Cairo Weather in December
Cairo in December
The short of it: Cairo in December averages a high of 22 °C (71 °F) and a low of 10 °C (51 °F), with 3.0 mm (0.12 in) of rain and about 10 h 13 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and March. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 10° · rain 3.0 mm · daylight 10 h 13 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: December & March
Thirty years of records give Cairo an average December high of 22°, a low of 10° and some 3.0 mm of rain. The year turns hard here: highs drop 4° from November to about 22°, with nights near 10°. Rain is scarce, about 3.0 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 13 min in mid-December, 23 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates December 5 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Cairo runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Būlāq Abū al ‘Ilā, 2 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
December in Cairo, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 1.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 13 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Būlāq Abū al ‘IlāCairo | 2 km W | 22° | 10° | 3.0 mm |
| Ḩadā’iq al QubbahCairo | 4 km NE | 22° | 10° | 3.0 mm |
| Madīnat an NaşrCairo | 5 km E | 22° | 10° | 3.0 mm |
| Shubrā al KhaymahQalyubia | 7 km N | 22° | 10° | 3.0 mm |
| GizaGiza | 7 km SW | 22° | 10° | 3.0 mm |
| Al KhuşūşQalyubia | 12 km NNE | 22° | 10° | 3.0 mm |
| AwsīmGiza | 13 km WNW | 22° | 10° | 2.0 mm |
| Abū an NumrusGiza | 13 km SSW | 22° | 10° | 2.0 mm |