Cairo, Egypt climate
BWh Hot desert
Cairo has a seasonal warm-temperate climate (Hot desert, Köppen BWh). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 95°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 49°F at night. Precipitation totals about 2 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — December alone averages 0.5 inches while September barely receives 0.00 inches.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Cairo climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 66 | 69 | 75 | 83 | 90 | 94 | 95 | 95 | 92 | 86 | 77 | 69 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 58 | 60 | 65 | 71 | 78 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 82 | 77 | 68 | 61 |
| Avg low (°F) | 49 | 51 | 55 | 60 | 66 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 68 | 60 | 52 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 66 | 69 | 75 | 83 | 90 | 94 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 58 | 60 | 65 | 71 | 78 | 83 |
| Avg low (°F) | 49 | 51 | 55 | 60 | 66 | 72 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 95 | 95 | 92 | 86 | 77 | 69 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 85 | 85 | 82 | 77 | 68 | 61 |
| Avg low (°F) | 75 | 75 | 73 | 68 | 60 | 52 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 43 | 46 | 42 | 42 | 30 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 22 | 34 | 40 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 62 | 57 | 52 | 44 | 40 | 40 | 42 | 45 | 50 | 55 | 60 | 63 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.5 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 5.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 43 | 46 | 42 | 42 | 30 | 17 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 62 | 57 | 52 | 44 | 40 | 40 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.5 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 16 | 19 | 14 | 22 | 34 | 40 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 42 | 45 | 50 | 55 | 60 | 63 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 6.8 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 5.5 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Cairo Intl, a weather station, about 16 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.