El Quseir weather in December

In December, El Quseir sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% 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 El Quseir's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Quseir's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
10th warmest
Overnight low
16°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
6:28 AM – 4:50 PM
Cloud cover
22%
11th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.1
out of 10

El Quseir is city in Red Sea, 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 22°C by the end.

A typical December day in El Quseir reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 3°C cooler than November and about 1°C warmer than January.

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How December really feels in El Quseir

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.

El Quseir weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 14°10.210.58.8
Feb23° / 15°0011.19.2
Mar25° / 17°00.211.89.4
Apr28° / 20°0012.68.3
May31° / 24°00.113.36.2
Jun33° / 27°0013.64.9
Jul34° / 28°0013.54.1
Aug35° / 28°0012.93.9
Sep33° / 26°0012.25.0
Oct30° / 23°20.211.46.9
Nov26° / 19°10.310.78.9
Dec23° / 16°10.110.49.1

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18416
28416
38317
48317
58416
68416
78416
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

El Quseir gets around 1 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 84% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1712081
2721981
3741871
4761761
5771661
6791551
7801451
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Wind in December

Winds average 16 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
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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 6:18 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 4:47 PM to 4:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.56:184:47
210.56:194:47
310.56:204:47
410.56:204:47
510.46:214:48
610.46:224:48
710.46:224:48
810.46:234:48
910.46:244:48
1010.46:244:48
1110.46:254:49
1210.46:254:49
1310.46:264:49
1410.46:274:50
1510.46:274:50
1610.46:284:50
1710.46:284:51
1810.46:294:51
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2010.46:304:52
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2910.46:344:56
3010.46:344:57
3110.46:344:58

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.21 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.21 kWh/m² to a high of 7.98 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 4.21 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
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284.2Bright
294.2Bright
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for El Quseir

In seasonPeak

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

El Quseir sees seasonal dust haze (May), heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
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May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
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Dec

Is December a good time to visit El Quseir?

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

9.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for El Quseir in December

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

In December, El Quseir sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes.

light clothes

Sea temperature near El Quseir in December

The nearest coast averages about 24°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 29°C and coldest in February near 22°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan23Refreshing
Feb22Refreshing
Mar23Refreshing
Apr23Refreshing
May25Warm
Jun26Warm
Jul28Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep28Tropical
Oct27Warm
Nov26Warm
Dec24Warm

UV index in El Quseir 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 El Quseir peaks around August 13 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 highHighModerateAug 13UV 11Dec 21UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb6High
Mar9Very high
Apr9Very high
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov6High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in El Quseir 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 El Quseir is worst in May — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 15 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1025 µg/m³Jul 1915 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is El Quseir?

El Quseir sits at 26.1°N, 34.3°E, 23 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Safaga, 79 km away.

SafagaMarsa AlamHurghadaQifţQūşJarājūsQinaNaqādah

Topography around El Quseir

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Quseir has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 426 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,407 m.

The land around El Quseir is covered by bare terrain (43%) and water (38%) within 3 km, bare terrain (50%) and water (49%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (59%) and water (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
67 m
16 km
426 m
80 km
1,407 m
artificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Safaga 79 km · Marsa Alam 131 km · Hurghada 136 km · Qifţ 146 km · Qūş 153 km · Jarājūs 154 km · Qina 155 km · Naqādah 157 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 El Quseir (26.1061°, 34.2772°, elevation 23 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).