Badr in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Badr sees average daytime highs around 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 10 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 20°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
20°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
10°C
Rainfall
10 mm
3 wet days
Avg wind
14 km/h
Travel score
8.0
best season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Badr in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 20°C.

A typical winter day in Badr reaches about 20°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 Badr

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.

Badr 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
Jan19° / 41.110.37.7
Feb20° / 10°41.110.98.1
Mar23° / 12°50.811.88.9
Apr27° / 14°10.312.78.4
May31° / 18°10.213.56.0
Jun34° / 21°0013.94.3
Jul35° / 22°0013.73.7
Aug35° / 23°0013.13.9
Sep33° / 22°0012.25.1
Oct29° / 19°10.211.37.2
Nov25° / 15°20.510.58.9
Dec20° / 11°20.510.18.2

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Badr gets around 10 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 14 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.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 3.8 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Badr

In seasonPeak

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

Badr sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

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

Is winter a good time to visit Badr?

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.

8.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is one of the better times to visit Badr for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Badr in Winter

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

In winter, Badr sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: sun protection.

sun protection

UV index in Badr 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 Badr peaks around June 16 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 16UV 12Jan 11UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Badr 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 Badr is worst in January — around 134 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.0× the cleanest month (July, 44 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 12133 µg/m³Jul 1945 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan134Unhealthy
Feb124Unhealthy
Mar100Unhealthy
Apr79Unhealthy
May67Unhealthy
Jun52Poor
Jul44Poor
Aug48Poor
Sep56Unhealthy
Oct76Unhealthy
Nov119Unhealthy
Dec131Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Badr?

Badr sits at 30.1°N, 31.7°E, 216 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is El Shorouk, 10 km away.

Topography around Badr

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Badr has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m around an average of 214 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 286 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,009 m.

The land around Badr is covered by bare terrain (54%) and artificial surfaces (46%) within 3 km, bare terrain (83%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (57%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
84 m
16 km
286 m
80 km
1,009 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: El Shorouk 10 km · Al ‘Āshir min Ramaḑān 18 km · Al-'Ubūr 25 km · New Cairo 26 km · Al Qāhirah al Jadīdah 28 km · Al Khānkah 34 km · Bilbeis 35 km · Al Khuşūş 39 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 Badr (30.136°, 31.715°, elevation 216 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.