Fāyīd in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Fāyīd sees average daytime highs around 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 11 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 61% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

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

Temperature in Fāyīd 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 Fāyīd 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 Fāyīd

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.

Fāyīd 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° / 41.410.37.7
Feb20° / 10°51.210.98.0
Mar23° / 11°6111.88.9
Apr27° / 14°10.412.78.4
May31° / 17°10.313.56.0
Jun34° / 20°0013.94.3
Jul35° / 22°0013.83.4
Aug35° / 23°0013.13.6
Sep33° / 22°0012.25.1
Oct29° / 19°20.511.37.3
Nov24° / 14°20.610.58.9
Dec20° / 10°20.610.18.2

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Fāyīd gets around 11 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 13 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.

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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 3.9 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Fāyīd

In seasonPeak

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

Fāyīd sees seasonal dust haze (May), heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
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May
Jun
Jul
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Is winter a good time to visit Fāyīd?

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
3.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Fāyīd in Winter

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

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

sun protection

UV index in Fāyīd 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 Fāyīd peaks around June 16 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 16UV 11Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar7Very high
Apr8Very high
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7High
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Fāyīd 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 Fāyīd is worst in January — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (July, 29 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorJan 1554 µg/m³Jul 2329 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan55Poor
Feb48Poor
Mar45Poor
Apr40Poor
May41Poor
Jun35Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug30Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct35Poor
Nov46Poor
Dec51Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Fāyīd?

Fāyīd sits at 30.3°N, 32.3°E, 23 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Ismailia, 33 km away.

Topography around Fāyīd

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fāyīd has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m around an average of 19 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 316 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 878 m.

The land around Fāyīd is covered by bare terrain (40%) and water (25%) within 3 km, bare terrain (60%) and water (21%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
80 m
16 km
316 m
80 km
878 m
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Winter weather nearby: Ismailia 33 km · Abu Suweir-el-Mahatta 34 km · Suez 43 km · Al Qaşşāşīn 46 km · Aş Şāliḩīyah al Jadīdah 50 km · Al ‘Āshir min Ramaḑān 54 km · At Tall al Kabīr 56 km · Badr 60 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 Fāyīd (30.3126°, 32.3094°, 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.