Cairo Weather in May
Cairo in May
The short of it: Cairo in May averages a high of 30 °C (87 °F) and a low of 16 °C (61 °F), with 92 mm (3.6 in) of rain and about 13 h 42 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and March. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 87° · low 61° · rain 3.6 in. · daylight 13 h 42 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: October & March
May in Cairo brings afternoons near 87° and nights around 61°, with about 3.6 in. of rain over the month. Days run hot, near 87° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 3.6 in., the 10th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 42 min in mid-May, 49 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and March.
Against its neighbours, Cairo runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Ochlocknee, 11 mi to the NE, sees much the same highs.
May in Cairo, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 8° warmer, 0.6 in. less rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 26°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 42 min
- Average wind
- 6 mph
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OchlockneeGeorgia | 11 mi NE | 87° | 61° | 3.5 in. |
| ThomasvilleGeorgia | 14 mi ESE | 87° | 61° | 3.6 in. |
| MeigsGeorgia | 15 mi NNE | 87° | 61° | 3.5 in. |
| PelhamGeorgia | 18 mi N | 86° | 61° | 3.5 in. |
| HavanaFlorida | 22 mi SW | 86° | 61° | 3.9 in. |
| CoolidgeGeorgia | 22 mi ENE | 87° | 61° | 3.4 in. |
| BainbridgeGeorgia | 22 mi W | 87° | 61° | 3.5 in. |
| CamillaGeorgia | 24 mi N | 87° | 61° | 3.5 in. |