy (reported at US$12, rising to US$15 in 2027) may be added; pay only on visa2egypt.gov.eg, as look-alike sites charge more.

Checked 2026-10; confirm with the embassy before you fly.

Elsewhere in Egypt in February

Instead in season this month.

Nearby in The Red Sea Coast:

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