When to go · Cairo

Cairo in October

Great month. Warm; best walking weather starts.

Key facts

Verdict: Great
Temperature: 30°C (86°F)86°F (30°C) / 18°C (64°F)64°F (18°C); average high / low
Rain days: 1
Crowds: Medium; Egypt overall
Prices: Medium; Egypt overall

Plan around it

Verdict

GreatVoykit month rating for Cairo

Warm; best walking weather starts.

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

No other month rates higher than October for Cairo in this guide.

Long-term averages

CairoHighs around 30 °C (86 °F), lows around 18 °C (64 °F), rain on about 1 dayHighs around 86 °F (30 °C), lows around 64 °F (18 °C), rain on about 1 day
Cairo and the Delta, Egypt · Cairo, Giza, Saqqarabest weather
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.

Autumn season

Cooling steadily; a good compromise season with smaller crowds than winter.

Watch: Still hot through September; book Ramadan-adjacent trips around the calendar.

Egypt overall: Season opens: the Abu Simbel sun festival on 22 Oct; Nile cruises restart in full.

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

First month

Second month

October: Warm; best walking weather starts.

March: Warm; dust winds are possible.

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