Cairo, Egypt climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Cairo, Egypt, with every day graded against ~45 years of local climate history (1981–2026). Its warmest month is July, averaging a high of 39°C, and its coldest is January, with an average low of 7°C.
Cairo is the capital and largest city of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate. It is home to more than 9.8 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world, and the Middle East. via Wikipedia
How today compares
Latest recorded day: 2026-07-21. Each reading placed on Cairo, Egypt's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.
Cairo average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Cairo, Egypt, based on 1981–2026 records. The wettest month is January (0 mm on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19°C | 7°C | 0 mm |
| February | 20°C | 7°C | 0 mm |
| March | 24°C | 9°C | 0 mm |
| April | 30°C | 13°C | 0 mm |
| May | 34°C | 17°C | 0 mm |
| June | 38°C | 20°C | 0 mm |
| July | 39°C | 21°C | 0 mm |
| August | 38°C | 22°C | 0 mm |
| September | 36°C | 20°C | 0 mm |
| October | 32°C | 17°C | 0 mm |
| November | 26°C | 13°C | 0 mm |
| December | 20°C | 9°C | 0 mm |
Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.
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Record extremes
- Hottest day on record: 47°C on 1988-06-29
- Coldest day on record: 0°C on 1992-02-10
Percentiles compare each day to Cairo, Egypt's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →