Dayr Mawās weather in December

In December, Dayr Mawās sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 24 min at the start of December to 10 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Dayr Mawās's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dayr Mawās's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
11th warmest
Overnight low
10°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
6:45 AM – 5:01 PM
Cloud cover
27%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
3.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.8
out of 10

Dayr Mawās is town in Middle 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 24°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical December day in Dayr Mawās reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 25°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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How December really feels in Dayr Mawās

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.

Dayr Mawās 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
Jan20° / 10.210.48.4
Feb22° / 10°10.1119.0
Mar26° / 13°10.211.89.0
Apr31° / 17°0012.66.2
May35° / 21°0013.33.5
Jun37° / 24°0013.72.1
Jul38° / 25°0013.61.6
Aug38° / 26°00131.7
Sep36° / 24°0012.23.1
Oct32° / 20°0011.35.6
Nov26° / 15°10.110.68.8
Dec22° / 10°10.210.38.8

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28119
38020
47921
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67921
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Dayr Mawās gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 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 1% on the wettest days.

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

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
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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
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 min at the start of December to 10 h 18 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 6:35 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 4:58 PM to 5:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.46:354:58
210.46:364:58
310.46:364:58
410.36:374:58
510.36:384:58
610.36:394:58
710.36:394:58
810.36:404:58
910.36:414:59
1010.36:414:59
1110.36:424:59
1210.36:434:59
1310.36:435:00
1410.36:445:00
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1610.36:455:01
1710.36:465:01
1810.36:465:01
1910.36:475:02
2010.36:475:02
2110.36:485:03
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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 3.92 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.92 kWh/m² to a high of 8.14 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 3.92 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.1Bright
34.0Bright
44.0Bright
54.0Bright
64.0Moderate
74.0Moderate
84.0Moderate
94.0Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.9Moderate
133.9Moderate
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273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
304.0Moderate
314.0Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Dayr Mawās

In seasonPeak

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

Dayr Mawās sees seasonal dust haze (March–May), heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
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Dec

Is December a good time to visit Dayr Mawās?

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

8.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Dayr Mawās in December

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

In December, Dayr Mawās sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 10°C. Little to plan around — just the basics.

UV index in Dayr Mawās 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 Dayr Mawās peaks around July 14 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 14UV 10Jan 10UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Dayr Mawās 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 Dayr Mawās is worst in January — around 80 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.3× the cleanest month (July, 35 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorPoorUnhealthyJan 1879 µg/m³Jul 2335 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan80Unhealthy
Feb73Unhealthy
Mar67Unhealthy
Apr57Unhealthy
May51Poor
Jun42Poor
Jul35Moderate
Aug36Poor
Sep40Poor
Oct47Poor
Nov59Unhealthy
Dec68Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Dayr Mawās?

Dayr Mawās sits at 27.6°N, 30.9°E, 51 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Mallawī, 10 km away.

Topography around Dayr Mawās

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dayr Mawās has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 45 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 182 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 395 m.

The land around Dayr Mawās is covered by cropland (61%) within 3 km, cropland (48%) and bare terrain (36%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (83%) within 80 km.

3 km
17 m
16 km
182 m
80 km
395 m
treescroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Mallawī 10 km · Dayrūţ 10 km · Al Qūşīyah 23 km · Abū Qurqāş 32 km · Banī ‘Ubayd 35 km · Manfalūţ 38 km · Al-Minyā al-Jadīdah 50 km · Minya 51 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 Dayr Mawās (27.6415°, 30.8501°, elevation 51 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).