Cairo in May
Hot and dry, as the days lengthen.
May in Cairo is hot: highs near 95°F, lows near 62°F. Rain is rare, and the days lengthen by 34 minutes from the first week to the last.May in Cairo is hot: highs near 35°C, lows near 17°C. Rain is rare, and the days lengthen by 34 minutes from the first week to the last.
- High
- 95°F35°Caverage
- Low
- 62°F17°Caverage
- Wet days
- 0a week · 0% of days
- Daylight
- 13h 39mon average
Is May a good time to visit Cairo?
May sits outside Cairo's best months, which run from December to March. Expect hot days and rain on fewer than one day a week.
How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.
How May sits in the year
week by weekTemperature
Highs near 95°F in May, against 70°F to 102°F through the year.Highs near 35°C in May, against 21°C to 39°C through the year.
Chance of a wet day
0% of days in May, against 0% to 4% through the year.
Cloud cover
19% cover in May, against 1% to 31% through the year.
Daylight
13h 39m in May, against 10h 14m to 14h 03m through the year.
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Where Cairo sits, in May
Africa/Cairo- this place
- typical high in May 40°F4°C95°F35°C
- Sunrise, mid-May
- 6:02 AMsets 7:40 PM
- Above the sea
- 20 mlow-lying
- Latitude
- 30.0°Nnorthern hemisphere
- Nearest of ours
- Luxor502 km south
The land around Cairo, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.