Year heatmap
One city, twelve months: how the weather rates, how crowded and expensive it gets, and what is on. Tap a month to see what each cell is based on.
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Cairo across the year
Best-looking months for Cairo: Mar, Apr, Oct. Rated avoid: Jun, Jul, Aug.
- JanGoodHighHigh2 events
- FebGoodHighHigh2 events
- MarGreatMediumMedium4 events
- AprGreatMediumMedium3 events
- MayMixedLowMedium2 events
- JunAvoidLowLow1 event
- JulAvoidLowLowNone listed
- AugAvoidMediumMediumNone listed
- SepMixedLowMediumNone listed
- OctGreatMediumMediumNone listed
- NovGreatHighHigh1 event
- DecGoodHighHighNone listed
Green is good news, amber needs planning, red is a month to avoid. A dashed grey cell with a question mark means our data does not say: it is left unknown, never filled in. Crowd and price levels come from the country's month table, so they are the same for every city in it.
January in Cairo
Typical highs 19°C (66°F)66°F (19°C), lows 9°C (48°F)48°F (9°C), rain on about 2 days.
- WeatherGood
- Cool, some rain; good month. Typical highs around 19 °C, lows around 9 °C, rain on about 2 days.Based on: Voykit month rating for Cairo
- CrowdsHigh
- High crowd level: Egypt overall. Peak Nile season: warm days, cool nights. Cruises and Luxor hotels book out around New Year.Based on: Egypt overall month table, not a city measurement
- PricesHigh
- High price level: Egypt overall.Based on: Egypt overall month table, not a city measurement
- Events2 events
- 2 listed: Coptic Christmas; Revolution Day / Police Day.Based on: Festival and holiday lists
What is on
- Coptic Christmas (7 January)Church services; a religious, not a citywide, event.
- Revolution Day / Police Day (25 January)checkPublic holiday; check the news for the current year's mood before walking through Tahrir.