Climate averages 1991–2020
6th of October City weather
in December.
A mild, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the 8th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a mild month in 6th of October City: daytime highs average 19.9°C and nights cool to about 8.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.5 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes December a very dry month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 16 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Al Badrashayn (21 km away). In December its highs average 20.6°C, 0.7°C warmer than 6th of October City, with 1.4 mm of rain.
Among the 107 cities listed in Egypt, 6th of October City ranks joint 92nd of 107 for the warmest December highs and joint 43rd of 107 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 107 cities is 20.9°C; 6th of October City is 1.0°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.6°C to 18.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.5 mm to 2.8 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
6th of October City climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18.3°C6.9°C | 6.9°C | 2.8 | 0.8 | 10.510 h |
| February | 20.0°C7.6°C | 7.6°C | 3.0 | 0.7 | 11.111 h |
| March | 23.8°C9.8°C | 9.8°C | 4.0 | 0.6 | 12.012 h |
| April | 28.4°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 12.913 h |
| May | 32.6°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 0.3 | 0.0 | 13.614 h |
| June | 35.4°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 0 | 0.0 | 14.014 h |
| July | 36.5°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.914 h |
| August | 36.2°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.213 h |
| September | 34.1°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 0 | 0.0 | 12.412 h |
| October | 30.0°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 0.6 | 0.1 | 11.511 h |
| November | 24.5°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 2.0 | 0.5 | 10.711 h |
| December, selected | 19.9°C8.6°C | 8.6°C | 1.5 | 0.6 | 10.310 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Al Badrashayn in DecemberEgypt · 21 kmHigh 20.6°C · Low 9.7°C · 1.4 mm rain
- Al Ḩawāmidīyah in DecemberEgypt · 21 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 10.3°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Ash-Shaykh Zāyid in DecemberEgypt · 23 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 8.6°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Ḩalwān in DecemberEgypt · 24 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 9.7°C · 1.4 mm rain
- Kirdāsah in DecemberEgypt · 25 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 9.8°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Giza in DecemberEgypt · 26 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 9.9°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Cairo in DecemberEgypt · 33 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 10.2°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Awsīm in DecemberEgypt · 35 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 10.2°C · 1.6 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for 6th of October City) is explained once on the 6th of October City year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.