El Cairo monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

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

El Cairo average temperature chart (Celsius) El Cairo average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in El Cairo (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 20.7 20.8 20.9 20.5 20.2 20.1 20.6 20.6 20.4 19.8 19.8 20.2
°F 69.3 69.5 69.7 69 68.3 68.2 69 69.1 68.8 67.6 67.7 68.3

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.

El Cairo monthly rainfall chart (mm) El Cairo monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in El Cairo (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 305 298 293 350 369 303 225 274 283 494 524 366
inches 12 11.7 11.5 13.8 14.5 11.9 8.9 10.8 11.1 19.4 20.6 14.4
Rainy days 18 18 19 22 24 20 17 19 20 26 23 21

Average annual rainfall in El Cairo: 4012.5mm (1579.7 inches)

Average daily sunshine

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

El Cairo average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine El Cairo
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 5.3 4.9 3.8 3.3 3.4 4 5 4.7 4 3.1 3.4 4.1

Day / night temperatures

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

El Cairo average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) El Cairo average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in El Cairo (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 11.5 11.6 12.1 12.1 12.1 11.9 11.6 11.6 11.6 11.6 11.6 11.4
Max °C 21 21.1 21.2 20.8 20.4 20.3 20.8 20.9 20.7 20 20.1 20.4
Min °F 52.6 52.8 53.7 53.7 53.7 53.4 52.9 52.8 52.8 52.9 52.8 52.5
Max °F 61.2 61.3 61.9 61.5 61.2 61 61.2 61.2 61 60.4 60.4 60.6

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

El Cairo average sea temperature chart (Celsius) El Cairo average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around El Cairo in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 26.9 26.6 26.5 27.2 28 27.9 27.7 27.5 27.4 27.3 27.2 27
°F 80.4 79.9 79.7 81 82.4 82.2 81.8 81.6 81.2 81.1 80.9 80.6

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

El Cairo average winspeed by month (km/h) El Cairo average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in El Cairo (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 13 13 12 12 11 12 13 12 11 10 9 11
mph 8 8 8 7 7 7 8 8 7 6 6 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.

El Cairo relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in El Cairo
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
87% 87% 87% 88% 89% 87% 85% 85% 86% 88% 89% 89%

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El Cairo weather stats

El Cairo weather statistics
Hottest month: March 20.9°C 69.6°F
Driest month: July 225mm 8.9ins
Sunniest month: January 5.3hrs
Coldest month: October 19.8°C 67.6°F
Wettest month: November 524mm 20.6ins
Warmest sea: May 28°C 82.4°F
Map showing location of El Cairo (4.75909, -76.22226) El Cairo map pin © Google

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