Best time to visit Cairo
Egypt · Africa · Desert climate · Northern hemisphere
January – April, October – December
The canonical NASA POWER baseline marks October to April Favourable: dry, warm days (January highs near 19°C) and cool evenings. Summer months run Challenging — May to September highs exceed 34°C with desert heat.
7 months · Spring / Autumn / Winter
Good · 76/100
Cool, dry winter sunshine — sightseeing weather at its most reliable.
- Recommended window
- 7 months
- Canonical best months
- Climate zone
- Desert
- NASA POWER normals
- Dominant season
- Winter
- Derived
- Climate score
- Good · 76/100
- Real field
- Typical stay
- 4 days
- Real field
Climate year
● recommended window · fixed scales −15–40 °C · 0–800 mm · 0–31 rain days · use ← → to change month
January
Winter · In recommended window
Favourable month (R1–R7) inside the canonical best-time window
- High / Low
- 19.0° / 6.7°C
- Mean
- 12.1°C
- Rain
- 7.8 mm
- Rain days (≥1 mm)
- 0.1
- Daylight
- 10.4 h
When to go
Go in January – April, October – December
The canonical NASA POWER baseline marks October to April Favourable: dry, warm days (January highs near 19°C) and cool evenings. Summer months run Challenging — May to September highs exceed 34°C with desert heat.
Cool, dry winter sunshine — sightseeing weather at its most reliable.
Read the full Cairo destination guide- Best
- Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr · Oct · Nov · Dec7/12
- Good
- —0/12
- Mixed
- May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep5/12
- Avoid
- —0/12
Distribution across the twelve months
Why these months?
Cairo's canonical best-time window is January – April, October – December — 7 months of the year. That window is derived from the R1–R7 classification of NASA POWER climate normals, and it is the primary signal behind the verdicts above.
Inside the window, NASA POWER climate normals for a desert climate in the northern hemisphere read Mild / Warm with Dry precipitation — 1991–2020 monthly averages, not a forecast. Outside it, month-by- month verdicts come from the R1–R7 climate classification over the same dataset.
The other 5 months sit outside the window. No month reads as least favourable on the pattern.
Signals — Best: R1–R7 favourable months · Good / Mixed: R1–R7 workable · Avoid: R1–R7 challenging · climate normals: NASA POWER 1991–2020
Read a single month
● marks a month inside the recommended window · use ← → to change month
January
Winter · In recommended window
- Temperature
- 19.0° / 6.7°C
- Precipitation
- 7.8 mm
- Rain days (≥1 mm)
- 0.1
- Daylight
- 10.4 h
Avg high 19.0°C / avg low 6.7°C · 7.8 mm precipitation over 0.1 days with ≥1 mm rain.
Temperature, precipitation and rain days are 1991–2020 NASA POWER climate normals; daylight hours are astronomical. The verdict comes from the R1–R7 climate classification.
All twelve months
Twelve months of NASA POWER climate normals for Cairo (1991–2020 average), side by side with the travel verdict: whether a month is Favourable, Workable or Challenging (R1–R7 classification), and whether it falls inside the canonical best-time window. Historical climate normals — not a forecast.
| Month | Season | Temperature | Precipitation | Month readout | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Januaryinside the recommended window; | Winter | 19.0° / 6.7°C | 7.8 mm · 0.1 rain days | Avg high 19.0°C / avg low 6.7°C · 7.8 mm precipitation over 0.1 days with ≥1 mm rain. | Best |
| Februaryinside the recommended window; | Winter | 20.8° / 7.4°C | 6.9 mm · 0.1 rain days | Avg high 20.8°C / avg low 7.4°C · 6.9 mm precipitation over 0.1 days with ≥1 mm rain. | Best |
| Marchinside the recommended window; | Spring | 24.9° / 9.4°C | 6.7 mm · 0.0 rain days | Avg high 24.9°C / avg low 9.4°C · 6.7 mm precipitation over 0.0 days with ≥1 mm rain. | Best |
| Aprilinside the recommended window; | Spring | 29.6° / 12.7°C | 6.2 mm · 0.0 rain days | Avg high 29.6°C / avg low 12.7°C · 6.2 mm precipitation over 0.0 days with ≥1 mm rain. | Best |
| May | Spring | 34.0° / 16.6°C | 0.8 mm · 0.0 rain days | Avg high 34.0°C / avg low 16.6°C · 0.8 mm precipitation over 0.0 days with ≥1 mm rain. | Mixed |
| June | Summer | 37.3° / 19.4°C | 0.2 mm · 0.0 rain days | Avg high 37.3°C / avg low 19.4°C · 0.2 mm precipitation over 0.0 days with ≥1 mm rain. | Mixed |
| July | Summer | 38.6° / 21.2°C | 0.2 mm · 0.0 rain days | Avg high 38.6°C / avg low 21.2°C · 0.2 mm precipitation over 0.0 days with ≥1 mm rain. | Mixed |
| August | Summer | 38.3° / 21.7°C | 0.0 mm · 0.0 rain days | Avg high 38.3°C / avg low 21.7°C · 0.0 mm precipitation over 0.0 days with ≥1 mm rain. | Mixed |
| September | Autumn | 35.7° / 19.9°C | 0.4 mm · 0.0 rain days | Avg high 35.7°C / avg low 19.9°C · 0.4 mm precipitation over 0.0 days with ≥1 mm rain. | Mixed |
| Octoberinside the recommended window; | Autumn | 31.3° / 17.4°C | 3.4 mm · 0.0 rain days | Avg high 31.3°C / avg low 17.4°C · 3.4 mm precipitation over 0.0 days with ≥1 mm rain. | Best |
| Novemberinside the recommended window; | Autumn | 25.6° / 13.0°C | 12.7 mm · 0.0 rain days | Avg high 25.6°C / avg low 13.0°C · 12.7 mm precipitation over 0.0 days with ≥1 mm rain. | Best |
| Decemberinside the recommended window; | Winter | 20.5° / 8.8°C | 6.4 mm · 0.0 rain days | Avg high 20.5°C / avg low 8.8°C · 6.4 mm precipitation over 0.0 days with ≥1 mm rain. | Best |
● marks a month inside the canonical best-time window
- Best
- Favourable month (R1–R7) inside the canonical best-time window
- Good
- Workable month (R1–R7) — a viable alternative outside the stated window
- Mixed
- Transitional month — workable with a flexible plan
- Avoid
- Challenging month (R1–R7) — least favourable climate pattern
Method: temperature and precipitation are 1991–2020 climate normals (monthly means); verdicts combine the R1–R7 climate classification with the canonical best-time window. No daily forecast, crowd level or price index is claimed.
Climate data source: NASA POWER (NASA Langley Research Center) · Climatology / Daily / Monthly point APIs · 1991–2020 · UTC+00:00 daily boundary.
Season by season
The recommended window (January – April, October – December) runs through Spring and Autumn and Winter. Below, each season is read on two axes: the NASA POWER climate normals for Cairo's 1991–2020 record, and how much of it sits inside the canonical best-time window.
Spring
Mar · Apr · May
Mild / Warm / Hot · Dry precipitation
Avg high 24.9°C / avg low 9.4°C · 6.7 mm precipitation over 0.0 days with ≥1 mm rain.
2 of 3 months inside the recommended window
Summer
Jun · Jul · Aug
Hot · Dry precipitation
Avg high 37.3°C / avg low 19.4°C · 0.2 mm precipitation over 0.0 days with ≥1 mm rain.
Outside the recommended window
Autumn
Sep · Oct · Nov
Warm / Hot · Dry precipitation
Avg high 35.7°C / avg low 19.9°C · 0.4 mm precipitation over 0.0 days with ≥1 mm rain.
2 of 3 months inside the recommended window
Winter
Jan · Feb · Dec
Mild · Dry precipitation
Avg high 19.0°C / avg low 6.7°C · 7.8 mm precipitation over 0.1 days with ≥1 mm rain.
3 of 3 months inside the recommended window
Temperature and precipitation are 1991–2020 NASA POWER climate normals (qualitative buckets are derived from the monthly values); the season names follow the destination's hemisphere, and daylight hours are astronomical.
Trip shape
- Typical stay
- 4 days
- Daily budget
- 55 USD
- Currency
- EGP E£
- Time zone
- Africa/Cairo
- Airport
- CAI · Cairo
- Travel style
- History
- Region
- Africa
Frequently asked questions
What are the best months to visit Cairo?
The best months to visit Cairo are January – April, October – December, based on the R1–R7 classification of NASA POWER 1991–2020 climate normals. The canonical NASA POWER baseline marks October to April Favourable: dry, warm days (January highs near 19°C) and cool evenings. Summer months run Challenging — May to September highs exceed 34°C with desert heat.
What is the weather like in Cairo?
Cairo is rated Good for climate, with a score of 76/100. Cool, dry winter sunshine — sightseeing weather at its most reliable.
How many days do you need in Cairo?
We recommend 4 days in Cairo, ideally placed inside the recommended window of January – April, October – December.
Plan a January trip to Cairo
The recommended window is January – April, October – December. The planner opens with Cairo prefilled — set your dates inside that window and build the route around it.
Plan around this window
Climate data source: NASA POWER (NASA Langley Research Center) · Climatology / Daily / Monthly point APIs · 1991–2020 · accessed 2026-09-13 · dataset nasa-power-canonical-production-v1.1-ext10