When to go · Cairo

Cairo in August

Avoid month. Very hot and humid.

Key facts

Verdict: Avoid
Temperature: 35°C (95°F)95°F (35°C) / 23°C (73°F)73°F (23°C); average high / low
Rain days: 0
Crowds: Medium; Egypt overall
Prices: Medium; Egypt overall

Plan around it

Verdict

AvoidVoykit month rating for Cairo

Very hot and humid.

All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.

August is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

CairoHighs around 35 °C (95 °F), lows around 23 °C (73 °F), rain on about 0 daysHighs around 95 °F (35 °C), lows around 73 °F (23 °C), rain on about 0 days
Cairo and the Delta, Egypt · Cairo, Giza, Saqqarahot
Mild winters, hot dusty summers around 35 °C (95 °F); spring khamsin winds (Mar–May) bring sand haze some days.Mild winters, hot dusty summers around 95 °F (35 °C); spring khamsin winds (Mar–May) bring sand haze some days.

Summer season

Long, hot, dry days; dawn starts at the pyramids and the museum's air conditioning become the whole strategy.

Watch: 33–35 °C by early afternoon; avoid the open plateau after about 11:00.

Egypt overall: Same heat; European holidaymakers fill Red Sea resorts.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Cairo, side by side.

First month

Second month

August: Very hot and humid.

March: Warm; dust winds are possible.

Cairo: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.