Abū Kabīr weather in December

In December, Abū Kabīr sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 4 mm of rain across 0.9 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 12 min at the start of December to 10 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Abū Kabīr's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Abū Kabīr's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
10th warmest
Overnight low
11°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
0.9 wet days
Daylight
10 hours
6:49 AM – 4:50 PM
Cloud cover
39%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
3.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.4
out of 10

Abū Kabīr is a city in Egypt.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical December day in Abū Kabīr reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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How December really feels in Abū Kabīr

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

December sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Abū Kabīr weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 61.710.27.8
Feb21° / 10°72.210.98.0
Mar24° / 12°61.111.88.9
Apr28° / 14°30.712.77.8
May32° / 17°10.313.55.5
Jun34° / 20°0013.94.0
Jul35° / 22°0013.83.6
Aug35° / 23°0013.13.7
Sep34° / 22°0012.24.5
Oct31° / 19°30.611.26.1
Nov26° / 15°41.110.48.4
Dec22° / 11°40.9108.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27426
37426
47426
57426
67525
77525
87525
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107624
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Abū Kabīr gets around 4 mm of rain over 0.9 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 3% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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23
33
43
53
63
73
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Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
188111
289101
39091
49091
59181
69370
79370
89460
99460
109550
119550
129550
139640
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309730
319730

Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 12 min at the start of December to 10 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:38 AM to 6:55 AM, and sunset from 4:48 PM to 4:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.26:384:48
210.16:394:48
310.16:404:48
410.16:414:48
510.16:414:48
610.16:424:48
710.16:434:48
810.16:444:48
910.16:444:48
1010.16:454:48
1110.06:464:49
1210.06:464:49
1310.06:474:49
1410.06:484:49
1510.06:484:50
1610.06:494:50
1710.06:494:50
1810.06:504:51
1910.06:514:51
2010.06:514:52
2110.06:524:52
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2610.06:544:55
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2810.06:544:56
2910.06:554:56
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 3.08 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.08 kWh/m² to a high of 7.81 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 3.08 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.2Moderate
23.2Moderate
33.2Moderate
43.2Moderate
53.1Moderate
63.1Moderate
73.1Moderate
83.1Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.1Moderate
123.1Moderate
133.1Moderate
143.1Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.1Moderate
173.1Moderate
183.0Moderate
193.1Moderate
203.1Moderate
213.1Moderate
223.1Moderate
233.1Moderate
243.1Moderate
253.1Moderate
263.1Moderate
273.1Moderate
283.1Moderate
293.1Moderate
303.1Moderate
313.1Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Abū Kabīr

In seasonPeak

None of Abū Kabīr's seasonal hazards are active in December. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Abū Kabīr sees seasonal dust haze (May), heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Abū Kabīr?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

8.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is one of the better times to visit Abū Kabīr for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Abū Kabīr in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Abū Kabīr sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 11°C. Little to plan around — just the basics.

UV index in Abū Kabīr in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Abū Kabīr peaks around June 16 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 16UV 11Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Abū Kabīr in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Abū Kabīr is worst in January — around 125 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.2× the cleanest month (July, 39 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 12124 µg/m³Jul 1939 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan125Unhealthy
Feb111Unhealthy
Mar86Unhealthy
Apr66Unhealthy
May57Unhealthy
Jun44Poor
Jul39Poor
Aug42Poor
Sep48Poor
Oct66Unhealthy
Nov108Unhealthy
Dec122Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Abū Kabīr?

Abū Kabīr sits at 30.7°N, 31.7°E, 17 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Kafr Şaqr, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Abū Kabīr

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Abū Kabīr.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Abū Kabīr has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 431 m.

The land around Abū Kabīr is covered by cropland (62%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, cropland (78%) within 16 km, and cropland (55%) and bare terrain (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
15 m
16 km
20 m
80 km
431 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Kafr Şaqr 9.0 km · Hihyā 10 km · Al Ibrāhīmīyah 10 km · Fāqūs 12 km · Al Qurayn 14 km · Abū Ḩammād 21 km · Zagazig 22 km · Diyarb Najm 22 km

Egypt travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 15% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,086
2025
Happiness
3.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
79%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2017
Road deaths
10.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 459
Religion
Muslim 90%Christian 10%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Abū Kabīr (30.7251°, 31.6715°, elevation 17 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).