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Egypt · Regional climate

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Regional slice of Egypt with its own temperature profile. Best months here: Mar · Apr · Oct.

Range
18–36 °C
Compare
−1.6°C vs. Egypt mean
Country
Egypt
TZ
Africa/Cairo
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12-month climate · Cairo

How the year moves in Cairo

Ten years of ERA5, aggregated over Cairo itself rather than over Egypt as a whole — the same series the month-by-month scores below are built from.

Temperature°C
Temperature · 12-month climatologyCairo, Egypt. Average daytime high by month in °C. Lowest in January (18.5), highest in July (35.7). Monthly means: 18.5, 19.8, 23.5, 28.1, 32.1, 34.6, 35.7, 35.2, 33.2, 29.4, 25.1, 20.5.
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MonthAverage daytime high (°C)
January18.5
February19.8
March23.5
April28.1
May32.1
June34.6
July35.7
August35.2
September33.2
October29.4
November25.1
December20.5
Rainfallmm
Rainfall · 12-month climatologyCairo, Egypt. Rainfall by month in mm. Lowest in July (0), highest in March (9). Monthly means: 3, 7, 9, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 2, 3.
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MonthRainfall (mm)
January3
February7
March9
April2
May0
June0
July0
August0
September0
October2
November2
December3
Sunshinehr / day
Sunshine · 12-month climatologyCairo, Egypt. Sunshine hours by month in hr / day. Lowest in December (6.7), highest in June (10.3). Monthly means: 7.2, 7.6, 8.6, 9.6, 10.0, 10.3, 10.2, 9.7, 9.0, 8.2, 7.4, 6.7.
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MonthSunshine hours (hr / day)
January7.2
February7.6
March8.6
April9.6
May10.0
June10.3
July10.2
August9.7
September9.0
October8.2
November7.4
December6.7
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Safety · 6 governments

What the governments say about Egypt

Combined advisory · most-cautious-wins
Exercise increased caution
Highest level across 6 governments · Advisory last changed
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AU

Exercise increased caution

Changed Checked www.smartraveller.gov.au
CA

Exercise increased caution

Changed Checked travel.gc.ca
DE

Exercise normal precautions

Changed Checked www.auswaertiges-amt.de
UK

Exercise normal precautions

Changed Checked www.gov.uk
US

Exercise increased caution

Changed Checked travel.state.gov

Parts of Egypt carry a higher advisory — up to level 4, "Do not travel". The governments concerned name a region rather than a boundary, so the carve-out is not drawn on the map and is not reflected in the combined level above. Follow the source links for where it applies.

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