Cairo · Egypt

Cairo in January: every year compared

In January, Cairo averages highs of 19.7 °C and lows of 9.2 °C, with 4 mm of precipitation. The warmest January was 2010 (16.5 °C), the coldest 1942 (11.3 °C).

Avg. highAvg. high 19.7 °C

Avg. lowAvg. low 9.2 °C

PrecipitationPrecipitation 4 mm

Rainy daysRainy days 1

Day by day through January

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

Normal high and low, day by dayNormal 1991–2020

Every January in Cairo, ranked

86 months of January since 1940. The last one, 2025, ranks 2 of 86 (+2.0 °C vs normal).

194019832025

2025 · 16.1 °C · +2.0 °C vs normal · rank 2 of 86

Warmest years

1201016.5 °C
2202316.1 °C
3202516.1 °C
4202116.0 °C
5202415.8 °C

Coldest years

1194211.3 °C
2198911.5 °C
3198311.5 °C
4194911.6 °C
5195411.7 °C

All 86 years in a table

Year	Mean temperature	Daytime highs	Night lows	Precipitation	Frost days	Rainy days
2025	16.1 °C	21.8 °C	11.2 °C	1 mm	0 days	0 days
2024	15.8 °C	21.3 °C	11.1 °C	2 mm	0 days	0 days
2023	16.1 °C	21.7 °C	11.1 °C	4 mm	0 days	1 day
2022	12.9 °C	17.9 °C	8.4 °C	4 mm	0 days	1 day
2021	16.0 °C	22.0 °C	11.0 °C	1 mm	0 days	1 day
2020	13.9 °C	18.5 °C	9.6 °C	2 mm	0 days	1 day
2019	13.6 °C	19.3 °C	8.5 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days
2018	15.0 °C	20.4 °C	10.3 °C	4 mm	0 days	2 days
2017	13.6 °C	19.2 °C	8.6 °C	2 mm	0 days	1 day
2016	13.8 °C	19.2 °C	9.4 °C	5 mm	0 days	1 day
2015	14.3 °C	19.7 °C	9.6 °C	2 mm	0 days	1 day
2014	15.4 °C	21.6 °C	10.0 °C	3 mm	0 days	2 days
2013	14.8 °C	20.5 °C	9.8 °C	6 mm	0 days	2 days
2012	13.0 °C	18.6 °C	8.3 °C	3 mm	0 days	1 day
2011	14.6 °C	20.1 °C	10.1 °C	10 mm	0 days	2 days
2010	16.5 °C	22.9 °C	11.2 °C	2 mm	0 days	1 day
2009	15.6 °C	21.9 °C	10.4 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days
2008	12.9 °C	18.6 °C	7.9 °C	1 mm	0 days	0 days
2007	13.7 °C	19.6 °C	8.6 °C	1 mm	0 days	1 day
2006	13.9 °C	19.8 °C	9.0 °C	3 mm	0 days	2 days
2005	14.6 °C	20.2 °C	9.8 °C	2 mm	0 days	1 day
2004	14.2 °C	19.4 °C	9.8 °C	10 mm	0 days	3 days
2003	15.6 °C	21.9 °C	10.6 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days
2002	12.7 °C	17.9 °C	8.0 °C	7 mm	0 days	2 days
2001	14.4 °C	20.7 °C	9.0 °C	1 mm	0 days	0 days
2000	13.1 °C	18.0 °C	8.6 °C	4 mm	0 days	1 day
1999	14.5 °C	20.2 °C	9.4 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days
1998	14.4 °C	20.0 °C	9.7 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days
1997	15.0 °C	21.2 °C	9.7 °C	2 mm	0 days	1 day
1996	13.5 °C	19.6 °C	8.4 °C	17 mm	0 days	3 days
1995	13.2 °C	19.1 °C	8.0 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days
1994	15.0 °C	20.0 °C	11.0 °C	8 mm	0 days	1 day
1993	12.3 °C	17.8 °C	7.6 °C	4 mm	0 days	2 days
1992	12.4 °C	17.5 °C	8.0 °C	7 mm	0 days	2 days
1991	13.2 °C	18.9 °C	8.4 °C	3 mm	0 days	0 days
1990	13.6 °C	18.9 °C	9.1 °C	8 mm	0 days	1 day
1989	11.5 °C	16.6 °C	7.1 °C	5 mm	0 days	1 day
1988	13.6 °C	18.9 °C	9.2 °C	3 mm	0 days	2 days
1987	13.8 °C	20.2 °C	8.4 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days
1986	13.7 °C	19.6 °C	8.9 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days
1985	15.3 °C	21.3 °C	10.4 °C	6 mm	0 days	2 days
1984	13.3 °C	18.9 °C	8.9 °C	1 mm	0 days	0 days
1983	11.5 °C	16.6 °C	7.5 °C	5 mm	0 days	2 days
1982	14.0 °C	20.0 °C	9.5 °C	1 mm	0 days	0 days
1981	12.3 °C	17.7 °C	8.0 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days
1980	13.1 °C	18.8 °C	8.6 °C	1 mm	0 days	0 days
1979	13.7 °C	20.0 °C	9.1 °C	1 mm	0 days	0 days
1978	13.0 °C	19.0 °C	7.9 °C	10 mm	0 days	2 days
1977	13.6 °C	19.4 °C	8.5 °C	2 mm	0 days	0 days
1976	12.9 °C	18.8 °C	8.0 °C	2 mm	0 days	0 days
1975	13.0 °C	18.5 °C	8.4 °C	1 mm	0 days	0 days
1974	12.0 °C	16.9 °C	8.1 °C	17 mm	0 days	7 days
1973	13.3 °C	20.1 °C	7.7 °C	4 mm	0 days	1 day
1972	13.3 °C	19.4 °C	8.3 °C	12 mm	0 days	2 days
1971	15.3 °C	21.8 °C	10.1 °C	29 mm	0 days	2 days
1970	15.0 °C	21.5 °C	9.7 °C	2 mm	0 days	0 days
1969	12.4 °C	17.6 °C	8.1 °C	15 mm	0 days	5 days
1968	12.9 °C	18.7 °C	8.0 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days
1967	12.3 °C	18.9 °C	7.3 °C	7 mm	0 days	2 days
1966	13.7 °C	20.2 °C	8.5 °C	8 mm	0 days	3 days
1965	13.0 °C	18.6 °C	8.8 °C	11 mm	0 days	2 days
1964	12.0 °C	17.8 °C	7.4 °C	2 mm	0 days	0 days
1963	14.1 °C	21.1 °C	9.4 °C	1 mm	0 days	0 days
1962	13.7 °C	19.7 °C	9.7 °C	4 mm	0 days	1 day
1961	13.6 °C	19.8 °C	9.5 °C	4 mm	0 days	2 days
1960	13.4 °C	19.4 °C	9.2 °C	10 mm	0 days	2 days
1959	13.4 °C	19.4 °C	9.3 °C	1 mm	0 days	0 days
1958	13.5 °C	19.4 °C	9.3 °C	3 mm	0 days	1 day
1957	12.0 °C	17.8 °C	7.3 °C	5 mm	0 days	1 day
1956	13.8 °C	19.8 °C	8.2 °C	1 mm	0 days	0 days
1955	13.8 °C	20.7 °C	7.5 °C	1 mm	0 days	1 day
1954	11.7 °C	18.1 °C	5.8 °C	2 mm	0 days	1 day
1953	12.1 °C	18.7 °C	5.8 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days
1952	13.1 °C	19.7 °C	7.2 °C	2 mm	0 days	0 days
1951	13.8 °C	20.3 °C	7.3 °C	1 mm	0 days	0 days
1950	11.7 °C	18.4 °C	5.6 °C	5 mm	0 days	2 days
1949	11.6 °C	17.7 °C	6.1 °C	9 mm	0 days	4 days
1948	14.3 °C	20.5 °C	8.0 °C	1 mm	0 days	0 days
1947	13.1 °C	18.8 °C	7.4 °C	4 mm	0 days	2 days
1946	12.9 °C	18.6 °C	7.8 °C	6 mm	0 days	2 days
1945	12.0 °C	18.1 °C	6.1 °C	1 mm	0 days	0 days
1944	12.0 °C	17.4 °C	6.5 °C	4 mm	0 days	1 day
1943	12.4 °C	18.0 °C	7.2 °C	5 mm	0 days	2 days
1942	11.3 °C	17.8 °C	5.5 °C	0 mm	1 day	0 days
1941	14.8 °C	21.7 °C	8.7 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days
1940	12.7 °C	18.7 °C	7.4 °C	3 mm	0 days	1 day

January records

Hottest day

29.6 °C

January 6, 1971 estimate

Coldest night

-0.7 °C

January 7, 1942 estimate

Wettest day

22 mm

January 9, 1971 estimate

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Questions & answers

How warm is Cairo in January?

Highs average 19.7 °C and lows 9.2 °C. A typical January brings 0 hot days (30 °C or more) and 0 frost days.

Does it rain a lot in Cairo in January?

About 4 mm falls in January, over some 1 days with at least 1 mm. The wettest January was 1971 (29 mm), the driest 1941 (0 mm).

What was the warmest January in Cairo?

2010, with a mean temperature of 16.5 °C. The coldest was 1942 (11.3 °C). The last one, 2025, ranks 2 of 86.