Best time to visit Cairo
Our pick for sun: March to May, September to November.
The best months
- SunMarch to May, September to November
- CityJanuary to April, November to December
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The twelve months at a glance
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Fair, 57/100 | Good, 73/100 | Ideal, 97/100 | Ideal, 100/100 | Ideal, 99/100 | Good, 79/100 | Good, 69/100 | Good, 70/100 | Ideal, 91/100 | Ideal, 100/100 | Ideal, 100/100 | Good, 74/100 |
| City | Ideal, 100/100 | Ideal, 100/100 | Ideal, 100/100 | Ideal, 91/100 | Fair, 57/100 | Best avoided, 31/100 | Best avoided, 24/100 | Best avoided, 25/100 | Fair, 42/100 | Good, 76/100 | Ideal, 100/100 | Ideal, 100/100 |
- Ideal
- Good
- Fair
- Best avoided
- Risk flagged
Temperatures and rain
See the month-by-month values
| Month | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19°C | 9°C | 5 mm |
| February | 21°C | 10°C | 5 mm |
| March | 24°C | 12°C | 5 mm |
| April | 28°C | 15°C | 1 mm |
| May | 32°C | 18°C | 1 mm |
| June | 35°C | 21°C | 0 mm |
| July | 36°C | 22°C | 0 mm |
| August | 36°C | 23°C | 0 mm |
| September | 34°C | 22°C | 0 mm |
| October | 30°C | 19°C | 1 mm |
| November | 25°C | 15°C | 3 mm |
| December | 21°C | 10°C | 3 mm |
Estimated flight time
- From YUL : about 10 h 55 min
- From YYZ : about 11 h 30 min
- From YVR : about 13 h 25 min
Estimate of a nonstop flight computed from the distance: not a schedule. Connections lengthen the trip.
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Where this data comes from
Temperatures, sunshine and rain: monthly normals we computed over 1991-2020. These are estimates from a climate reanalysis, not station readings.
- ERA5 reanalysis-era5-single-levels-timeseries (C3S, CC-BY)
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, 2026, CC BY 4.0 licence). Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains. Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1 (Huang et al., 2021, J. Climate 34, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-20-0166.1).