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Abu Simbel weather in December

Temperature, rain and sunshine in December: long-term averages from 30 years of weather data, not a forecast.

99

Holiday weather in December

Excellent

Best time to visit: November – March

What is the weather like in Abu Simbel in December?

In December, Abu Simbel is warm: daytime highs average 23 °C, and nights cool down to about 12 °C. The sun shines for around 9 hours a day. It hardly ever rains. All in all, December is an excellent month for a holiday in Abu Simbel.

December compared

How the weather changes from November to January. Tap a month to open it.

NovemberNovDecemberDecJanuaryJan
Score929999
Day28°23°22°
Night17°12°11°
Sun9 h9 h9 h
Rain days000

More details for December

Daylight
10 h 47 min06:25 – 17:12
UV index
5 · moderateclear sky, noon (estimate)All months
Muggy days
0 daysdew point 18 °C or moreAll months
Wind
20 km/haverage daily peakAll months
Cloud cover
19 %on averageAll months
Hot days
1 day30 °C or moreAll months
Time zone
UTC+2Africa/Cairo

How the score comes together

  • Temperatureweight 50 %100 %
  • Sunshineweight 20 %95 %
  • Few rainy daysweight 30 %100 %

Each factor is rated from 0 to 100 % and weighted for the travel style “Nature escape”.

What to pack in December

  • Sunscreen
  • Sunglasses & sun hat
  • A jumper for the evenings

Abu Simbel in December: quick answers

Is Abu Simbel hot in December?

Warm rather than hot: in December, daytime highs in Abu Simbel average 23 °C and nights cool to about 12 °C. On about 1 days the thermometer climbs to 30 °C or more.

Does it rain much in Abu Simbel in December?

It hardly ever rains.

Abu Simbel month by month

Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences