Climate averages 1991–2020
Hurghada weather
in December.
A mild, very dry month: the 10th 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 Hurghada: daytime highs average 21.7°C and nights cool to about 15.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.1 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 27 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Qina (163 km away). In December its highs average 23.1°C, 1.4°C warmer than Hurghada, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 107 cities listed in Egypt, Hurghada ranks joint 13th of 107 for the warmest December highs and joint 37th of 107 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 107 cities is 20.9°C; Hurghada is 0.8°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.5°C to 20.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.1 mm to 1.3 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
Hurghada climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20.2°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 1.3 | 0.3 | 10.611 h |
| February | 21.4°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 0.7 | 0.1 | 11.211 h |
| March | 23.9°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 1.4 | 0.1 | 12.012 h |
| April | 27.2°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 12.813 h |
| May | 30.6°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 13.513 h |
| June | 33.1°C25.6°C | 25.6°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.814 h |
| July | 34.2°C27.0°C | 27.0°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.714 h |
| August | 34.5°C27.4°C | 27.4°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.113 h |
| September | 32.7°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 0 | 0.0 | 12.312 h |
| October | 29.8°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 2.5 | 0.3 | 11.512 h |
| November | 25.4°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 1.2 | 0.2 | 10.811 h |
| December, selected | 21.7°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 1.1 | 0.1 | 10.510 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
- Qina in DecemberEgypt · 163 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 8.2°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Qūş in DecemberEgypt · 182 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 9.0°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Luxor in DecemberEgypt · 209 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 8.8°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Farshūţ in DecemberEgypt · 212 kmHigh 22.8°C · Low 9.1°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Girga in DecemberEgypt · 216 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 9.3°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Al Minshāh in DecemberEgypt · 217 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 9.2°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Armant in DecemberEgypt · 222 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 8.9°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Sohag in DecemberEgypt · 224 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 8.9°C · 0.2 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 Hurghada) is explained once on the Hurghada year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.