Cairo monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Cairo

Cairo average temperature chart (Celsius) Cairo average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Cairo (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 18.9 20.7 23.7 28.5 32.1 34.6 34.7 34.3 32.7 29.8 24.8 20.3
°F 66 69.2 74.6 83.2 89.8 94.3 94.4 93.7 90.9 85.6 76.6 68.5

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Cairo monthly rainfall chart (mm) Cairo monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Cairo (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 5 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 5
inches 0.2 0.1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.2
Rainy days 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3

Average annual rainfall in Cairo: 82.633mm (32.5 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Cairo

Cairo average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Cairo
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 7.6 8.1 9.1 9.9 11 12.7 12.1 11.8 10.3 10 8.7 7.1

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Cairo average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Cairo average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Cairo (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 8.3 9.1 11 14.2 17.2 19.9 21.4 21.2 20 17.6 13.6 9.9
Max °C 19.2 21 24 28.8 32.5 35 35 34.6 33.1 30.1 25.1 20.6
Min °F 46.9 48.3 51.8 57.6 62.9 67.7 70.5 70.2 67.9 63.6 56.4 49.7
Max °F 56.7 59 63.5 70.7 76.6 81.3 82.8 82.2 79.7 74.8 66.7 59.4

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Cairo average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Cairo average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Cairo in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 18.3 17.3 17.3 18.5 20.8 23.8 26.1 27.3 27 25.6 23 20.3
°F 64.9 63.1 63.1 65.2 69.4 74.9 79 81.1 80.7 78.1 73.5 68.5

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Cairo average winspeed by month (km/h) Cairo average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Cairo (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 12 14 15 14 15 15 14 13 13 14 12 12
mph 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 9 7 7

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Cairo relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Cairo
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
62% 57% 54% 47% 45% 48% 57% 60% 59% 59% 62% 62%
Cairo

Other monthly averages

UV index Best time to go?

Cairo weather stats

Cairo weather statistics
Hottest month: July 34.7°C 94.5°F
Driest month: June 0mm 0ins
Sunniest month: June 12.7hrs
Coldest month: January 18.9°C 66°F
Wettest month: January 5mm 0.2ins
Warmest sea: August 27.3°C 81.1°F
Map showing location of Cairo (30.06263, 31.24967) Cairo map pin © Google

Locations nearby

Top Egypt locations