Cairo Weather in August
Cairo in August
The short of it: Cairo in August averages a high of 35 °C (96 °F) and a low of 23 °C (73 °F), with 0.0 mm (0.00 in) of rain and about 13 h 13 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and March. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 35° · low 23° · rain 0.0 mm · daylight 13 h 13 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: December & March
Thirty years of records give Cairo an average August high of 35°, a low of 23° and some 0.0 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 35° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is scarce, about 0.0 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 13 min in mid-August, 41 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are December and March.
Against its neighbours, Cairo runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Būlāq Abū al ‘Ilā, 2 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
August in Cairo, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 13 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Būlāq Abū al ‘IlāCairo | 2 km W | 35° | 23° | 0.0 mm |
| Ḩadā’iq al QubbahCairo | 4 km NE | 35° | 23° | 0.0 mm |
| Madīnat an NaşrCairo | 5 km E | 36° | 22° | 0.0 mm |
| Shubrā al KhaymahQalyubia | 7 km N | 35° | 23° | 0.0 mm |
| GizaGiza | 7 km SW | 35° | 23° | 0.0 mm |
| Al KhuşūşQalyubia | 12 km NNE | 35° | 23° | 0.0 mm |
| AwsīmGiza | 13 km WNW | 35° | 22° | 0.0 mm |
| Abū an NumrusGiza | 13 km SSW | 36° | 22° | 0.0 mm |