Climate averages 1991–2020
Al Qurayn weather
in December.
A mild, very dry month: the 10th warmest and the 9th 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 Al Qurayn: daytime highs average 21.1°C and nights cool to about 10.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 2.8 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes December a very dry month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 12 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Abū Kabīr (14 km away). In December its highs average 21.1°C, about as warm as Al Qurayn, with 3.5 mm of rain.
Among the 107 cities listed in Egypt, Al Qurayn ranks joint 22nd of 107 for the warmest December highs and 69th of 107 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 107 cities is 20.9°C; Al Qurayn is 0.2°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.7°C to 19.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 2.8 mm to 4.3 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
Al Qurayn climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19.4°C8.5°C | 8.5°C | 4.3 | 1.3 | 10.410 h |
| February | 20.9°C8.8°C | 8.8°C | 5.5 | 1.4 | 11.111 h |
| March | 24.4°C10.6°C | 10.6°C | 4.9 | 1.1 | 12.012 h |
| April | 28.7°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 1.4 | 0.4 | 12.913 h |
| May | 32.8°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 0.7 | 0.2 | 13.714 h |
| June | 35.8°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 0 | 0.0 | 14.114 h |
| July | 36.5°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.914 h |
| August | 36.1°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.313 h |
| September | 34.4°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 12.412 h |
| October | 30.9°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 1.7 | 0.5 | 11.511 h |
| November | 25.7°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 2.6 | 0.8 | 10.611 h |
| December, selected | 21.1°C10.3°C | 10.3°C | 2.8 | 0.7 | 10.210 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
- Abū Kabīr in DecemberEgypt · 14 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 10.3°C · 3.5 mm rain
- Fāqūs in DecemberEgypt · 14 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 10.4°C · 3.5 mm rain
- Hihyā in DecemberEgypt · 15 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 10.4°C · 3.6 mm rain
- Zagazig in DecemberEgypt · 23 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 10.3°C · 3.1 mm rain
- Bilbeis in DecemberEgypt · 27 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 10.3°C · 3.1 mm rain
- Diyarb Najm in DecemberEgypt · 32 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 10.8°C · 3.6 mm rain
- Al ‘Āshir min Ramaḑān in DecemberEgypt · 36 kmHigh 19.8°C · Low 9.6°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Minyā al Qamḩ in DecemberEgypt · 39 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 10.1°C · 3.1 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 Al Qurayn) is explained once on the Al Qurayn year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.