Cairo · Egypt

Cairo in March: every year compared

In March, Cairo averages highs of 24.6 °C and lows of 12.4 °C, with 4 mm of precipitation. The warmest March was 2018 (21.8 °C), the coldest 1948 (13.9 °C).

Avg. highAvg. high 24.6 °C

Avg. lowAvg. low 12.4 °C

PrecipitationPrecipitation 4 mm

Rainy daysRainy days 1

Day by day through March

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

Normal high and low, day by dayNormal 1991–2020

Every March in Cairo, ranked

86 months of March since 1940. The last one, 2025, ranks 8 of 86 (+1.6 °C vs normal).

194019832025

2025 · 19.9 °C · +1.6 °C vs normal · rank 8 of 86

Warmest years

1201821.8 °C
2200821.0 °C
3201020.5 °C
4200120.4 °C
5201620.4 °C

Coldest years

1194813.9 °C
2194514.2 °C
3195314.9 °C
4198715.1 °C
5196715.2 °C

All 86 years in a table

Year	Mean temperature	Daytime highs	Night lows	Precipitation	Hot days (30 °C+)	Rainy days
2025	19.9 °C	26.2 °C	13.9 °C	1 mm	8 days	1 day
2024	19.4 °C	25.5 °C	13.6 °C	2 mm	4 days	1 day
2023	19.9 °C	26.1 °C	14.2 °C	3 mm	5 days	1 day
2022	15.9 °C	21.6 °C	10.6 °C	4 mm	0 days	1 day
2021	18.7 °C	24.8 °C	12.9 °C	0 mm	5 days	0 days
2020	18.4 °C	24.0 °C	13.2 °C	68 mm	2 days	3 days
2019	17.7 °C	23.3 °C	12.3 °C	2 mm	0 days	0 days
2018	21.8 °C	28.6 °C	15.3 °C	1 mm	11 days	0 days
2017	19.1 °C	24.9 °C	13.6 °C	2 mm	1 day	0 days
2016	20.4 °C	26.6 °C	14.8 °C	3 mm	7 days	1 day
2015	19.2 °C	25.4 °C	13.3 °C	0 mm	2 days	0 days
2014	19.5 °C	25.8 °C	13.4 °C	1 mm	4 days	0 days
2013	20.3 °C	27.4 °C	13.5 °C	0 mm	9 days	0 days
2012	16.5 °C	22.8 °C	10.8 °C	1 mm	1 day	0 days
2011	17.5 °C	23.9 °C	11.4 °C	0 mm	1 day	0 days
2010	20.5 °C	27.1 °C	14.5 °C	0 mm	9 days	0 days
2009	17.8 °C	24.1 °C	11.5 °C	0 mm	2 days	0 days
2008	21.0 °C	28.0 °C	14.5 °C	0 mm	11 days	0 days
2007	18.2 °C	24.3 °C	12.1 °C	1 mm	1 day	0 days
2006	18.7 °C	25.2 °C	12.4 °C	1 mm	4 days	1 day
2005	18.2 °C	24.5 °C	12.5 °C	8 mm	4 days	1 day
2004	18.7 °C	25.3 °C	12.6 °C	2 mm	6 days	2 days
2003	16.0 °C	21.6 °C	10.6 °C	1 mm	0 days	0 days
2002	19.0 °C	25.2 °C	13.3 °C	0 mm	4 days	0 days
2001	20.4 °C	27.6 °C	13.6 °C	1 mm	9 days	0 days
2000	16.2 °C	22.2 °C	10.2 °C	1 mm	2 days	0 days
1999	18.6 °C	24.8 °C	12.2 °C	0 mm	3 days	0 days
1998	16.6 °C	22.3 °C	10.7 °C	2 mm	1 day	0 days
1997	16.3 °C	22.0 °C	10.7 °C	2 mm	0 days	0 days
1996	17.4 °C	23.4 °C	11.7 °C	5 mm	2 days	1 day
1995	18.3 °C	24.4 °C	12.4 °C	0 mm	1 day	0 days
1994	16.8 °C	22.7 °C	11.5 °C	6 mm	2 days	2 days
1993	16.0 °C	22.2 °C	10.2 °C	1 mm	1 day	0 days
1992	16.3 °C	22.0 °C	10.5 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days
1991	18.7 °C	24.9 °C	13.0 °C	22 mm	5 days	3 days
1990	16.7 °C	22.9 °C	11.0 °C	3 mm	0 days	1 day
1989	17.2 °C	23.4 °C	11.4 °C	1 mm	1 day	1 day
1988	17.0 °C	22.8 °C	11.6 °C	21 mm	0 days	4 days
1987	15.1 °C	20.8 °C	9.5 °C	6 mm	0 days	2 days
1986	18.3 °C	24.7 °C	12.5 °C	0 mm	3 days	0 days
1985	17.6 °C	24.1 °C	11.8 °C	7 mm	1 day	3 days
1984	17.8 °C	24.3 °C	12.1 °C	1 mm	2 days	0 days
1983	15.6 °C	21.8 °C	9.9 °C	5 mm	2 days	2 days
1982	15.9 °C	21.9 °C	10.6 °C	2 mm	0 days	1 day
1981	18.1 °C	25.0 °C	12.4 °C	1 mm	4 days	0 days
1980	18.1 °C	24.7 °C	12.2 °C	4 mm	6 days	2 days
1979	19.1 °C	26.1 °C	13.5 °C	0 mm	9 days	0 days
1978	18.1 °C	24.9 °C	11.4 °C	1 mm	4 days	0 days
1977	16.8 °C	23.2 °C	11.2 °C	1 mm	0 days	0 days
1976	17.6 °C	24.1 °C	11.4 °C	2 mm	1 day	0 days
1975	18.2 °C	25.5 °C	11.5 °C	0 mm	5 days	0 days
1974	18.7 °C	25.1 °C	13.1 °C	16 mm	5 days	3 days
1973	17.2 °C	24.0 °C	11.0 °C	2 mm	3 days	0 days
1972	17.8 °C	23.9 °C	12.1 °C	2 mm	2 days	1 day
1971	18.8 °C	26.0 °C	12.3 °C	0 mm	7 days	0 days
1970	19.2 °C	26.4 °C	12.9 °C	1 mm	9 days	0 days
1969	20.3 °C	27.0 °C	14.1 °C	7 mm	11 days	3 days
1968	16.5 °C	23.1 °C	10.7 °C	12 mm	1 day	3 days
1967	15.2 °C	21.4 °C	10.2 °C	1 mm	0 days	0 days
1966	17.2 °C	23.9 °C	11.7 °C	3 mm	2 days	1 day
1965	18.3 °C	25.1 °C	13.0 °C	2 mm	6 days	0 days
1964	18.0 °C	24.6 °C	12.4 °C	1 mm	0 days	0 days
1963	16.5 °C	22.9 °C	11.2 °C	1 mm	2 days	1 day
1962	19.1 °C	26.1 °C	13.6 °C	0 mm	5 days	0 days
1961	15.7 °C	22.1 °C	11.1 °C	1 mm	0 days	0 days
1960	18.0 °C	24.8 °C	12.7 °C	1 mm	3 days	0 days
1959	16.4 °C	22.9 °C	11.2 °C	1 mm	1 day	0 days
1958	19.6 °C	27.2 °C	13.1 °C	0 mm	10 days	0 days
1957	17.7 °C	24.4 °C	11.5 °C	2 mm	6 days	0 days
1956	16.3 °C	22.8 °C	9.8 °C	1 mm	0 days	0 days
1955	18.6 °C	25.6 °C	11.3 °C	0 mm	5 days	0 days
1954	18.3 °C	25.7 °C	10.9 °C	1 mm	3 days	0 days
1953	14.9 °C	21.2 °C	8.7 °C	4 mm	2 days	1 day
1952	17.4 °C	24.0 °C	10.2 °C	1 mm	5 days	0 days
1951	18.9 °C	26.5 °C	11.2 °C	4 mm	4 days	2 days
1950	17.2 °C	24.3 °C	10.0 °C	1 mm	3 days	0 days
1949	15.8 °C	22.0 °C	9.4 °C	6 mm	2 days	2 days
1948	13.9 °C	20.2 °C	7.3 °C	11 mm	1 day	3 days
1947	19.3 °C	27.1 °C	11.3 °C	1 mm	9 days	1 day
1946	17.7 °C	24.6 °C	10.4 °C	2 mm	3 days	1 day
1945	14.2 °C	21.0 °C	7.2 °C	3 mm	0 days	1 day
1944	18.7 °C	26.1 °C	11.3 °C	1 mm	6 days	0 days
1943	15.7 °C	22.1 °C	9.5 °C	10 mm	1 day	4 days
1942	17.6 °C	24.4 °C	11.3 °C	12 mm	4 days	1 day
1941	18.2 °C	25.2 °C	11.1 °C	7 mm	4 days	2 days
1940	16.9 °C	23.7 °C	9.9 °C	4 mm	4 days	2 days

March records

Hottest day

39.4 °C

March 31, 1958 estimate

Coldest night

3.6 °C

March 17, 1948 estimate

Wettest day

44 mm

March 12, 2020 estimate

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Questions & answers

How warm is Cairo in March?

Highs average 24.6 °C and lows 12.4 °C. A typical March brings 4 hot days (30 °C or more) and 0 frost days.

Does it rain a lot in Cairo in March?

About 4 mm falls in March, over some 1 days with at least 1 mm. The wettest March was 2020 (68 mm), the driest 1955 (0 mm).

What was the warmest March in Cairo?

2018, with a mean temperature of 21.8 °C. The coldest was 1948 (13.9 °C). The last one, 2025, ranks 8 of 86.