Nuweiba (Taba) weather in December

December in Nuweiba: nice, dry — an excellent time to visit.

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Nuweiba🇪🇬 Egypt · Egypt & the Red Sea · Beach89
  1. 89Jan
  2. 90Feb
  3. 91Mar
  4. 95Apr
  5. 94May
  6. 94Jun
  7. 93Jul
  8. 92Aug
  9. 93Sep
  10. 95Oct
  11. 94Nov
  12. 89Dec

#12 of 12 months in Nuweiba · #136 of 1413 destinations to visit in December · comfort 89/100 (tier A)

Days
22°C
Nights
14°C
Wet days
1
Sun
9.1 h
Humidity
54%
Daylight
10 h
Nuweiba, Egypt
Photo: Rewan Ahmed · Pexels

Traveller notes on Nuweiba in December

Notes from nearby Wadi Rum (95 km away)

Nuweiba doesn't have its own notes for December yet — these are about Wadi Rum, close enough to share the season.

Wadi Rum-forum threads on a December visit describe daytime conditions as genuinely pleasant, posters calling the real challenge nighttime temperatures capable of dropping close to zero regardless of how the day felt. Regulars call camp blankets generally sufficient for warmth, several posters reporting comfortable nights even in light pajamas once properly bundled. Posters recommend Wadi Rum Night Luxury Camp, Sun City Camp or Mars Land Camp as reliable options, all named repeatedly for good safety standards and comfort. Regulars call stargazing a genuine December highlight, clear desert skies considered ideal once visitors are dressed warmly enough to stay outside comfortably. Posters recommend real cold-weather layers regardless of a warm afternoon, several regulars describing conditions after dark as considerably colder than a first-time visitor might expect. The record: 16.9C days feeling like 16C, 6.1C nights, effectively no measurable precipitation and 44 percent humidity.
WadiRumDecemberRegular · December · 1 month ago · about Wadi Rum · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

Other months in Nuweiba

The Egypt forum's beginner-diving thread is where Nuweiba gets its strongest endorsement: a long-time Nuweiba contributor calls it ideal for beginners because the diving is shore diving from easily accessible sandy beaches, and with fewer visitors instruction is usually one-on-one rather than in large groups; Egypt's destination expert agrees there are barely any difficult currents and that the sandy bottom makes it easy diving. April is when that coast is at its most dependable: 29.1C days, 18.3C nights, essentially no precipitation at all, 40 percent humidity, 11.7 hours of sun, a 22.1C sea and the strong seasonal breeze - around 23 kph - that the Sinai is known for.
SinaiShoreDiver · April · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Forum posters describe October across Egypt generally as warm enough for comfortable sea swimming without tipping into the more oppressive heat of summer - one poster specifically called the dry desert heat this time of year 'quite manageable' compared to peak season. Posters consistently name the spring (February-April) and autumn (October-November) shoulder windows as the best overall stretches to visit the country, avoiding both summer's harshest heat and winter's cooler evenings. For a coastal desert town like Nuweiba specifically, this general framing lines up well with real conditions: warm, dry, sunny days well suited to beach and diving activities on the Gulf of Aqaba coast.
Tripadvisor community · October · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

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Nuweiba climate normals — December

Daytime high22°C / 71°F😎 nice
Nighttime low14°C / 57°F
Feels like (high)19°C / 66°F
Sea temperature24°C / 75°F🙂 pleasant
Rainfall4 mm / 0.2 in☀️ dry
Rainy days1 days
Humidity54%🍃 comfortable
Dew point8°C / 46°F
Sunshine9.1 h/day
Daylight10.3 h
Wind21 km/h / 13 mph
Air quality (US AQI)58🙂 moderate

Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.

Crowds in Nuweiba in December

How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.

Quietschool holidays in 5 of the markets that fill it, one of its worst months for weather(estimated)

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Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet

Best months for Nuweiba's weather

Ranked by this destination's own climate comfort score across the year — a different thing from how busy it gets (see Crowds above).

Fair weatherNuweiba's weather doesn't swing hard through the year — comfort stays fairly steady in every month.

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Nearby, and something's on

Within 300 km of Nuweiba — a day trip or a short hop — with something on this month. Never part of the comfort score.

Where is Nuweiba?

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Nuweiba in December — FAQ

Is December a good time to visit Nuweiba?
December in Nuweiba: nice, dry — an excellent time to visit. It ranks #12 of 12 months for Nuweiba on SeasonMap's comfort score (89/100).
What is the weather like in Nuweiba in December?
In December, Nuweiba averages a daily high of 21.8°C and a low of 13.8°C, with about 4.3 mm of rain over roughly 1.3 rainy days.
What is the air quality in Nuweiba in December?
Nuweiba has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 58 in December.

Within 300 km: Wadi Rum's Dark-sky nights around 1 Sep – 30 Apr, and Petra's Petra by Night on 1 Jan – 31 Dec.