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 Friday, 5 September 2008
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Africa Travel Guides

Africa
Egypt
Cairo

Climate

Overview

Cairo has only two seasons: summer and 'not-summer'. Given the choice, you're far better off visiting during 'not-summer', a period that stretches roughly from September to April or May. January and February (10-20°C/50-68°F) can be overcast with the occasional shower, but the months immediately either side are comfortably warm, with daytime temperatures leavened by breezes. Between March and April, Cairo is occasionally subject to the khamseen, a dry and very dusty wind storm which blows in from the parched Western Desert at up to 150kph (93mph). During summer the city is insufferably hot (35-38°C/95-100°F) and grimy, though the relatively low humidity makes the heat just bearable. Well-heeled Cairenes tend to sit out the summer on the coast in Alexandria.

Average monthly weather

Month Temperature Rainfall Humidity Hrs of sunshine
MinMaxAMPM
Jan 8 18 5 69 40 7
Feb 9 21 5 64 33 8
Mar 11 24 5 63 27 9
Apr 14 28 3 55 21 10
May 17 33 3 50 18 10
Jun 20 35 0 55 20 12
Jul 21 36 0 65 24 12
Aug 22 35 0 69 28 11
Sep 20 32 0 68 31 10
Oct 18 30 0 67 31 9
Nov 14 26 3 68 38 8
Dec 10 20 5 70 41 6

Five-day Weather Forecast:

Cairo, EG

05 Sep 2008

Sunny
Temp: 38°C/100°F
Wind:   17 km/h

06 Sep 2008

Sunny
Temp: 38°C/100°F
Wind:   16 km/h

07 Sep 2008

Sunny
Temp: 36°C/97°F
Wind:   16 km/h

08 Sep 2008

Sunny
Temp: 36°C/96°F
Wind:   16 km/h

09 Sep 2008

Sunny
Temp: 36°C/97°F
Wind:   14 km/h