Ţāmiyah weather in December

In December, Ţāmiyah sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 10.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 12 min at the start of December to 10 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Ţāmiyah's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ţāmiyah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
10th warmest
Overnight low
10°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 06 min
6:49 AM – 4:56 PM
Cloud cover
32%
10th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
3.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.5
out of 10

Ţāmiyah is human settlement 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 23°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical December day in Ţāmiyah reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 24°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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22312
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How December really feels in Ţāmiyah

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.

Ţāmiyah weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 20.610.38.1
Feb21° / 10°30.610.98.5
Mar25° / 12°40.411.89.1
Apr29° / 15°00.112.77.3
May33° / 19°0013.54.6
Jun36° / 22°0013.92.9
Jul37° / 23°0013.72.3
Aug37° / 24°0013.12.4
Sep35° / 22°0012.23.7
Oct31° / 19°10.211.36.0
Nov26° / 15°20.610.58.7
Dec21° / 10°10.410.18.5

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27822
37822
47822
57921
67921
77921
88020
98020
108020
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128119
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Ţāmiyah gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.4 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 2% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
12
22
32
42
52
62
72
82
92
102
112
122
132
142
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182
191
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311

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1964
2964
3973
4973
5973
6973
7982
8982
9982
10982
11982
12982
13982
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
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20991
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22991
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27991
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31991

Wind in December

Winds average 9 km/h in December, the calmest month.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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510calm
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1110calm
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1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
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249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 12 min at the start of December to 10 h 06 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 6:39 AM to 6:55 AM, and sunset from 4:53 PM to 5:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.26:394:53
210.26:394:53
310.26:404:53
410.26:414:53
510.26:414:53
610.26:424:54
710.26:434:54
810.26:444:54
910.26:444:54
1010.26:454:54
1110.16:464:54
1210.16:464:55
1310.16:474:55
1410.16:484:55
1510.16:484:56
1610.16:494:56
1710.16:494:56
1810.16:504:57
1910.16:504:57
2010.16:514:57
2110.16:514:58
2210.16:524:58
2310.16:524:59
2410.16:534:59
2510.16:535:00
2610.16:545:00
2710.16:545:01
2810.16:545:02
2910.16:555:02
3010.16:555:03
3110.16:555:03

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 3.53 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.53 kWh/m² to a high of 8.12 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 3.53 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
23.7Moderate
33.6Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.6Moderate
83.6Moderate
93.6Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.5Moderate
123.5Moderate
133.5Moderate
143.5Moderate
153.5Moderate
163.5Moderate
173.5Moderate
183.5Moderate
193.5Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Ţāmiyah

In seasonPeak

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

Ţāmiyah 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 Ţāmiyah?

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

8.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

December is one of the better times to visit Ţāmiyah for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Ţāmiyah in December

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

In December, Ţāmiyah sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 10°C. Little to plan around — just the basics.

UV index in Ţāmiyah in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks 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 Ţāmiyah peaks around June 17 at about 11 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 17UV 11Jan 12UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Ţāmiyah 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 Ţāmiyah 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 Ţāmiyah?

Ţāmiyah sits at 29.5°N, 31.0°E, -6 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Sinnūris, 12 km away.

Topography around Ţāmiyah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ţāmiyah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m around an average of -10 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 163 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 784 m.

The land around Ţāmiyah is covered by cropland (74%) within 3 km, cropland (56%) and bare terrain (30%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
39 m
16 km
163 m
80 km
784 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Sinnūris 12 km · Al Fayyum 22 km · Al Wāsiţah 28 km · Aţfīḩ 29 km · Ibshawāy 30 km · Iţsā 31 km · Aş Şaff 32 km · Al ‘Ayyāţ 33 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 Ţāmiyah (29.4764°, 30.9612°, elevation -6 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).