Sumusţā al Waqf in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Sumusţā al Waqf sees average daytime highs around 21°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 4 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 67% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
21°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
10°C
Rainfall
4 mm
1 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
8.5
best season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Sumusţā al Waqf 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 Sumusţā al Waqf 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 Sumusţā al Waqf

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.

Sumusţā al Waqf 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° / 20.410.48.2
Feb21° / 10°20.5118.6
Mar25° / 12°30.411.89.2
Apr29° / 16°0012.77.2
May33° / 19°0013.44.5
Jun36° / 22°0013.82.9
Jul37° / 24°0013.72.3
Aug37° / 24°00132.4
Sep35° / 23°0012.23.7
Oct31° / 20°00.111.36.0
Nov26° / 15°10.310.68.8
Dec21° / 11°10.210.28.6

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Sumusţā al Waqf gets around 4 mm of rain over 1 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 18 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 4.2 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Sumusţā al Waqf

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

Sumusţā al Waqf sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

Dust
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Is winter a good time to visit Sumusţā al Waqf?

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.

8.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is one of the better times to visit Sumusţā al Waqf for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Sumusţā al Waqf in Winter

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

In winter, Sumusţā al Waqf sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: sun protection.

sun protection

UV index in Sumusţā al Waqf 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 Sumusţā al Waqf peaks around July 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 11Jan 13UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May10Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Sumusţā al Waqf 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 Sumusţā al Waqf is worst in January — around 89 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.7× the cleanest month (July, 33 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 1787 µg/m³Jul 2133 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan89Unhealthy
Feb80Unhealthy
Mar69Unhealthy
Apr57Unhealthy
May50Poor
Jun39Poor
Jul33Moderate
Aug34Moderate
Sep39Poor
Oct47Poor
Nov67Unhealthy
Dec77Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Sumusţā al Waqf?

Sumusţā al Waqf sits at 28.9°N, 30.9°E, 32 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Sumusţā as Sulţānī, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Sumusţā al Waqf

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sumusţā al Waqf has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10 m around an average of 30 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 154 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 563 m.

The land around Sumusţā al Waqf is covered by cropland (72%) within 3 km, cropland (62%) and bare terrain (22%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (73%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
10 m
16 km
154 m
80 km
563 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Winter weather nearby: Sumusţā as Sulţānī 1.0 km · Al Fashn 12 km · Bibā 13 km · Ihnāsyā al Madīnah 21 km · Ihnāsīyah 25 km · Al ‘Idwah 26 km · Banī Suwayf al Jadīdah 28 km · New Bani Sewif City 29 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 Sumusţā al Waqf (28.921°, 30.8537°, elevation 32 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.