Maḩallat Damanah in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Maḩallat Damanah sees average daytime highs around 21°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 22 mm of rain over about 6 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 49% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
21°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
10°C
Rainfall
22 mm
6 wet days
Avg wind
11 km/h
Travel score
8.0
best season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Maḩallat Damanah 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 Maḩallat Damanah reaches about 21°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 Maḩallat Damanah

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.

Maḩallat Damanah 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° / 10°82.410.27.7
Feb21° / 10°92.610.97.9
Mar24° / 12°71.611.88.8
Apr28° / 14°30.912.77.9
May32° / 17°10.313.65.7
Jun34° / 21°00144.1
Jul35° / 23°0013.83.7
Aug35° / 23°0013.13.7
Sep34° / 22°0012.24.4
Oct31° / 19°30.711.26.0
Nov26° / 15°61.210.48.4
Dec22° / 11°41.3108.3

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Maḩallat Damanah gets around 22 mm of rain over 6 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 11 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 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 3.5 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Maḩallat Damanah

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

Maḩallat Damanah sees seasonal dust haze (May), heaviest in May.

Dust
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Is winter a good time to visit Maḩallat Damanah?

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
4.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Maḩallat Damanah in Winter

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

In winter, Maḩallat Damanah sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 10°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 6 days see rain.

Sea temperature near Maḩallat Damanah in Winter

The nearest coast averages about 18°C across winter — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 62 km away) is warmest in August at about 28°C and coldest in February near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 2 to Dec 19 — about 7.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan18Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr19Cool
May21Refreshing
Jun24Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug28Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov23Refreshing
Dec20Refreshing

UV index in Maḩallat Damanah in Winter

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Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Maḩallat Damanah peaks around June 17 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 17UV 10Jan 10UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Maḩallat Damanah 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 Maḩallat Damanah is worst in January — around 125 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.2× the cleanest month (July, 39 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 12124 µg/m³Jul 1939 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan125Unhealthy
Feb111Unhealthy
Mar86Unhealthy
Apr66Unhealthy
May57Unhealthy
Jun44Poor
Jul39Poor
Aug42Poor
Sep48Poor
Oct66Unhealthy
Nov108Unhealthy
Dec122Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Maḩallat Damanah?

Maḩallat Damanah sits at 31.1°N, 31.5°E, 13 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Dikirnis, 10 km away.

Topography around Maḩallat Damanah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maḩallat Damanah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m.

The land around Maḩallat Damanah is covered by cropland (82%) within 3 km, cropland (79%) within 16 km, and cropland (60%) and water (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
17 m
16 km
47 m
80 km
94 m
treescroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
Winter weather nearby: Dikirnis 10 km · Ţalkhā 11 km · Al Mansurah 12 km · Shirbīn 14 km · Timayy al Imdīd 15 km · Aş Şalāḩāt 15 km · Minyat an Naşr 15 km · Nabarūh 18 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 Maḩallat Damanah (31.0729°, 31.495°, elevation 13 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.