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.
April in Cairo
Typical highs 29°C (84°F)84°F (29°C), lows 16°C (61°F)61°F (16°C), rain on about 1 day.
- WeatherGreat
- Warm; dust storms are possible. Typical highs around 29 °C, lows around 16 °C, rain on about 1 day.Based on: Voykit month rating for Cairo
- CrowdsMedium
- Medium crowd level: Egypt overall. Heating up in the south; Easter and Sham el-Nessim busy.Based on: Egypt overall month table, not a city measurement
- PricesMedium
- Medium price level: Egypt overall.Based on: Egypt overall month table, not a city measurement
- Events3 events
- 3 listed: Khamsin dust-storm season; Sham el-Nessim; Ramadan.Based on: Festival and holiday lists
What is on
- Khamsin dust-storm season (March–May, scattered days)checkHot, dusty southerly winds reduce visibility and air quality for a day or two at a time.
- Sham el-Nessim (The Monday after Coptic Easter)checkNational outdoor-picnic holiday; green spaces and the riverside are packed.
- Ramadan (Moves yearly; check this year's dates)checkShorter shop and museum hours by day, restaurants closed until sunset, then a livelier city until late; no eating or drinking in public by day.