climigo

Greater Cairo

When to go?

The best months are March–April, October–December.

Very varied climate The climate changes a lot from one part to another: look at the cities below for the details.

Climate zones

Red SeaUpper EgyptWestern DesertSuez CanalNile DeltaCairoCairoCairoBenhaBenhaBenhaMemphisMemphisMemphisSaqqaraSaqqaraSaqqaraDahshurDahshurDahshur

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 19°7°
February 21°7°
March 24°10°
April 29°13°
May 33°17°
June 35°20°
July 36°22°
August 36°22°
September 34°20°
October 30°17°
November 25°13°
December 21°8°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°40°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec6.6 · 19.1 °CJanuary: 6.6 · 19.1 °C7.4 · 20.6 °CFebruary: 7.4 · 20.6 °C9.9 · 24.3 °CMarch: 9.9 · 24.3 °C13.4 · 28.9 °CApril: 13.4 · 28.9 °C17.4 · 33.0 °CMay: 17.4 · 33.0 °C20.0 · 35.3 °CJune: 20.0 · 35.3 °C21.6 · 36.3 °CJuly: 21.6 · 36.3 °C22.1 · 36.2 °CAugust: 22.1 · 36.2 °C20.3 · 34.2 °CSeptember: 20.3 · 34.2 °C17.0 · 30.0 °COctober: 17.0 · 30.0 °C12.5 · 25.2 °CNovember: 12.5 · 25.2 °C8.4 · 20.7 °CDecember: 8.4 · 20.7 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan 6.6 – 19.1 °C
Feb 7.4 – 20.6 °C
Mar 9.9 – 24.3 °C
Apr 13.4 – 28.9 °C
May 17.4 – 33.0 °C
Jun 20.0 – 35.3 °C
Jul 21.6 – 36.3 °C
Aug 22.1 – 36.2 °C
Sep 20.3 – 34.2 °C
Oct 17.0 – 30.0 °C
Nov 12.5 – 25.2 °C
Dec 8.4 – 20.7 °C

How much it rains

January 3 mm0 d
February 3 mm0 d
March 3 mm0 d
April 0 mm0 d
May 0 mm0 d
June 0 mm0 d
July 0 mm0 d
August 0 mm0 d
September 0 mm0 d
October 0 mm0 d
November 1 mm0 d
December 2 mm0 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec3 mm · 0 rain daysJanuary: 3 mm · 0 rain days3 mm · 0 rain daysFebruary: 3 mm · 0 rain days3 mm · 0 rain daysMarch: 3 mm · 0 rain days0 mm · 0 rain daysApril: 0 mm · 0 rain days0 mm · 0 rain daysMay: 0 mm · 0 rain days0 mm · 0 rain daysJune: 0 mm · 0 rain days0 mm · 0 rain daysJuly: 0 mm · 0 rain days0 mm · 0 rain daysAugust: 0 mm · 0 rain days0 mm · 0 rain daysSeptember: 0 mm · 0 rain days0 mm · 0 rain daysOctober: 0 mm · 0 rain days1 mm · 0 rain daysNovember: 1 mm · 0 rain days2 mm · 0 rain daysDecember: 2 mm · 0 rain days

Rain days and how much water

Jan 3 mm0 d
Feb 3 mm0 d
Mar 3 mm0 d
Apr 0 mm0 d
May 0 mm0 d
Jun 0 mm0 d
Jul 0 mm0 d
Aug 0 mm0 d
Sep 0 mm0 d
Oct 0 mm0 d
Nov 1 mm0 d
Dec 2 mm0 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 10 h 30
February 11 h 11
March 11 h 58
April 12 h 52
May 13 h 35
June 13 h 58
July 13 h 49
August 13 h 11
September 12 h 21
October 11 h 30
November 10 h 43
December 10 h 19

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Main cities

Cairo

Benha

Cities