General Information about Sharm El Sheikh
The city experiences a subtropical arid climate, classified by the Köppen-Geiger system as a hot desert. Typical temperatures range from 18 to 23°C (64 to 73°F) in January and 33 to 37 °C (91 to 99 °F) in August. The temperature of the Red Sea in this region ranges from 21 to 28 °C (70 to 82 °F) over the course of the year.
Marsa Alam, Kosseir and Sharm El Sheikh have the warmest winter night temperatures of cities and resorts in Egypt.
The highest recorded temperature was 46°C (115°F) on June 2, 2013, and the lowest recorded temperature was 5°C (41°F) on February 23, 2000.
TOURISM
The nightlife of Sharm El Sheikh is modern and developed. The colorful handicraft stands of the local Bedouin culture are a popular attraction.[citation needed] Ras Mohammed, at the southernmost tip of the peninsula, has been designated a national park, serving to protect the area’s wildlife as well as its natural landscape, shoreline and coral reef. A number of international hotels and noted restaurants are clustered around the centre of Sharm, known as Naama Bay, with golf courses and other leisure facilities further up the coast.
The Nabq Managed Resource Protected Area is a 600-square-kilometre area of mangroves, coral reefs, fertile dunes, birds and wildlife.
Nationals from the EU and the US do not require a visa for travel to Sharm El Sheikh if the visit is for fourteen days or less, although those travelling outside the Sinai area may still require a visa, which is purchasable for a small fee on arrival. Visitors must be aware that upon first entering the airport after landing, they will most likely be ushered into a queue to buy a visa.
Flight Metrojet Flight 9268 crashed on October 31 due to a terrorist incident, 2015 while flying from Sharm El Sheikh to Saint Petersburg. This caused the repatriation of British and Russian tourists from November 5, 2015.
In November 2015, hotels in Sharm El Sheikh including the Savoy and Hilton Sharm Waterfalls Resort were still known to be using fake bomb detectors such as the ADE 651 to protect guests.
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