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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:
 

chance of
(very) hot

weather

chance of
(very) cool
weather
chance of
long-term

precipitation
chance of
hurricanes
(cyclones)
chance of
sunny days

UV-index

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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Disclaimer
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