Marsa Alam

Marsa Alam (Arabic: مرسى علم‎ Marsā ʿAlam, IPA: [ˈmɑɾsɑ ˈʕɑlɑm]) is a town in south-eastern Egypt, located on the western shore of the Red Sea. It is currently seeing fast increasing popularity as a tourist destination and development following the opening of Marsa Alam International Airport in 2003.

Marsa Alam

مرسى علم
Overview of Marsa Alam
Marsa Alam
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 25°04′N 34°54′E
Country Egypt
GovernorateRed Sea Governorate
Population
 • Total10,000
Time zoneUTC+2 (EST)

Among the most famous beaches around Marsa Alam is the Abu Dabab beach. In Abu Dabab, turtles are a common sight. For tourists who seek to see something less typical, there is marine wildlife like crocodilefish and octopuses.

Marsa Alam is also known as the world-class kitesurfing destination and perfect starting point to safaris. [2]

Marsa Alam also has some inland attractions, such as the Emerald Mines and the Temple of Seti I at Khanais.

Climate

Despite being over 135 miles (217 km) km north of the tropical zone, the city experiences a hot desert climate (Köppen: BWh),[3] with steadier temperatures than places to the north such as Hurghada and Sharm el Sheikh, yet Kosseir is steadier and has cooler summers. Marsa Alam, Kosseir and Sharm el-Sheikh have the warmest night temperatures of all other Egyptian cities and resorts. Average maximum temperatures during January typically range from 22 to 25 °C (72 to 77 °F) and in August 33 to 40 °C (91 to 104 °F).

The temperature of the Red Sea at this location during the year ranges from 22 to 29 °C (72 to 84 °F).[4]

The highest record temperature was 45 °C (113 °F), recorded on May 10, 2010, while the lowest record temperature was 5 °C (41 °F), recorded on January 3, 2008.[5]

Climate data for Marsa Alam
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 29
(84)		 32
(90)		 35
(95)		 39
(102)		 45
(113)		 43
(109)		 43
(109)		 42
(108)		 39
(102)		 38
(100)		 34
(93)		 31
(88)		 45
(113)
Average high °C (°F) 24.1
(75.4)		 25.1
(77.2)		 26.9
(80.4)		 29.8
(85.6)		 33.1
(91.6)		 34.7
(94.5)		 35.5
(95.9)		 35.6
(96.1)		 34.2
(93.6)		 32.6
(90.7)		 29.3
(84.7)		 25.5
(77.9)		 30.5
(87.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 18.6
(65.5)		 19.4
(66.9)		 21.4
(70.5)		 24.2
(75.6)		 27.9
(82.2)		 29.5
(85.1)		 30.5
(86.9)		 30.8
(87.4)		 29.3
(84.7)		 27.4
(81.3)		 24.0
(75.2)		 20.1
(68.2)		 25.3
(77.5)
Average low °C (°F) 13.2
(55.8)		 13.8
(56.8)		 15.9
(60.6)		 18.7
(65.7)		 22.7
(72.9)		 24.3
(75.7)		 25.5
(77.9)		 26.0
(78.8)		 24.4
(75.9)		 22.3
(72.1)		 18.7
(65.7)		 14.8
(58.6)		 20.0
(68.0)
Record low °C (°F) 5
(41)		 8
(46)		 11
(52)		 15
(59)		 16
(61)		 19
(66)		 22
(72)		 20
(68)		 19
(66)		 15
(59)		 12
(54)		 10
(50)		 5
(41)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 1
(0.0)		 3
(0.1)		 1
(0.0)		 5
(0.1)
Average rainy days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mean monthly sunshine hours 279 283 310 330 372 390 403 372 330 310 300 279 3,958
Source 1: Climate-Data.org,[3] Weather2Travel for sunshine and rainy days[6]
Source 2: Voodoo Skies[5] and MarsaAlam.com[7] for record temperatures, HolidayCheck.com[4]
Marsa Alam mean sea temperature[4][6][7]
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
73 °F

23 °C

 72 °F

22 °C

 72 °F

22 °C

 73 °F

23 °C

 77 °F

25 °C

 81 °F

27 °C

 82 °F

28 °C

 84 °F

29 °C

 82 °F

28 °C

 81 °F

27 °C

 79 °F

26 °C

 75 °F

24 °C

  • View over Marsa Alam, 2007
  • Mosque in Marsa Alam
  • Dugong off Abu Dabab beach
  • Dugong "rolling" on sea floor
  • Coral reef north of Marsa Alam
  • Tetraodon at Abbu Dabab dive site
  • Green sea turtle at Abbu Dabab dive site
  • Moray eel at Shaab Paradise dive site
  • Couple of clownfish at Shaab Paradise dive site
  • A young dolphin playing at Triton House Reef dive site
  • Couple of butterflyfish at Triton House Reef dive site

See also

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-04-15. Retrieved 2015-04-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://www.egypt.travel/en/regions/red-sea/marsa-alam
  3. "Climate: Marsa Alam - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". climate-data.org. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
  4. "Marsa Alam/ El Quseir - Holiday facts and Information". HolidayCheck.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  5. "Marsa Alam, Egypt". Voodoo Skies. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
  6. "Marsa Alam, Egypt: Climate, Global Warming, and Daylight Charts and Data". Weather2Travel. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  7. "MARSA ALAM WEATHER". MarsaAlam.com. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
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