Būsh weather in December

In December, Būsh sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 18 min at the start of December to 10 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Būsh's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Būsh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
11th warmest
Overnight low
10°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 06 min
6:47 AM – 4:56 PM
Cloud cover
30%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
3.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.5
out of 10

Būsh is city in Beni Suef Governorate, 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 20°C by the end.

A typical December day in Būsh reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 5°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22312
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How December really feels in Būsh

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.

Būsh weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 20.710.38.1
Feb21° / 10°30.7118.5
Mar25° / 13°40.411.89.1
Apr29° / 16°00.112.77.3
May33° / 20°0013.44.6
Jun36° / 22°0013.83.1
Jul36° / 24°0013.72.5
Aug36° / 24°00132.6
Sep34° / 22°0012.23.9
Oct31° / 20°10.211.36.1
Nov26° / 15°20.410.58.8
Dec21° / 10°10.410.28.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28119
38020
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58020
68119
78119
88119
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Būsh gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.4 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 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
52
62
72
82
92
102
112
122
132
142
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311

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
91000
101000
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Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December, the calmest month.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 min at the start of December to 10 h 12 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 6:37 AM to 6:54 AM, and sunset from 4:53 PM to 5:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.36:374:53
210.36:384:53
310.26:394:53
410.26:394:53
510.26:404:54
610.26:414:54
710.26:424:54
810.26:424:54
910.26:434:54
1010.26:444:54
1110.26:444:55
1210.26:454:55
1310.26:454:55
1410.26:464:55
1510.16:474:56
1610.16:474:56
1710.16:484:56
1810.16:484:57
1910.16:494:57
2010.16:494:58
2110.16:504:58
2210.16:504:58
2310.16:514:59
2410.16:514:59
2510.16:525:00
2610.16:525:01
2710.16:535:01
2810.16:535:02
2910.16:535:02
3010.26:545:03
3110.26:545:03

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 3.61 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.61 kWh/m² to a high of 8.18 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 3.61 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
23.7Moderate
33.7Moderate
43.7Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.7Moderate
73.7Moderate
83.6Moderate
93.6Moderate
103.6Moderate
113.6Moderate
123.6Moderate
133.6Moderate
143.6Moderate
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203.6Moderate
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223.6Moderate
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273.6Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Būsh

In seasonPeak

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

Būsh 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 Būsh?

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

8.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Būsh in December

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

In December, Būsh sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 10°C. Little to plan around — just the basics.

UV index in Būsh in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks 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 Būsh peaks around June 18 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 14 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 18UV 10Jan 14UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar7Very high
Apr8Very high
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Būsh 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 Būsh is worst in January — around 70 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.0× the cleanest month (July, 34 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorPoorUnhealthyJan 1670 µg/m³Jul 1935 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan70Unhealthy
Feb65Unhealthy
Mar60Unhealthy
Apr51Poor
May49Poor
Jun40Poor
Jul34Moderate
Aug37Poor
Sep41Poor
Oct50Poor
Nov63Unhealthy
Dec66Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Būsh?

Būsh sits at 29.1°N, 31.1°E, 31 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Banī Suwayf, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Būsh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Būsh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 28 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 312 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 830 m.

The land around Būsh is covered by cropland (65%) within 3 km, cropland (42%) and bare terrain (35%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (75%) within 80 km.

3 km
17 m
16 km
312 m
80 km
830 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Banī Suwayf 9.0 km · Ihnāsīyah 12 km · New Bani Sewif City 13 km · Banī Suwayf al Jadīdah 13 km · Ihnāsyā al Madīnah 19 km · Al Wāsiţah 22 km · Bibā 28 km · Aţfīḩ 31 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 Būsh (29.1482°, 31.1273°, elevation 31 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).