The climate of Cairo (Egypt)
Cairo is the capital of Egypt. With approximately 20 million residents
it is the largest city in the African continent. Cairo’s climate can
be divided into two seasons: very hot summers and somewhat cooler
winters. During the hot summers temperatures rise above 50 degrees
Celsius easily and rainfall is very scarce. The best term for the
remaining months would be pre-summer or post-summer instead of winter.
These periods are very pleasant and are the best time to visit Cairo.
During the March and April dust storms, or Khamsins may occur. These
storms can reach speeds of up to 150 kilometers per hour.
The biggest attractions of Cairo are the pyramids of Cheops, Chefren
and Mycerinus. The historic city centre is also a Unesco world
heritage site. In the Egyptian National Museum which is situated in
the city centre a large number of archaeological finds can be seen.
The Sphinx that stands with the pyramids in the suburb of Giza is also
world famous
Climate figures
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Cairo:
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
19
8
7
4
n/a
February
21
9
8
3
n/a
March
24
11
9
2
n/a
April
29
14
9
1
n/a
May
33
17
10
1
n/a
June
35
20
12
0
n/a
July
35
21
11
0
n/a
August
36
22
11
0
n/a
September
33
20
10
0
n/a
October
30
18
9
1
n/a
November
25
14
8
2
n/a
December
21
10
7
3
n/a
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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