Cairo · Egypt

Cairo in December: every year compared

In December, Cairo averages highs of 21.4 °C and lows of 10.9 °C, with 1 mm of precipitation. The warmest December was 2023 (18.3 °C), the coldest 1941 (11.3 °C).

Avg. highAvg. high 21.4 °C

Avg. lowAvg. low 10.9 °C

PrecipitationPrecipitation 1 mm

Rainy daysRainy days 0

Day by day through December

Normal high and low for each day of December in Cairo.

Normal high and low, day by dayNormal 1991–2020

Every December in Cairo, ranked

86 months of December since 1940. The last one, 2025, ranks 10 of 86 (+1.0 °C vs normal).

194019832025

2025 · 16.6 °C · +1.0 °C vs normal · rank 10 of 86

Warmest years

1202318.3 °C
2202217.9 °C
3196017.6 °C
4202017.4 °C
5201717.2 °C

Coldest years

1194111.3 °C
2194012.0 °C
3194812.5 °C
4199112.7 °C
5195112.7 °C

All 86 years in a table

Year	Mean temperature	Daytime highs	Night lows	Precipitation	Hot days (30 °C+)	Rainy days
2025	16.6 °C	22.2 °C	12.1 °C	2 mm	0 days	0 days
2024	16.2 °C	21.8 °C	11.5 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days
2023	18.3 °C	23.7 °C	13.8 °C	1 mm	0 days	0 days
2022	17.9 °C	23.6 °C	13.1 °C	4 mm	0 days	1 day
2021	15.7 °C	20.7 °C	11.5 °C	7 mm	0 days	2 days
2020	17.4 °C	23.4 °C	12.3 °C	1 mm	0 days	0 days
2019	16.5 °C	21.8 °C	11.9 °C	5 mm	0 days	2 days
2018	16.3 °C	21.3 °C	12.1 °C	3 mm	0 days	1 day
2017	17.2 °C	23.0 °C	12.6 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days
2016	14.8 °C	20.0 °C	10.2 °C	3 mm	0 days	1 day
2015	15.9 °C	21.5 °C	11.3 °C	2 mm	0 days	1 day
2014	17.1 °C	23.4 °C	12.0 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days
2013	15.2 °C	20.9 °C	10.5 °C	2 mm	1 day	0 days
2012	16.3 °C	22.0 °C	11.5 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days
2011	15.1 °C	21.1 °C	10.1 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days
2010	17.0 °C	23.4 °C	11.9 °C	1 mm	0 days	0 days
2009	17.0 °C	22.8 °C	12.3 °C	2 mm	0 days	1 day
2008	16.8 °C	22.9 °C	12.1 °C	0 mm	1 day	0 days
2007	15.5 °C	21.7 °C	10.5 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days
2006	14.9 °C	20.6 °C	10.2 °C	1 mm	0 days	0 days
2005	16.1 °C	22.1 °C	11.4 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days
2004	15.3 °C	21.4 °C	10.4 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days
2003	15.0 °C	20.8 °C	10.5 °C	1 mm	0 days	0 days
2002	15.8 °C	21.3 °C	11.2 °C	1 mm	0 days	0 days
2001	15.2 °C	20.8 °C	10.3 °C	2 mm	0 days	1 day
2000	15.5 °C	21.2 °C	10.7 °C	4 mm	0 days	2 days
1999	15.7 °C	22.1 °C	10.4 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days
1998	15.8 °C	20.9 °C	10.9 °C	1 mm	1 day	1 day
1997	15.4 °C	21.1 °C	10.5 °C	1 mm	0 days	0 days
1996	15.8 °C	22.1 °C	10.9 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days
1995	14.4 °C	20.6 °C	9.4 °C	2 mm	0 days	0 days
1994	13.7 °C	19.2 °C	9.2 °C	2 mm	0 days	0 days
1993	16.4 °C	21.8 °C	12.1 °C	3 mm	0 days	1 day
1992	13.4 °C	18.8 °C	9.0 °C	3 mm	0 days	1 day
1991	12.7 °C	17.7 °C	8.7 °C	3 mm	0 days	1 day
1990	16.3 °C	23.0 °C	11.3 °C	1 mm	1 day	0 days
1989	14.9 °C	20.9 °C	10.3 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days
1988	14.2 °C	19.8 °C	9.9 °C	10 mm	0 days	3 days
1987	15.3 °C	20.3 °C	11.6 °C	15 mm	0 days	3 days
1986	13.6 °C	19.4 °C	9.1 °C	3 mm	0 days	1 day
1985	14.9 °C	20.5 °C	10.8 °C	42 mm	0 days	3 days
1984	14.3 °C	20.2 °C	9.8 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days
1983	14.6 °C	20.9 °C	9.8 °C	1 mm	0 days	0 days
1982	13.7 °C	19.7 °C	9.5 °C	1 mm	0 days	0 days
1981	15.0 °C	21.6 °C	10.1 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days
1980	14.7 °C	20.3 °C	10.3 °C	1 mm	0 days	0 days
1979	14.2 °C	19.2 °C	10.6 °C	5 mm	0 days	1 day
1978	14.9 °C	20.6 °C	10.8 °C	11 mm	0 days	2 days
1977	13.3 °C	18.9 °C	8.6 °C	10 mm	0 days	2 days
1976	15.0 °C	21.2 °C	10.0 °C	1 mm	0 days	0 days
1975	14.7 °C	19.9 °C	10.5 °C	4 mm	0 days	1 day
1974	13.9 °C	19.4 °C	9.7 °C	3 mm	0 days	2 days
1973	15.3 °C	21.7 °C	10.3 °C	1 mm	0 days	1 day
1972	13.8 °C	19.7 °C	9.4 °C	2 mm	0 days	0 days
1971	14.5 °C	19.3 °C	10.4 °C	18 mm	0 days	3 days
1970	13.6 °C	19.8 °C	8.5 °C	2 mm	0 days	0 days
1969	15.2 °C	22.2 °C	9.9 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days
1968	15.0 °C	21.1 °C	10.3 °C	6 mm	0 days	1 day
1967	14.8 °C	21.3 °C	9.5 °C	1 mm	0 days	1 day
1966	14.7 °C	20.7 °C	10.1 °C	28 mm	0 days	5 days
1965	14.3 °C	20.8 °C	9.9 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days
1964	14.5 °C	20.6 °C	10.1 °C	2 mm	0 days	0 days
1963	14.8 °C	21.9 °C	9.9 °C	2 mm	0 days	0 days
1962	14.8 °C	21.5 °C	10.7 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days
1961	14.2 °C	20.5 °C	10.3 °C	8 mm	0 days	4 days
1960	17.6 °C	23.8 °C	13.3 °C	1 mm	1 day	0 days
1959	15.2 °C	22.2 °C	10.4 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days
1958	16.3 °C	22.7 °C	11.8 °C	1 mm	0 days	0 days
1957	15.1 °C	21.8 °C	10.2 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days
1956	13.9 °C	19.5 °C	9.0 °C	8 mm	2 days	2 days
1955	14.2 °C	20.0 °C	9.0 °C	4 mm	0 days	2 days
1954	13.4 °C	19.2 °C	8.5 °C	11 mm	0 days	3 days
1953	13.4 °C	19.0 °C	8.4 °C	2 mm	0 days	0 days
1952	15.7 °C	22.3 °C	9.9 °C	0 mm	1 day	0 days
1951	12.7 °C	18.4 °C	8.0 °C	18 mm	0 days	4 days
1950	15.7 °C	23.1 °C	9.1 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days
1949	14.4 °C	20.3 °C	9.7 °C	16 mm	0 days	6 days
1948	12.5 °C	18.3 °C	7.0 °C	1 mm	0 days	0 days
1947	15.2 °C	22.0 °C	8.9 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days
1946	13.6 °C	19.8 °C	7.5 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days
1945	13.3 °C	19.5 °C	7.7 °C	5 mm	0 days	1 day
1944	14.9 °C	20.4 °C	9.7 °C	6 mm	0 days	2 days
1943	15.8 °C	21.7 °C	10.6 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days
1942	14.7 °C	20.8 °C	9.2 °C	3 mm	0 days	2 days
1941	11.3 °C	16.4 °C	7.1 °C	12 mm	0 days	2 days
1940	12.0 °C	18.5 °C	6.4 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days

December records

Hottest day

32.5 °C

December 2, 1956 estimate

Coldest night

2.3 °C

December 20, 1940 estimate

Wettest day

27 mm

December 17, 1985 estimate

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Questions & answers

How warm is Cairo in December?

Highs average 21.4 °C and lows 10.9 °C. A typical December brings 0 hot days (30 °C or more) and 0 frost days.

Does it rain a lot in Cairo in December?

About 1 mm falls in December, over some 0 days with at least 1 mm. The wettest December was 1985 (42 mm), the driest 1940 (0 mm).

What was the warmest December in Cairo?

2023, with a mean temperature of 18.3 °C. The coldest was 1941 (11.3 °C). The last one, 2025, ranks 10 of 86.