Abū Ţisht weather in December

In December, Abū Ţisht sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 30 min at the start of December to 10 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Abū Ţisht's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Abū Ţisht's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
11th warmest
Overnight low
10°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
6:37 AM – 4:59 PM
Cloud cover
22%
12th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.1
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical December day in Abū Ţisht reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 5°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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How December really feels in Abū Ţisht

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 Ţisht weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 10.210.58.8
Feb23° / 10°00.211.19.2
Mar27° / 13°10.111.88.6
Apr33° / 17°0012.65.1
May37° / 22°0013.32.3
Jun39° / 24°0013.60.9
Jul39° / 26°0013.50.7
Aug39° / 26°0012.90.8
Sep37° / 24°0012.22.1
Oct34° / 20°00.111.44.5
Nov28° / 14°10.110.78.3
Dec23° / 10°00.110.49.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28515
38515
48515
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Abū Ţisht gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 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 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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5991
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Wind in December

Winds average 11 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 30 min at the start of December to 10 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:27 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 4:56 PM to 5:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.56:274:56
210.56:284:56
310.56:284:56
410.56:294:56
510.46:304:56
610.46:304:56
710.46:314:57
810.46:324:57
910.46:324:57
1010.46:334:57
1110.46:344:57
1210.46:344:58
1310.46:354:58
1410.46:354:58
1510.46:364:59
1610.46:374:59
1710.46:374:59
1810.46:385:00
1910.46:385:00
2010.46:395:01
2110.46:395:01
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2710.46:425:04
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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 4.32 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.32 kWh/m² to a high of 8.16 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 4.32 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Abū Ţisht

In seasonPeak

None of Abū Ţisht'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 Ţisht sees seasonal dust haze (April–June), heaviest in May.

Dust
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Is December a good time to visit Abū Ţisht?

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

9.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

December is one of the better times to visit Abū Ţisht for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Abū Ţisht in December

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

In December, Abū Ţisht sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: light clothes.

light clothes

UV index in Abū Ţisht in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 5 — 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 Ţisht peaks around June 18 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighJun 18UV 11Jan 1UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb6High
Mar9Very high
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Abū Ţisht 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 Ţisht is worst in January — around 71 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 1871 µg/m³Jul 2046 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan71Unhealthy
Feb67Unhealthy
Mar67Unhealthy
Apr63Unhealthy
May60Unhealthy
Jun55Poor
Jul46Poor
Aug49Poor
Sep53Poor
Oct55Unhealthy
Nov56Unhealthy
Dec64Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Abū Ţisht?

Abū Ţisht sits at 26.1°N, 32.1°E, 71 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Farshūţ, 10 km away.

Topography around Abū Ţisht

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Abū Ţisht has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10 m around an average of 67 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 328 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 580 m.

The land around Abū Ţisht is covered by cropland (59%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, cropland (42%) and bare terrain (32%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (83%) within 80 km.

3 km
10 m
16 km
328 m
80 km
580 m
treescroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Farshūţ 10 km · Al Balyanā 16 km · Nag Hammâdi 17 km · Dār as Salām 18 km · Girga 31 km · Al Waqf 33 km · Dishnā 37 km · Al Minshāh 49 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 Ţisht (26.1204°, 32.0954°, elevation 71 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).