Cairo · Egypt

Cairo in April: every year compared

In April, Cairo averages highs of 28.8 °C and lows of 15.3 °C, with 1 mm of precipitation. The warmest April was 2016 (25.1 °C), the coldest 1949 (18.2 °C).

Avg. highAvg. high 28.8 °C

Avg. lowAvg. low 15.3 °C

PrecipitationPrecipitation 1 mm

Rainy daysRainy days 0

Day by day through April

Normal high and low for each day of April in Cairo.

Normal high and low, day by dayNormal 1991–2020

Every April in Cairo, ranked

86 months of April since 1940. The last one, 2025, ranks 24 of 86 (+0.5 °C vs normal).

194019832025

2025 · 22.5 °C · +0.5 °C vs normal · rank 24 of 86

Warmest years

1201625.1 °C
2202424.0 °C
3198923.9 °C
4197223.7 °C
5201823.7 °C

Coldest years

1194918.2 °C
2194318.6 °C
3198719.4 °C
4194519.5 °C
5196220.0 °C

All 86 years in a table

Year	Mean temperature	Daytime highs	Night lows	Precipitation	Hot days (30 °C+)	Rainy days
2025	22.5 °C	28.6 °C	16.3 °C	1 mm	8 days	0 days
2024	24.0 °C	30.5 °C	17.5 °C	0 mm	14 days	0 days
2023	23.0 °C	29.6 °C	16.3 °C	1 mm	13 days	0 days
2022	23.6 °C	30.9 °C	16.5 °C	0 mm	16 days	0 days
2021	22.5 °C	30.0 °C	15.4 °C	0 mm	14 days	0 days
2020	22.0 °C	28.1 °C	15.9 °C	0 mm	6 days	0 days
2019	21.3 °C	27.7 °C	15.0 °C	4 mm	9 days	1 day
2018	23.7 °C	30.4 °C	16.9 °C	0 mm	15 days	0 days
2017	22.3 °C	28.8 °C	16.0 °C	3 mm	8 days	1 day
2016	25.1 °C	32.6 °C	17.8 °C	0 mm	23 days	0 days
2015	21.0 °C	27.7 °C	14.4 °C	1 mm	8 days	0 days
2014	22.8 °C	29.6 °C	16.2 °C	0 mm	13 days	0 days
2013	21.6 °C	28.3 °C	14.7 °C	0 mm	8 days	0 days
2012	23.2 °C	30.5 °C	15.9 °C	0 mm	15 days	0 days
2011	21.4 °C	27.5 °C	15.0 °C	3 mm	7 days	2 days
2010	22.9 °C	29.8 °C	15.9 °C	0 mm	14 days	0 days
2009	22.2 °C	29.1 °C	15.6 °C	0 mm	9 days	0 days
2008	22.9 °C	30.1 °C	16.0 °C	0 mm	13 days	0 days
2007	21.1 °C	27.8 °C	14.8 °C	1 mm	9 days	0 days
2006	22.0 °C	28.6 °C	15.6 °C	1 mm	11 days	0 days
2005	21.7 °C	28.4 °C	15.1 °C	0 mm	10 days	0 days
2004	21.4 °C	27.9 °C	14.8 °C	0 mm	10 days	0 days
2003	22.1 °C	28.8 °C	15.5 °C	0 mm	8 days	0 days
2002	21.3 °C	27.6 °C	15.0 °C	1 mm	7 days	0 days
2001	22.3 °C	28.7 °C	15.6 °C	0 mm	8 days	0 days
2000	22.9 °C	30.0 °C	15.4 °C	0 mm	13 days	0 days
1999	21.7 °C	28.8 °C	14.4 °C	0 mm	14 days	0 days
1998	23.4 °C	30.6 °C	15.9 °C	0 mm	14 days	0 days
1997	20.1 °C	26.4 °C	13.5 °C	0 mm	6 days	0 days
1996	20.4 °C	27.2 °C	13.6 °C	0 mm	7 days	0 days
1995	20.3 °C	26.7 °C	13.9 °C	1 mm	7 days	0 days
1994	23.3 °C	30.4 °C	16.0 °C	0 mm	13 days	0 days
1993	21.7 °C	29.1 °C	14.4 °C	1 mm	9 days	0 days
1992	20.2 °C	26.5 °C	13.4 °C	0 mm	4 days	0 days
1991	22.6 °C	29.4 °C	15.8 °C	2 mm	14 days	1 day
1990	22.2 °C	29.3 °C	15.3 °C	2 mm	10 days	1 day
1989	23.9 °C	32.1 °C	16.1 °C	0 mm	20 days	0 days
1988	21.8 °C	28.9 °C	15.0 °C	1 mm	10 days	0 days
1987	19.4 °C	25.9 °C	12.6 °C	0 mm	5 days	0 days
1986	22.5 °C	29.7 °C	15.8 °C	4 mm	11 days	1 day
1985	21.8 °C	28.8 °C	15.0 °C	3 mm	10 days	1 day
1984	20.9 °C	27.5 °C	14.4 °C	0 mm	8 days	0 days
1983	20.1 °C	26.9 °C	13.6 °C	0 mm	6 days	0 days
1982	22.5 °C	29.3 °C	16.2 °C	2 mm	13 days	1 day
1981	22.5 °C	29.8 °C	15.9 °C	2 mm	13 days	1 day
1980	22.0 °C	29.2 °C	15.2 °C	1 mm	12 days	0 days
1979	23.0 °C	30.2 °C	16.9 °C	0 mm	12 days	0 days
1978	22.5 °C	29.9 °C	15.2 °C	0 mm	15 days	0 days
1977	21.6 °C	28.6 °C	15.0 °C	3 mm	11 days	2 days
1976	22.0 °C	29.0 °C	15.1 °C	1 mm	10 days	1 day
1975	23.4 °C	30.8 °C	16.0 °C	0 mm	17 days	0 days
1974	22.3 °C	29.3 °C	15.7 °C	1 mm	13 days	0 days
1973	21.0 °C	28.3 °C	14.4 °C	1 mm	9 days	0 days
1972	23.7 °C	30.6 °C	17.0 °C	7 mm	13 days	3 days
1971	20.4 °C	27.2 °C	13.9 °C	7 mm	7 days	1 day
1970	22.4 °C	30.0 °C	15.1 °C	2 mm	15 days	1 day
1969	20.1 °C	26.7 °C	13.7 °C	0 mm	6 days	0 days
1968	21.9 °C	29.1 °C	14.8 °C	1 mm	12 days	0 days
1967	21.1 °C	28.5 °C	14.4 °C	0 mm	10 days	0 days
1966	22.7 °C	30.0 °C	15.3 °C	0 mm	17 days	0 days
1965	21.3 °C	27.9 °C	15.2 °C	0 mm	11 days	0 days
1964	20.1 °C	26.8 °C	14.3 °C	5 mm	5 days	1 day
1963	21.5 °C	28.5 °C	15.5 °C	1 mm	10 days	0 days
1962	20.0 °C	26.8 °C	14.1 °C	1 mm	4 days	0 days
1961	21.3 °C	28.5 °C	15.4 °C	1 mm	10 days	0 days
1960	22.2 °C	29.3 °C	16.6 °C	0 mm	11 days	0 days
1959	21.3 °C	28.8 °C	15.1 °C	1 mm	9 days	0 days
1958	22.9 °C	30.9 °C	15.8 °C	0 mm	16 days	0 days
1957	21.6 °C	28.5 °C	14.5 °C	1 mm	10 days	0 days
1956	21.8 °C	29.5 °C	13.5 °C	0 mm	15 days	0 days
1955	22.0 °C	29.6 °C	13.9 °C	0 mm	13 days	0 days
1954	20.3 °C	27.6 °C	13.0 °C	2 mm	8 days	1 day
1953	21.3 °C	29.0 °C	13.1 °C	1 mm	15 days	0 days
1952	22.1 °C	29.7 °C	13.6 °C	0 mm	12 days	0 days
1951	21.7 °C	29.0 °C	13.5 °C	0 mm	11 days	0 days
1950	23.3 °C	31.2 °C	14.9 °C	1 mm	16 days	0 days
1949	18.2 °C	25.1 °C	10.4 °C	1 mm	4 days	0 days
1948	20.2 °C	27.3 °C	12.7 °C	1 mm	5 days	0 days
1947	21.8 °C	29.9 °C	13.4 °C	1 mm	12 days	0 days
1946	22.5 °C	30.5 °C	14.1 °C	0 mm	18 days	0 days
1945	19.5 °C	27.2 °C	11.3 °C	1 mm	4 days	0 days
1944	22.6 °C	30.8 °C	14.1 °C	1 mm	14 days	0 days
1943	18.6 °C	25.5 °C	11.6 °C	5 mm	2 days	2 days
1942	22.9 °C	31.3 °C	14.6 °C	0 mm	18 days	0 days
1941	23.0 °C	30.7 °C	15.1 °C	1 mm	17 days	0 days
1940	22.1 °C	29.1 °C	14.8 °C	2 mm	12 days	1 day

April records

Hottest day

42.9 °C

April 2, 1979 estimate

Coldest night

6.4 °C

April 1, 1948 estimate

Wettest day

5 mm

April 20, 1964 estimate

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Questions & answers

How warm is Cairo in April?

Highs average 28.8 °C and lows 15.3 °C. A typical April brings 10 hot days (30 °C or more) and 0 frost days.

Does it rain a lot in Cairo in April?

About 1 mm falls in April, over some 0 days with at least 1 mm. The wettest April was 1971 (7 mm), the driest 1942 (0 mm).

What was the warmest April in Cairo?

2016, with a mean temperature of 25.1 °C. The coldest was 1949 (18.2 °C). The last one, 2025, ranks 24 of 86.