Climate averages 1991–2020
Shirbīn 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 Shirbīn: daytime highs average 20.6°C and nights cool to about 11.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 6.3 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes December a very dry month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 10 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Dikirnis (14 km away). In December its highs average 20.8°C, about as warm as Shirbīn, with 4.2 mm of rain.
Among the 107 cities listed in Egypt, Shirbīn ranks joint 74th of 107 for the warmest December highs and 89th of 107 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 107 cities is 20.9°C; Shirbīn is 0.3°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.8°C to 18.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 6.3 mm to 12 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
Shirbīn climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18.8°C9.2°C | 9.2°C | 12 | 3.5 | 10.410 h |
| February | 19.9°C9.3°C | 9.3°C | 12 | 3.1 | 11.111 h |
| March | 22.9°C10.9°C | 10.9°C | 8.5 | 1.9 | 12.012 h |
| April | 26.7°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 4.1 | 1.2 | 12.913 h |
| May | 30.5°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 1.4 | 0.4 | 13.714 h |
| June | 33.5°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 14.114 h |
| July | 34.7°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 0 | 0.0 | 14.014 h |
| August | 34.7°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.313 h |
| September | 33.0°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 12.412 h |
| October | 29.7°C18.5°C | 18.5°C | 4.3 | 1.0 | 11.411 h |
| November | 24.9°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 8.3 | 1.9 | 10.611 h |
| December, selected | 20.6°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 6.3 | 2.0 | 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
- Dikirnis in DecemberEgypt · 14 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 10.8°C · 4.2 mm rain
- Bilqās in DecemberEgypt · 16 kmHigh 20.6°C · Low 11.0°C · 7.5 mm rain
- Ţalkhā in DecemberEgypt · 21 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 10.8°C · 4.2 mm rain
- Al Mansurah in DecemberEgypt · 22 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 10.6°C · 4.2 mm rain
- Biyalā in DecemberEgypt · 29 kmHigh 20.6°C · Low 11.1°C · 7.5 mm rain
- As Sinbillāwayn in DecemberEgypt · 35 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 10.6°C · 4.2 mm rain
- Damietta in DecemberEgypt · 37 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 13.7°C · 24 mm rain
- Al Manzalah in DecemberEgypt · 39 kmHigh 20.1°C · Low 12.5°C · 10 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 Shirbīn) is explained once on the Shirbīn year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.