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Monthly climate in Cairo, Egypt

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Cairo features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 14 °C (57 °F) and 30 °C (87 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 4 °C (39 °F) or can rise to as high as 45 °C (113 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 39 mm (1.5 inches) and receives 3 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Cairo enjoys an average of 4016 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 13 minutes to 14 hours 2 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Cairo, Egypt §

The warmest months in Cairo are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 30 °C (84 - 87 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 14 to 16 °C (57 - 62 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Cairo experiences 215 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Cairo, Egypt.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 27°C
(82°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Mean maximum 24°C
(76°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 26°C
(80°F)
Average high 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Daily mean 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 16°C
(62°F)
Average low 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 12°C
(53°F)
Mean minimum 5°C
(42°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 8°C
(47°F)
Minimum 4°C
(39°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 7°C
(45°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Cairo, Egypt §

Cairo usually has the most precipitation in February, March and December, with an average of 0 rainy days and 10 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Cairo are June, July and August. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Cairo, Egypt.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 3 (0.1) 10 (0.4) 16 (0.6) 2 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 3 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 3 (0.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Cairo, Egypt §

The sunniest months in Cairo are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 51 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Cairo: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 45 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Cairo, Egypt.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 236 276 336 351 388 390 403 384 343 327 294 283
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 26m 11h 7m 11h 59m 12h 54m 13h 39m 14h 2m 13h 50m 13h 10m 12h 18m 11h 24m 10h 37m 10h 13m

Solar UV radiation in Cairo, Egypt §

Cairo experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 11, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 6. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Cairo UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Cairo, Egypt.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 5 7 9 10 11 11 11 11 10 8 6 5