Maţāy in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Maţāy sees average daytime highs around 21°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 3 mm of rain over about 1 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 69% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Maţāy's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Maţāy's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 21°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 9°C
- Rainfall
- 3 mm
- 1 wet days
- Avg wind
- 10 km/h
- Travel score
- 8.6
- best season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Maţāy in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 21°C.
A typical winter day in Maţāy reaches about 21°C and drops to 9°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.
How winter really feels in Maţāy
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.
winter sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Maţāy 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.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20° / 8° | 2 | 0.4 | 10.4 | 8.3 |
| Feb | 22° / 10° | 1 | 0.3 | 11 | 8.7 |
| Mar | 25° / 12° | 2 | 0.3 | 11.8 | 9.2 |
| Apr | 30° / 16° | 0 | 0 | 12.7 | 7.0 |
| May | 34° / 20° | 0 | 0.1 | 13.4 | 4.3 |
| Jun | 36° / 23° | 0 | 0 | 13.8 | 2.7 |
| Jul | 37° / 24° | 0 | 0 | 13.6 | 2.2 |
| Aug | 37° / 25° | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2.3 |
| Sep | 35° / 23° | 0 | 0 | 12.2 | 3.6 |
| Oct | 31° / 20° | 0 | 0 | 11.3 | 6.0 |
| Nov | 26° / 15° | 1 | 0.1 | 10.6 | 8.9 |
| Dec | 22° / 10° | 1 | 0.2 | 10.2 | 8.7 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Maţāy gets around 3 mm of rain over 1 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 10 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 min in early December to 11 h 18 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 4.3 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Maţāy
None of Maţāy's seasonal hazards peak in winter. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.
Maţāy sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.
Is winter a good time to visit Maţāy?
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.
winter is one of the better times to visit Maţāy for general sightseeing.
What to pack for Maţāy in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Maţāy sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: sun protection.
UV index in Maţāy in Winter
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 Maţāy peaks around July 15 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 4 (moderate).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Very high | Very high | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4 | Moderate |
| Feb | 5 | Moderate |
| Mar | 7 | Very high |
| Apr | 8 | Very high |
| May | 10 | Very high |
| Jun | 10 | Very high |
| Jul | 11 | Extreme |
| Aug | 10 | Very high |
| Sep | 8 | Very high |
| Oct | 6 | High |
| Nov | 5 | Moderate |
| Dec | 4 | Moderate |
Air quality in Maţāy in Winter
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Maţāy is worst in January — around 82 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.4× the cleanest month (July, 34 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 82 | 74 | 66 | 56 | 50 | 40 | 34 | 35 | 39 | 46 | 60 | 70 |
| Level | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Poor | Poor | Moderate | Moderate | Poor | Poor | Unhealthy | Unhealthy |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 82 | Unhealthy |
| Feb | 74 | Unhealthy |
| Mar | 66 | Unhealthy |
| Apr | 56 | Unhealthy |
| May | 50 | Poor |
| Jun | 40 | Poor |
| Jul | 34 | Moderate |
| Aug | 35 | Moderate |
| Sep | 39 | Poor |
| Oct | 46 | Poor |
| Nov | 60 | Unhealthy |
| Dec | 70 | Unhealthy |
Where is Maţāy?
Maţāy sits at 28.4°N, 30.8°E, 38 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Banī Mazār, 9.0 km away.
Topography around Maţāy
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Maţāy.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Maţāy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m around an average of 36 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 474 m.
The land around Maţāy is covered by cropland (70%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and bare terrain (28%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (80%) within 80 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
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 Maţāy (28.4187°, 30.7786°, elevation 38 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.