Weather in Sharm el-Sheikh in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Sharm el-Sheikh in December
The temperature in December is +24°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +27°C during the day and a minimum of +16°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 36% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +26°C to +22°C.
Is Sharm el-Sheikh warm or cold in December?
Sharm el-Sheikh is typically warm in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +27°C to +23°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +20°C to +17°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
December is one of the coolest months in Sharm el-Sheikh, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Sharm el-Sheikh in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +27°C | +23°C | +21°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +14°C | +10°C | +9°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +33°C | +30°C | +28°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 2 mm | 2 mm | 2 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 49% | 49% | 48% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1013 HPa | 1015 HPa | 1016 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 26 | 24 | 25 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 4 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December weather is still as great as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +27°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +23°C. The rainfall amount in December stays the same as in the previous month with a 2 mm of total precipitation. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 49%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 3 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 26 sunny days in November to 24 in December.
Next month (January) brings a further decline in the weather.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Sharm el-Sheikh is gradually increasing during December, going from 3 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
How was the weather last December in Sharm el-Sheikh?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Sharm el-Sheikh in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1991 (+21°C) and the highest in 1990 (+28°C). The driest year was 1997 with only 0 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2022 with 0 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Sharm el-Sheikh, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
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.