Climate averages 1991–2020
Qina 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 Qina: daytime highs average 23.1°C and nights cool to about 8.2°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 32 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Qūş (28 km away). In December its highs average 23.1°C, about as warm as Qina, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 107 cities listed in Egypt, Qina ranks joint 4th of 107 for the warmest December highs and joint 31st of 107 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 107 cities is 20.9°C; Qina is 2.2°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.6°C to 21.5°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
Qina climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21.5°C6.7°C | 6.7°C | 0.5 | 0.2 | 10.711 h |
| February | 24.0°C8.3°C | 8.3°C | 0.6 | 0.1 | 11.311 h |
| March | 28.5°C12.1°C | 12.1°C | 0.7 | 0.1 | 12.012 h |
| April | 33.8°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 12.813 h |
| May | 38.1°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 13.413 h |
| June | 40.4°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.714 h |
| July | 40.8°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.614 h |
| August | 40.7°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.113 h |
| September | 38.9°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 0 | 0.0 | 12.312 h |
| October | 34.9°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 11.612 h |
| November | 28.2°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 0.6 | 0.1 | 10.911 h |
| December, selected | 23.1°C8.2°C | 8.2°C | 0.9 | 0.1 | 10.511 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
- Qūş in DecemberEgypt · 28 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 9.0°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Luxor in DecemberEgypt · 52 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 8.8°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Farshūţ in DecemberEgypt · 58 kmHigh 22.8°C · Low 9.1°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Armant in DecemberEgypt · 63 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 8.9°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Girga in DecemberEgypt · 85 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 9.3°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Al Minshāh in DecemberEgypt · 98 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 9.2°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Esna in DecemberEgypt · 98 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 10.3°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Sohag in DecemberEgypt · 112 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 Qina) is explained once on the Qina year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.