Abu Suweir-el-Mahatta in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Abu Suweir-el-Mahatta sees average daytime highs around 21°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 11 mm of rain over about 3 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 21°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Abu Suweir-el-Mahatta's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Abu Suweir-el-Mahatta's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
21°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
10°C
Rainfall
11 mm
3 wet days
Avg wind
12 km/h
Travel score
8.2
best season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Abu Suweir-el-Mahatta in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 21°C.

A typical winter day in Abu Suweir-el-Mahatta reaches about 21°C and drops to 10°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Abu Suweir-el-Mahatta

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

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

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

Abu Suweir-el-Mahatta weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 41.210.27.9
Feb21° / 10°51.210.98.2
Mar24° / 12°51.111.88.9
Apr28° / 14°20.312.77.8
May32° / 18°10.213.55.4
Jun35° / 21°0013.93.7
Jul36° / 23°0013.82.9
Aug36° / 24°0013.13.1
Sep34° / 22°0012.24.3
Oct31° / 19°20.411.26.4
Nov26° / 15°20.810.58.6
Dec22° / 11°30.710.18.4

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Abu Suweir-el-Mahatta gets around 11 mm of rain over 3 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 12 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 12 min in early December to 11 h 18 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 3.7 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Abu Suweir-el-Mahatta

In seasonPeak

None of Abu Suweir-el-Mahatta's seasonal hazards peak in winter. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.

Abu Suweir-el-Mahatta sees seasonal dust haze (May), heaviest in May.

Dust
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Is winter a good time to visit Abu Suweir-el-Mahatta?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

8.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is one of the better times to visit Abu Suweir-el-Mahatta for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Abu Suweir-el-Mahatta in Winter

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

In winter, Abu Suweir-el-Mahatta sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 10°C. Little to plan around — just the basics.

UV index in Abu Suweir-el-Mahatta in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Abu Suweir-el-Mahatta peaks around June 16 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 16UV 11Jan 1UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar7Very high
Apr8Very high
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov5High
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Abu Suweir-el-Mahatta in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Abu Suweir-el-Mahatta is worst in January — around 58 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.1× the cleanest month (September, 28 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorJan 1558 µg/m³Sep 1328 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan58Unhealthy
Feb51Poor
Mar46Poor
Apr39Poor
May42Poor
Jun35Moderate
Jul31Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov47Poor
Dec53Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Abu Suweir-el-Mahatta?

Abu Suweir-el-Mahatta sits at 30.6°N, 32.1°E, 12 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Ismailia, 16 km away.

Topography around Abu Suweir-el-Mahatta

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Abu Suweir-el-Mahatta.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Abu Suweir-el-Mahatta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 880 m.

The land around Abu Suweir-el-Mahatta is covered by cropland (41%), artificial surfaces (24%) and bare terrain (21%) within 3 km, cropland (46%) and bare terrain (23%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (51%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
22 m
16 km
91 m
80 km
880 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
Winter weather nearby: Ismailia 16 km · Al Qaşşāşīn 17 km · Aş Şāliḩīyah al Jadīdah 18 km · At Tall al Kabīr 32 km · Fāyīd 34 km · Fāqūs 35 km · Al Qurayn 37 km · Al Qanţarah 37 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 Abu Suweir-el-Mahatta (30.5698°, 32.1146°, elevation 12 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.