Ţūkh weather in December

In December, Ţūkh sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.6 wet days and about 10.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 4th-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 59% 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 Ţūkh's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ţūkh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
10th warmest
Overnight low
11°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 06 min
6:50 AM – 4:53 PM
Cloud cover
37%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
3.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.4
out of 10

Ţūkh is city 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 Ţūkh reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°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 Ţūkh

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.

Ţūkh weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 4110.38.0
Feb21° / 10°4110.98.3
Mar24° / 12°40.711.89.0
Apr28° / 15°10.212.77.8
May32° / 18°10.113.55.3
Jun35° / 21°0013.93.7
Jul35° / 22°0013.83.3
Aug35° / 23°0013.13.4
Sep34° / 22°0012.24.3
Oct31° / 19°10.311.36.2
Nov26° / 15°20.610.58.6
Dec22° / 11°20.610.18.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27426
37426
47426
57525
67525
77624
87624
97723
107723
117822
127723
137723
147723
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317624

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Ţūkh gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.6 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 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
12
22
32
42
53
63
73
83
93
103
113
123
133
142
152
162
172
182
192
202
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302
312

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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19091
29181
39370
49460
59460
69550
79550
89550
99640
109640
119640
129730
139730
149730
159730
169730
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209820
219820
229820
239820
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259820
269820
279820
289820
299820
309820
319820

Wind in December

Winds average 10 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 6:56 AM, and sunset from 4:50 PM to 5:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.26:394:50
210.26:404:50
310.26:414:50
410.16:424:50
510.16:434:51
610.16:434:51
710.16:444:51
810.16:454:51
910.16:454:51
1010.16:464:51
1110.16:474:51
1210.16:474:52
1310.16:484:52
1410.16:494:52
1510.16:494:53
1610.16:504:53
1710.06:504:53
1810.06:514:54
1910.06:524:54
2010.06:524:54
2110.06:534:55
2210.06:534:55
2310.06:534:56
2410.06:544:56
2510.06:544:57
2610.06:554:57
2710.06:554:58
2810.16:554:58
2910.16:564:59
3010.16:565:00
3110.16:565:00

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 3.22 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.22 kWh/m² to a high of 7.92 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 3.22 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.3Moderate
33.3Moderate
43.3Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.3Moderate
73.3Moderate
83.3Moderate
93.2Moderate
103.2Moderate
113.2Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.2Moderate
153.2Moderate
163.2Moderate
173.2Moderate
183.2Moderate
193.2Moderate
203.2Moderate
213.2Moderate
223.2Moderate
233.2Moderate
243.2Moderate
253.2Moderate
263.2Moderate
273.2Moderate
283.2Moderate
293.3Moderate
303.3Moderate
313.3Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Ţūkh

In seasonPeak

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

Ţūkh 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 Ţūkh?

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

8.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ţūkh in December

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

In December, Ţūkh sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 11°C. Little to plan around — just the basics.

UV index in Ţūkh in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ţūkh peaks around June 16 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 16UV 11Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Ţūkh 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 Ţūkh is worst in January — around 134 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.0× the cleanest month (July, 44 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 12133 µg/m³Jul 1945 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan134Unhealthy
Feb124Unhealthy
Mar100Unhealthy
Apr79Unhealthy
May67Unhealthy
Jun52Poor
Jul44Poor
Aug48Poor
Sep56Unhealthy
Oct76Unhealthy
Nov119Unhealthy
Dec131Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ţūkh?

Ţūkh sits at 30.4°N, 31.2°E, 21 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Qahā, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Ţūkh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ţūkh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 15 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 646 m.

The land around Ţūkh is covered by trees (39%), cropland (37%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, cropland (59%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (45%) and bare terrain (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
24 m
80 km
646 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Qahā 8.0 km · Banhā 12 km · Shibīn al Qanāţir 12 km · Mashtūl as Sūq 17 km · Al Bājūr 18 km · Al Qanāţir al Khayrīyah 19 km · Qalyub 20 km · Manshīyat al Qanāţir 21 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 Ţūkh (30.3549°, 31.201°, elevation 21 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).