Climate averages 1991–2020
Luxor weather
in December.
A warm, very dry month: the 11th warmest and the wettest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a warm month in Luxor: daytime highs average 22.7°C and nights cool to about 8.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical December (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 34 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Armant (13 km away). In December its highs average 22.7°C, about as warm as Luxor, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 107 cities listed in Egypt, Luxor ranks joint 7th of 107 for the warmest December highs and joint 24th of 107 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 107 cities is 20.9°C; Luxor is 1.8°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.5°C to 21.2°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 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
Luxor climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21.2°C7.3°C | 7.3°C | 0.5 | 0.1 | 10.711 h |
| February | 23.8°C8.7°C | 8.7°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 11.311 h |
| March | 28.4°C12.1°C | 12.1°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 12.012 h |
| April | 33.8°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 12.713 h |
| May | 38.1°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 13.413 h |
| June | 40.3°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.714 h |
| July | 40.6°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.614 h |
| August | 40.5°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.013 h |
| September | 38.6°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 0 | 0.0 | 12.312 h |
| October | 34.7°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| November | 27.9°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 0.5 | 0.1 | 10.911 h |
| December, selected | 22.7°C8.8°C | 8.8°C | 0.6 | 0.1 | 10.611 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
- Armant in DecemberEgypt · 13 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 8.9°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Qūş in DecemberEgypt · 27 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 9.0°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Esna in DecemberEgypt · 46 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 10.3°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Qina in DecemberEgypt · 52 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 8.2°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Farshūţ in DecemberEgypt · 62 kmHigh 22.8°C · Low 9.1°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Edfu in DecemberEgypt · 83 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 10.7°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Girga in DecemberEgypt · 103 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 9.3°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Al Minshāh in DecemberEgypt · 120 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 9.2°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 Luxor) is explained once on the Luxor year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.