Cairo · Egypt

Cairo in August: every year compared

In August, Cairo averages highs of 36.0 °C and lows of 23.4 °C, with 0 mm of precipitation. The warmest August was 2015 (31.9 °C), the coldest 1978 (27.2 °C).

Avg. highAvg. high 36.0 °C

Avg. lowAvg. low 23.4 °C

PrecipitationPrecipitation 0 mm

Rainy daysRainy days 0

Day by day through August

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

Normal high and low, day by dayNormal 1991–2020

Every August in Cairo, ranked

86 months of August since 1940. The last one, 2025, ranks 12 of 86 (+0.7 °C vs normal).

194019832025

2025 · 30.4 °C · +0.7 °C vs normal · rank 12 of 86

Warmest years

1201531.9 °C
2202131.6 °C
3194531.4 °C
4202431.2 °C
5201031.1 °C

Coldest years

1197827.2 °C
2198427.3 °C
3196527.3 °C
4197627.4 °C
5196427.4 °C

All 86 years in a table

Year	Mean temperature	Daytime highs	Night lows	Precipitation	Hot days (30 °C+)
2025	30.4 °C	36.2 °C	24.6 °C	0 mm	31 days
2024	31.2 °C	37.2 °C	25.0 °C	0 mm	31 days
2023	30.3 °C	36.1 °C	24.7 °C	0 mm	31 days
2022	30.4 °C	36.2 °C	24.7 °C	0 mm	31 days
2021	31.6 °C	38.0 °C	25.2 °C	0 mm	31 days
2020	30.3 °C	36.6 °C	24.1 °C	0 mm	31 days
2019	30.9 °C	37.0 °C	24.7 °C	0 mm	31 days
2018	30.6 °C	36.5 °C	24.8 °C	0 mm	31 days
2017	30.9 °C	36.7 °C	25.1 °C	0 mm	31 days
2016	30.3 °C	36.1 °C	24.4 °C	0 mm	31 days
2015	31.9 °C	37.8 °C	25.7 °C	0 mm	31 days
2014	30.2 °C	36.6 °C	23.8 °C	0 mm	31 days
2013	29.6 °C	36.1 °C	23.1 °C	0 mm	31 days
2012	30.6 °C	36.8 °C	24.0 °C	0 mm	31 days
2011	29.3 °C	35.6 °C	22.9 °C	0 mm	31 days
2010	31.1 °C	37.5 °C	24.9 °C	0 mm	31 days
2009	29.5 °C	35.7 °C	23.1 °C	0 mm	31 days
2008	30.4 °C	37.1 °C	23.7 °C	0 mm	31 days
2007	29.5 °C	35.8 °C	23.2 °C	0 mm	31 days
2006	29.7 °C	36.3 °C	23.3 °C	0 mm	31 days
2005	29.6 °C	35.8 °C	23.5 °C	0 mm	31 days
2004	28.7 °C	34.8 °C	22.5 °C	0 mm	31 days
2003	29.3 °C	35.7 °C	22.8 °C	0 mm	31 days
2002	29.5 °C	35.7 °C	23.5 °C	0 mm	31 days
2001	29.8 °C	35.9 °C	23.4 °C	0 mm	31 days
2000	28.7 °C	35.2 °C	22.5 °C	0 mm	31 days
1999	30.1 °C	36.1 °C	23.6 °C	0 mm	31 days
1998	30.3 °C	36.9 °C	23.7 °C	0 mm	31 days
1997	28.5 °C	34.5 °C	22.4 °C	0 mm	31 days
1996	28.7 °C	35.4 °C	22.4 °C	0 mm	31 days
1995	28.9 °C	35.1 °C	22.6 °C	0 mm	31 days
1994	28.8 °C	35.2 °C	22.4 °C	0 mm	31 days
1993	28.9 °C	35.7 °C	22.2 °C	0 mm	31 days
1992	28.4 °C	34.8 °C	21.9 °C	0 mm	31 days
1991	27.7 °C	33.9 °C	21.6 °C	0 mm	31 days
1990	27.6 °C	34.1 °C	21.1 °C	0 mm	31 days
1989	28.8 °C	35.1 °C	22.4 °C	0 mm	31 days
1988	28.9 °C	35.5 °C	22.5 °C	0 mm	31 days
1987	28.5 °C	35.1 °C	22.3 °C	0 mm	31 days
1986	28.6 °C	35.3 °C	22.1 °C	0 mm	31 days
1985	28.6 °C	35.1 °C	22.5 °C	0 mm	31 days
1984	27.3 °C	33.8 °C	21.4 °C	0 mm	31 days
1983	28.2 °C	34.5 °C	22.6 °C	0 mm	31 days
1982	28.3 °C	34.9 °C	22.2 °C	0 mm	31 days
1981	28.2 °C	34.9 °C	22.1 °C	0 mm	31 days
1980	28.6 °C	35.2 °C	22.7 °C	0 mm	31 days
1979	28.1 °C	34.2 °C	22.7 °C	0 mm	31 days
1978	27.2 °C	34.4 °C	20.9 °C	0 mm	31 days
1977	28.9 °C	35.8 °C	22.6 °C	0 mm	31 days
1976	27.4 °C	34.4 °C	21.4 °C	0 mm	31 days
1975	27.9 °C	34.4 °C	22.1 °C	0 mm	31 days
1974	28.2 °C	34.6 °C	22.1 °C	0 mm	31 days
1973	27.7 °C	34.4 °C	22.0 °C	0 mm	31 days
1972	28.9 °C	35.4 °C	23.0 °C	1 mm	31 days
1971	28.7 °C	35.2 °C	22.7 °C	0 mm	31 days
1970	28.2 °C	35.0 °C	22.1 °C	0 mm	31 days
1969	27.5 °C	34.3 °C	21.7 °C	0 mm	31 days
1968	28.0 °C	34.8 °C	21.5 °C	0 mm	31 days
1967	28.3 °C	35.6 °C	21.3 °C	0 mm	31 days
1966	27.9 °C	34.2 °C	22.3 °C	0 mm	31 days
1965	27.3 °C	33.3 °C	22.4 °C	0 mm	31 days
1964	27.4 °C	33.7 °C	22.2 °C	0 mm	31 days
1963	28.5 °C	35.3 °C	22.8 °C	0 mm	31 days
1962	28.5 °C	35.4 °C	23.0 °C	0 mm	31 days
1961	27.6 °C	34.1 °C	22.5 °C	0 mm	31 days
1960	27.6 °C	34.4 °C	22.4 °C	0 mm	31 days
1959	27.8 °C	34.5 °C	22.3 °C	0 mm	31 days
1958	28.7 °C	36.2 °C	22.0 °C	0 mm	31 days
1957	28.7 °C	36.4 °C	22.2 °C	0 mm	31 days
1956	30.5 °C	38.2 °C	22.4 °C	0 mm	31 days
1955	28.6 °C	36.1 °C	21.4 °C	0 mm	31 days
1954	30.2 °C	38.0 °C	22.1 °C	0 mm	31 days
1953	29.1 °C	37.0 °C	21.3 °C	0 mm	31 days
1952	30.2 °C	37.1 °C	22.3 °C	0 mm	31 days
1951	29.9 °C	37.1 °C	21.9 °C	0 mm	31 days
1950	29.3 °C	36.6 °C	21.3 °C	0 mm	31 days
1949	27.8 °C	35.3 °C	20.0 °C	0 mm	31 days
1948	28.8 °C	36.7 °C	20.5 °C	0 mm	31 days
1947	30.2 °C	38.3 °C	21.8 °C	0 mm	31 days
1946	30.1 °C	37.9 °C	21.7 °C	0 mm	31 days
1945	31.4 °C	40.0 °C	22.3 °C	0 mm	31 days
1944	29.0 °C	36.9 °C	20.8 °C	0 mm	31 days
1943	30.3 °C	38.2 °C	22.2 °C	0 mm	31 days
1942	29.2 °C	36.1 °C	22.1 °C	0 mm	31 days
1941	30.6 °C	38.6 °C	22.4 °C	0 mm	31 days
1940	28.7 °C	36.6 °C	21.7 °C	0 mm	31 days

August records

Hottest day

44.0 °C

August 23, 1945 estimate

Coldest night

17.3 °C

August 22, 1949 estimate

Wettest day

1 mm

August 28, 1972 estimate

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Questions & answers

How warm is Cairo in August?

Highs average 36.0 °C and lows 23.4 °C. A typical August brings 31 hot days (30 °C or more) and 0 frost days.

Does it rain a lot in Cairo in August?

About 0 mm falls in August, over some 0 days with at least 1 mm. The wettest August was 1972 (1 mm), the driest 1940 (0 mm).

What was the warmest August in Cairo?

2015, with a mean temperature of 31.9 °C. The coldest was 1978 (27.2 °C). The last one, 2025, ranks 12 of 86.