Mūţ in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Mūţ sees average daytime highs around 21°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 1 mm of rain over about 0 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 77% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
21°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
7°C
Rainfall
1 mm
0 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
8.8
best season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Mūţ 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 Mūţ reaches about 21°C and drops to 7°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Mūţ

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.

Mūţ 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° / 00.110.68.5
Feb22° / 00.111.19.1
Mar27° / 12°00.111.88.9
Apr32° / 16°0012.65.5
May36° / 21°0013.22.8
Jun38° / 23°0013.61.5
Jul39° / 24°0013.41.1
Aug38° / 24°0012.91.2
Sep36° / 22°0012.22.8
Oct32° / 18°0011.45.6
Nov26° / 12°0010.89.1
Dec21° / 0010.48.7

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Mūţ gets around 1 mm of rain over 0 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 10 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 min in early December to 11 h 24 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 4.9 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Mūţ

In seasonPeak

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

Mūţ sees seasonal dust haze (March–August), heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
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Mar
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May
Jun
Jul
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Sep
Oct
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Is winter a good time to visit Mūţ?

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.

8.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mūţ in Winter

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

In winter, Mūţ sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: light clothes, a warm layer and sun protection.

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UV index in Mūţ in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mūţ peaks around August 16 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighAug 16UV 12Jan 1UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb6High
Mar10Very high
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Mūţ 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 Mūţ is worst in May — around 74 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.8× the cleanest month (November, 41 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyPoorMay 2173 µg/m³Nov 2341 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan49Poor
Feb52Poor
Mar67Unhealthy
Apr68Unhealthy
May74Unhealthy
Jun72Unhealthy
Jul53Poor
Aug54Poor
Sep62Unhealthy
Oct58Unhealthy
Nov41Poor
Dec42Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Mūţ?

Mūţ sits at 25.5°N, 29.0°E, 114 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Al Khārjah, 157 km away.

Al KhārjahAl-KhārijahAl GhanāyimManfalūţAl QūşīyahJuhaynahAssiutŢahţā

Topography around Mūţ

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mūţ has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 113 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 413 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 505 m.

The land around Mūţ is covered by cropland (33%), trees (32%) and bare terrain (21%) within 3 km, bare terrain (75%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
30 m
16 km
413 m
80 km
505 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
Winter weather nearby: Al Khārjah 157 km · Al-Khārijah 160 km · Al Ghanāyim 281 km · Manfalūţ 284 km · Al Qūşīyah 284 km · Juhaynah 284 km · Assiut 289 km · Ţahţā 289 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 Mūţ (25.4874°, 28.9792°, elevation 114 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.