FEB · CAIRO
30.04° N · 31.24° E
Destination brief
Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Travel Score
85
out of 100
In short
A good time to go.
Explore
A balanced mix of sights, food and day trips.
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Weather forecast
Great weather and steady: Sun Nov 1 and Mon Nov 2
Average weather score 99 out of 100, the best of 3 two- and three-day runs in the forecast.
Weather forecast only: air quality, events and safety are shown separately.
Every component and the reason behind it. The full formula is on the Method page.
Average daily weather score 98/100 over the next 3 days; biggest concern: 6% chance of rain on Oct 31.
US EPA index 2: Moderate.
WeatherAPI
Cairo, Al QahirahStation: Al AzbakiyahUpdated 4:00 AM local time
19°C
Clear
Feels like 19°High 26° · Low 18°
Rain now
5%
Rain today
6% chance
Humidity
67%
Wind
Festival calendar
Our festival calendar has no entries for Egypt, so only worldwide dates are listed. That does not mean nothing is on: check local listings before you plan around a date.
Nothing on right now
No listed festivals or events are happening today.
Christmas Day
ReligiousWorldwide
Dec 25, 2026In 55 days
Global celebration marking the birth of Jesus Christ, celebrated with feasts, gift-giving, and decorations.
New Year's Day
National HolidayWorldwide
Jan 1, 2027In 62 days
Global celebrations to welcome the new year with joy and festivities.
US EPA index
2 / 6
ModerateAcceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people may want to limit long outdoor exertion.
GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
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No Level 3 or 4 advisory in our data (not a guarantee of safety).
No storms or heavy rain in the next 3 days.
No listed events with confirmed dates in the next 14 days.
Seasonal data not available yet; neutral estimate used.
4:18 AM
Saturday, October 31
9 km/h NNE
Visibility
10 km
UV index
Low (0)
Local time at destination
Today
Oct 31
26° 18°
Sunny · 6% rain
Sun
Nov 1
30° 18°
Sunny · 3% rain
Mon
Nov 2
33° 21°
Sunny · 2% rain
No known advisory
No Level 3 or 4 advisory found for this destination in our data. This is not a guarantee of safety. Check your government's official travel advice before you go.
Source: U.S. Department of State travel advisories (Level 3 and 4), retrieved 2026-10-22 from the State Department's public feed; a few records kept by hand carry their own source and date. Updated Oct 22, 2026.
Emergency numbers for this country aren't in our data yet. Look them up before you travel.
Arabic is one of this country’s main languages; local languages can differ by region. Only words that Wiktionary and Wikivoyage phrasebooks both give are shown (CC BY-SA 4.0, checked 2026-10-11). Some languages change a word with who is speaking or how formal you are: these are the common forms.
Visa and passport rules depend on your nationality: check your government’s travel advice before you book.
Cairo is the capital and largest city of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate. It is home to more than 9.8 million people.
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NASA POWER climatology (public domain)
Usually the most comfortable: November, February and March. Typical weather over 2001–2020, not a forecast.
Taller is more comfortable. The brighter bars are the best months; the filled label is this month.
Typical weather
21° 8°
Pleasant
About 8 mm of rain over the month
Festivals that month
None recorded in our calendar.
What to pack
Worked out from the typical weather of this month, not from a forecast: check the forecast in the days before you go. From our festival calendar. Dates marked approximate are only known by month and can move; an empty list means none is recorded, not that nothing is on.
| Month | Feels | High / low | Rain | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Pleasant | 19° / 7° | 10 mm | 97 |
| February | Pleasant | 21° / 8° | 8 mm | 100 |
| March | Pleasant | 26° / 10° | 9 mm | 100 |
| April | Warm | 30° / 13° | 12 mm | 93 |
| May | Hot | 35° / 17° | 1 mm | 72 |
| June | Very hot | 38° / 20° | 1 mm | 57 |
| July | Very hot | 39° / 21° |
Comfort uses the typical daytime high (most comfortable at 20 to 28°C) and the typical rainfall (most comfortable under 1 mm a day), averaged over 2001–2020. Highs and lows are worked out from the monthly average temperature and the average daily swing, so they are close, not exact. It is not a forecast. Humidity, crowds, prices and festivals are not included, and a mountain or coast can differ from its half-degree grid cell.
| 0 mm |
| 51 |
| August | Very hot | 39° / 22° | 0 mm | 53 |
|---|
| September | Hot | 36° / 20° | 0 mm | 65 |
|---|
| October | Warm | 31° / 17° | 5 mm | 85 |
|---|
| November | Pleasant | 26° / 13° | 10 mm | 100 |
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| December | Pleasant | 21° / 9° | 6 mm | 100 |
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GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
Towns within a day trip, best conditions first. Pick one for its full brief.
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85Good to travel
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Open briefAl Fayyum
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85Good to travel
18°Clear
Open briefAl Mahallah al Kubra
103 km away · 593k people
85Good to travel
17°Overcast
Open briefTowns 25 to 150 km away, the larger ones first, each with its own live conditions. Ranked by conditions, nearness and size. Distances are straight-line, so check the travel time. Places under a travel advisory are left out.
Exchange rate
1 USD ≈ 56.04 EGP, as of 30 Oct 2026
A mid-market rate, not what a bank, card or exchange desk will give you. Rates By Exchange Rate API (opens in a new tab)