Dahab
Red Sea reefs and Sinai mountains, low cost
Photo: Nassim WahbaScore for November
Remodius Score7.4 · #29 of 50 in Nov
Weather28° high · Great
Sport fitOkay
Cost€900 / mo · Great
Scored for a 2,500 euro monthly budget and every sport we rate here.
Everyday life
InternetFast
Healthy livingOkay
Air qualityLimited
SafetyUS advisory level 2 of 4
Cost of living
Budget nomad€550 / mo
Comfort nomad€900 / mo
Luxury nomad€1,400 / mo
One-bedroom rent€350 / mo
Coworking hot desk€150 / mo
Gym day pass€2
Coffee€2.10
Healthy lunch€6
November
- Daytime high
- 28 °C
- Sea
- 25 °C
- Daylight
- 10.8 h
- Cloud
- 31%
Best months
Greener is better. Daytime high is the typical daily maximum.| Metric | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daytime high | 22° | 24° | 26° | 30° | 35° | 38° | 38° | 38° | 36° | 33° | 28° | 24° |
| Rain | 3 mm | 4 mm | 4 mm | 2 mm | 0 mm | 0 mm | 0 mm | 0 mm | 0 mm | 1 mm | 3 mm | 3 mm |
| Humidity | 51% | 45% | 39% | 32% | 29% | 28% | 29% | 31% | 37% | 41% | 46% | 51% |
| Sea | 22° | 22° | 22° | 22° | 24° | 25° | 27° | 28° | 27° | 26° | 25° | 24° |
| Daylight | 10.5 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 13.5 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.2 | 12.4 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 10.3 |
| Hiking | Great | Great | Great | Great | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Great | Great | Great |
| Running | Okay | Okay | Okay | Okay | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Okay | Okay |
| Cycling | Limited | Limited | Limited | Limited | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Limited | Limited |
| Climbing | Good | Good | Good | Good | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Good | Good | Good |
Dahab by month
Where to stay
budget
Assala
€250 / mo
Bedouin village area north of the centre, the cheapest base for long stays.
comfort
Mashraba
€350 / mo
Walkable waterfront strip with cafes, furnished 1br often including utilities.
luxury
Nadira compound (Laguna)
€600 / mo
Gated seafront compound near the lagoon with a private beach, 60 m2 studios.
One-bedroom monthly rent.
Work
InternetFast
Coworking hot desk€150 / mo
Coworking spacesNot mapped yet
Time zoneUTC+2 standard time
Remote-work visa
No remote-work visa
Check the visa-free stay rules for your passport.
Official pageLocal tips
- El-Coworking Space sells a 10 dollar day pass with a coffee or juice included, so test it before a month.
- Buy a Vodafone SIM in town, it has the strongest signal in Sinai and 50-100 GB costs about 15-20 dollars.
- Carry cash for the 500 pound national park fee at the Blue Hole and Blue Lagoon.
Sport & health
HikingGreat
ClimbingGood
RunningOkay
YogaOkay
GymOkay
CyclingLimited
PadelLimited
SurfLimited
Gyms2 within 10 km
Climbing6 within 10 km
Pools6 within 10 km
Padel courtsNot mapped yet
Yoga studiosNot mapped yet
Surf spotsNot mapped yet
Healthy foodNot mapped yet
Counts come from OpenStreetMap volunteers and miss places that are not tagged.
Outdoor
0 /10- parks
- 0.0 km²
- running tracks
- 0
- paths and trails
- 115 km
From OpenStreetMap, within 10 km.
Health
Tap waterDrink bottled water
Dengue · ZikaDengue: frequent · Zika: no risk
Nearest hospitalمستشفى ذهب الإختصاصي · 1.3 km
Pharmacies13
Bring with you
SocketsType C/F, 220 V
Adapter
Universal Travel Adapter PRO
Second screen
Portable Monitor 13 inch
Laptop stand
Nexstand
Packing
Packing Cubes Set of 8
The items to bring are made by Remodius, the team behind this list.
Sources (26)
- Composite (budget): 1br rent (Assala, Explore with Lora) + tuk-tuk at USD 1-3 a trip, midpoint USD 2 x 44 trips = EUR 78.60 (Vacationby, 2026; no public transit pass exists) + 8 gym day passes + 25 healthy lunches + 20 coffees, no cowork; each input sourced on this page, rounded to 50 EUR (CBE USD 55.31 EGP mid via banklive, ECB USD 1.1193)Researched 2026-10-25
- Composite (comfort): 1br rent (Mashraba, Vacationby) + tuk-tuk at USD 1-3 a trip, midpoint USD 2 x 44 trips = EUR 78.60 (Vacationby, 2026; no public transit pass exists) + 8 gym day passes + cowork desk + 40 healthy lunches + 30 coffees; each input sourced on this page, rounded to 50 EUR (CBE USD 55.31 EGP mid via banklive, ECB USD 1.1193)Researched 2026-10-25
- Composite (luxury): 1br rent (Nadira compound, Aqarmap) + tuk-tuk at USD 1-3 a trip, midpoint USD 2 x 44 trips = EUR 78.60 (Vacationby, 2026; no public transit pass exists) + 16 gym day passes + 1.5x cowork desk + 40 healthy lunches at 1.5x + 40 coffees; each input sourced on this page, rounded to 50 EUR (CBE USD 55.31 EGP mid via banklive, ECB USD 1.1193)Researched 2026-10-25
- Curls en Route: Dahab cafes and spaces for remote work, Oct 2024 (El-Coworking Space monthly pass USD 150 = EUR 134)Researched 2026-10-25
- Daily Dahab: Planet Gym (monthly EGP 450, 2024); day pass estimated at a quarter of the monthly fee, none publishedResearched 2026-10-25
- Old EveryDay Cafe Dahab menu (cappuccino EGP 115 plus 14 percent tax = EGP 131 at 61.91 EGP per EUR)Researched 2026-10-25
- Amwal Al Ghad: Egypt ranks 1st in Africa, Ookla Speedtest fixed broadband 84.52 Mbps, Feb 2025 (country figure)Researched 2026-10-25
- IQAir: Air quality in Egypt (2025 annual mean PM2.5 40.6 ug/m3; country figure, no Dahab station)Researched 2026-10-25
- HappyCow: Dahab (38 listings)Researched 2026-10-25
- WMO Climate Normals 1991-2020, Sharm El-Sheikh AP 62460, about 60 km south-southwest of Dahab (Egyptian Meteorological Authority via NOAA NCEI), Daily_Maximum_TemperatureResearched 2026-10-25
- MileHacker: Dahab itineraries (Mount Sinai sunrise hike, Wadi Gnai with a local guide, Ras Abu Galum trek; winter suits hiking)Researched 2026-10-25
- Sinai Divers: Climbing in Dahab (Wadi Qunai sport and bouldering just south of the centre, season October to April)Researched 2026-10-25
- World's Marathons: Dahab half marathon and 10K, trail course to the Blue Lagoon, 30 Apr 2026Researched 2026-10-25
- BookRetreats: Yoga retreats in Dahab (Kundalini and breathwork retreat Nov 2026, more in nearby Nuweiba)Researched 2026-10-25
- Padellands: Padel courts in Egypt (Sharm Padel Courts listed in South Sinai, no Dahab club)Researched 2026-10-25
- IKSURFMAG: Dahab kitesurf guide (flat-water lagoons, no wave break; kite and windsurf only)Researched 2026-10-25
- The Nomad Almanac: Dahab digital nomad travel guide, updated Dec 2025 (park fee EGP 500)Researched 2026-10-25
- CDC Yellow Book 2026, Egypt: tap water is not safe to drink outside international tourist hotelsResearched 2026-10-25
- CDC Dengue: Areas with Risk (updated 2026-10-13): "Frequent or continuous"; mapping frequent/continuous=frequent, sporadic/uncertain or varies by region=some, not listed=noneResearched 2026-10-25
- CDC Travelers' Health: Zika Travel Information, country lists (archived 2024-05-15; the current CDC Zika map of 2026-05-15 uses the same categories but is published as an image): "mosquitoes but no reported Zika cases"; mapping active outbreak notice=frequent, current or past transmission=some, mosquito but no reported cases or no mosquito=noneResearched 2026-10-25
- Egypt e-Visa portal (Government of Egypt): tourist e-visas only, no remote-work or digital nomad visaResearched 2026-10-25
- Data: NASA POWER (0.5° grid, monthly averages). Climate and places updated 2026-10-25.
- Temperature normals: WMO Climate Normals 1991-2020, Sharm El-Sheikh AP 62460, about 60 km south-southwest of Dahab (Egyptian Meteorological Authority via NOAA NCEI), Daily_Maximum_Temperature
- Safety: US State Department travel advisory, updated 2026-10-25
- Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1, data provided by NOAA PSL, Boulder, Colorado, USA
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