Cairo Weather in February
Cairo in February
The short of it: Cairo in February averages a high of 21 °C (70 °F) and a low of 10 °C (49 °F), with 5.0 mm (0.20 in) of rain and about 11 h 5 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and March. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 10° · rain 5.0 mm · daylight 11 h 5 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: December & March
Thirty years of records give Cairo an average February high of 21°, a low of 10° and some 5.0 mm of rain. Much like January: highs about 21°, nights near 10°. Easy travelling weather. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 5.0 mm.
The sun is up for about 11 h 5 min in mid-February, 41 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates February 5 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 February. Būlāq Abū al ‘Ilā, 2 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
February in Cairo, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus January
- 1° warmer, 1.0 mm more rain
- Versus March
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 5 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Būlāq Abū al ‘IlāCairo | 2 km W | 21° | 10° | 5.0 mm |
| Ḩadā’iq al QubbahCairo | 4 km NE | 22° | 10° | 5.0 mm |
| Madīnat an NaşrCairo | 5 km E | 22° | 9° | 5.0 mm |
| Shubrā al KhaymahQalyubia | 7 km N | 21° | 9° | 5.0 mm |
| GizaGiza | 7 km SW | 21° | 10° | 5.0 mm |
| Al KhuşūşQalyubia | 12 km NNE | 22° | 10° | 5.0 mm |
| AwsīmGiza | 13 km WNW | 21° | 9° | 5.0 mm |
| Abū an NumrusGiza | 13 km SSW | 22° | 9° | 5.0 mm |