Bibā in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Bibā sees average daytime highs around 21°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 5 mm of rain over about 1 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 65% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
21°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
9°C
Rainfall
5 mm
1 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
8.5
best season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Bibā 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 Bibā reaches about 21°C and drops to 9°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is December, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Bibā

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.

Bibā 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° / 20.610.48.2
Feb22° / 20.5118.6
Mar25° / 12°30.411.89.1
Apr29° / 16°0012.77.2
May34° / 19°0013.44.4
Jun36° / 22°0013.82.8
Jul37° / 24°0013.72.3
Aug37° / 24°00132.4
Sep35° / 23°0012.23.6
Oct32° / 20°00.111.35.9
Nov26° / 14°20.410.68.7
Dec22° / 10°10.310.28.6

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Bibā gets around 5 mm of rain over 1 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 10 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 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 4.1 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Bibā

In seasonPeak

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

Bibā 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 Bibā?

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.

8.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bibā in Winter

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

In winter, Bibā sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: sun protection.

sun protection

UV index in Bibā 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 Bibā peaks around July 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 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 highHighModerateJul 17UV 11Jan 13UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May10Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Bibā 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 Bibā is worst in January — around 89 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.7× the cleanest month (July, 33 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 1787 µg/m³Jul 2133 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan89Unhealthy
Feb80Unhealthy
Mar69Unhealthy
Apr57Unhealthy
May50Poor
Jun39Poor
Jul33Moderate
Aug34Moderate
Sep39Poor
Oct47Poor
Nov67Unhealthy
Dec77Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bibā?

Bibā sits at 28.9°N, 31.0°E, 35 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Sumusţā al Waqf, 13 km away.

Topography around Bibā

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bibā has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 35 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 211 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 626 m.

The land around Bibā is covered by cropland (45%) within 3 km, cropland (43%) and bare terrain (42%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (73%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
60 m
16 km
211 m
80 km
626 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
Winter weather nearby: Sumusţā al Waqf 13 km · Sumusţā as Sulţānī 13 km · Al Fashn 14 km · Banī Suwayf al Jadīdah 17 km · New Bani Sewif City 18 km · Ihnāsyā al Madīnah 19 km · Ihnāsīyah 19 km · Banī Suwayf 20 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 Bibā (28.9241°, 30.9854°, elevation 35 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.