Qifţ weather in December

In December, Qifţ sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% 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 Qifţ's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Qifţ's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
11th warmest
Overnight low
10°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 24 min
6:33 AM – 4:56 PM
Cloud cover
21%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.2
out of 10

Qifţ is town in 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 25°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical December day in Qifţ reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 5°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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30229
31229

How December really feels in Qifţ

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.

Qifţ weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 10.210.69.0
Feb24° / 10°00.111.19.3
Mar28° / 14°00.111.88.0
Apr33° / 18°0012.64.5
May38° / 22°0013.31.7
Jun40° / 25°0013.60.2
Jul40° / 26°0013.50.0
Aug40° / 26°0012.90.1
Sep38° / 24°0012.21.2
Oct35° / 21°00.111.43.7
Nov29° / 15°10.110.77.8
Dec24° / 10°10.110.49.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in December, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28515
38416
48317
58416
68416
78416
88416
98416
108416
118416
128416
138515
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298416
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318416

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Qifţ gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.1 wet days in December, the wettest month. 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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
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18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in December

Winds average 8 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
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228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 6:24 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 4:53 PM to 5:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.56:244:53
210.56:244:53
310.56:254:53
410.56:264:53
510.56:274:54
610.46:274:54
710.46:284:54
810.46:294:54
910.46:294:54
1010.46:304:55
1110.46:304:55
1210.46:314:55
1310.46:324:55
1410.46:324:56
1510.46:334:56
1610.46:334:56
1710.46:344:57
1810.46:354:57
1910.46:354:58
2010.46:364:58
2110.46:364:58
2210.46:374:59
2310.46:374:59
2410.46:375:00
2510.46:385:00
2610.46:385:01
2710.46:395:01
2810.46:395:02
2910.46:395:03
3010.46:405:03
3110.46:405:04

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.29 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.29 kWh/m² to a high of 8.12 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 4.29 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.4Bright
34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
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264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Qifţ

In seasonPeak

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

Qifţ sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Qifţ?

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

9.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Qifţ in December

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

In December, Qifţ sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: light clothes.

light clothes

UV index in Qifţ in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks 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 Qifţ peaks around August 16 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 11Dec 22UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb6High
Mar9Very high
Apr10Very high
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Qifţ 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 Qifţ is worst in January — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMar 2040 µg/m³Nov 1331 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan40Poor
Feb38Poor
Mar40Poor
Apr39Poor
May40Poor
Jun37Poor
Jul33Moderate
Aug34Moderate
Sep34Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov30Moderate
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Qifţ?

Qifţ sits at 26.0°N, 32.8°E, 77 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Qūş, 11 km away.

Topography around Qifţ

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Qifţ has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m around an average of 74 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 491 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 923 m.

The land around Qifţ is covered by cropland (74%) within 3 km, bare terrain (52%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
18 m
16 km
491 m
80 km
923 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Qūş 11 km · Naqādah 14 km · Jarājūs 15 km · Qina 21 km · Az Zaynīyah Qiblī 31 km · Aţ Ţārif 34 km · Dishnā 38 km · Luxor 38 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 Qifţ (25.9984°, 32.8181°, elevation 77 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. 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).