Weather in Cairo in December 2024
- December is usually the wettest month of the year in Cairo;
Average weather
Average temperature in Cairo in December
Going from a maximum of +81°F during the day to a minimum of +52°F during the night, the temperature in December averages around +73°F.
The average maximum temperature goes down 19% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +77°F to +72°F.
Is Cairo warm or cold in December?
Cairo is typically mild in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +77°F to +70°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +59°F to +52°F.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
December is one of the coolest months in Cairo, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Cairo in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +77°F | +70°F | +66°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +43°F | +39°F | +39°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +97°F | +88°F | +84°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 2 mm | 3 mm | 2 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 61% | 61% | 60% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1016 HPa | 1018 HPa | 1018 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 22 | 19 | 19 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 7 | 9 | 9 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December weather is still as great as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +77°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +70°F. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 2 mm to 3 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 61%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 22 sunny days in November to 19 in December.
January brings much the same weather, it remains great.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 5 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Cairo is gradually decreasing during December, going from 4 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
How was the weather last December in Cairo?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Cairo in December has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1992 (+80°F) and the highest in 2010 (+86°F). The driest year was 2003 with only 1 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2020 with 77 mm.
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Monthly weather in Cairo
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Cairo, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.