Zaafarana weather in December

In December, Zaafarana sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 18 min at the start of December to 10 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Zaafarana's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zaafarana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
10th warmest
Overnight low
15°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 06 min
6:41 AM – 4:50 PM
Cloud cover
26%
11th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.2
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical December day in Zaafarana reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 4°C cooler than November and about 2°C warmer than January.

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How December really feels in Zaafarana

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.

Zaafarana 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
Jan18° / 14°30.910.37.6
Feb19° / 14°20.7118.0
Mar21° / 16°30.511.88.7
Apr24° / 18°00.112.79.3
May27° / 21°00.113.48.8
Jun29° / 23°0013.87.5
Jul31° / 25°0013.76.5
Aug31° / 26°00136.3
Sep30° / 24°0012.27.3
Oct27° / 22°10.211.38.9
Nov23° / 19°10.310.59.1
Dec19° / 15°10.410.28.2

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18416
28416
38416
48416
58416
68416
78416
88416
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Zaafarana 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 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
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31
41
51
61
71
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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 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
177203
279183
380173
483152
584142
685132
787112
888102
98992
109181
119181
129271
139361
149361
159451
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Wind in December

Winds average 15 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 min at the start of December to 10 h 12 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 6:31 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 4:47 PM to 4:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.36:314:47
210.36:324:47
310.26:324:47
410.26:334:47
510.26:344:47
610.26:354:48
710.26:354:48
810.26:364:48
910.26:374:48
1010.26:374:48
1110.26:384:49
1210.26:394:49
1310.26:394:49
1410.26:404:49
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1610.16:414:50
1710.16:424:50
1810.16:424:51
1910.16:434:51
2010.16:434:52
2110.16:444:52
2210.16:444:52
2310.16:454:53
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2710.16:464:55
2810.16:474:56
2910.26:474:56
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3110.26:484:57

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 3.7 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.7 kWh/m² to a high of 8.07 kWh/m² in June across the year — December's 3.7 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
23.8Moderate
33.8Moderate
43.8Moderate
53.8Moderate
63.8Moderate
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93.7Moderate
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303.7Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Zaafarana

In seasonPeak

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

Zaafarana sees seasonal dust haze (May), heaviest in May.

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

Is December a good time to visit Zaafarana?

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

8.2
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Zaafarana in December

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

In December, Zaafarana sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 15°C. Little to plan around — just the basics.

Sea temperature near Zaafarana in December

The nearest coast averages about 21°C in December — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 21 km away) is warmest in August at about 27°C and coldest in February near 18°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Apr 16 to Dec 31 — about 8.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan19Cool
Feb18Cool
Mar19Cool
Apr20Refreshing
May22Refreshing
Jun24Refreshing
Jul26Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct25Warm
Nov24Refreshing
Dec21Refreshing

UV index in Zaafarana 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 Zaafarana peaks around June 15 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 4 (moderate).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7High
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Zaafarana 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 Zaafarana is worst in May — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1834 µg/m³Nov 1222 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May35Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Zaafarana?

Zaafarana sits at 29.1°N, 32.7°E, 6 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Al ‘Ayn as Sukhnah, 62 km away.

Ras GharibSuezEl-TorFāyīdAţfīḩAş Şaff

Topography around Zaafarana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zaafarana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 640 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,470 m.

The land around Zaafarana is covered by water (51%) and bare terrain (47%) within 3 km, water (59%) and bare terrain (41%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (75%) and water (25%) within 80 km.

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15 m
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80 km
1,470 m
artificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Al ‘Ayn as Sukhnah 62 km · Ain Sukhna 64 km · Ras Gharib 93 km · Suez 97 km · El-Tor 135 km · Fāyīd 138 km · Aţfīḩ 140 km · Aş Şaff 143 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 Zaafarana (29.1101°, 32.6601°, 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).