Cairo · Egypt

Cairo in May: every year compared

In May, Cairo averages highs of 32.8 °C and lows of 18.7 °C, with 0 mm of precipitation. The warmest May was 1941 (28.4 °C), the coldest 1986 (22.8 °C).

Avg. highAvg. high 32.8 °C

Avg. lowAvg. low 18.7 °C

PrecipitationPrecipitation 0 mm

Rainy daysRainy days 0

Day by day through May

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

Normal high and low, day by dayNormal 1991–2020

Every May in Cairo, ranked

86 months of May since 1940. The last one, 2025, ranks 27 of 86 (+0.3 °C vs normal).

194019832025

2025 · 26.2 °C · +0.3 °C vs normal · rank 27 of 86

Warmest years

1194128.4 °C
2202128.3 °C
3201828.2 °C
4201928.0 °C
5194227.8 °C

Coldest years

1198622.8 °C
2196423.4 °C
3198223.7 °C
4194423.7 °C
5196523.8 °C

All 86 years in a table

Year	Mean temperature	Daytime highs	Night lows	Precipitation	Hot days (30 °C+)	Rainy days
2025	26.2 °C	32.9 °C	19.7 °C	1 mm	23 days	0 days
2024	26.6 °C	32.9 °C	19.9 °C	0 mm	24 days	0 days
2023	25.8 °C	32.3 °C	19.5 °C	0 mm	23 days	0 days
2022	25.7 °C	32.3 °C	19.0 °C	0 mm	24 days	0 days
2021	28.3 °C	35.7 °C	20.7 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
2020	26.7 °C	33.7 °C	19.7 °C	1 mm	24 days	0 days
2019	28.0 °C	35.4 °C	20.6 °C	0 mm	25 days	0 days
2018	28.2 °C	34.8 °C	21.7 °C	1 mm	25 days	1 day
2017	26.9 °C	33.8 °C	19.8 °C	0 mm	27 days	0 days
2016	26.8 °C	33.7 °C	19.9 °C	0 mm	27 days	0 days
2015	26.0 °C	32.9 °C	19.0 °C	1 mm	22 days	1 day
2014	26.5 °C	32.9 °C	19.8 °C	0 mm	26 days	0 days
2013	27.3 °C	34.4 °C	19.9 °C	0 mm	27 days	0 days
2012	26.4 °C	33.2 °C	19.2 °C	1 mm	29 days	0 days
2011	25.2 °C	31.7 °C	18.4 °C	1 mm	19 days	0 days
2010	26.2 °C	33.1 °C	18.8 °C	0 mm	23 days	0 days
2009	25.2 °C	31.6 °C	18.0 °C	0 mm	20 days	0 days
2008	25.6 °C	32.4 °C	18.2 °C	0 mm	22 days	0 days
2007	26.4 °C	33.2 °C	19.1 °C	3 mm	28 days	1 day
2006	24.7 °C	31.5 °C	17.3 °C	0 mm	18 days	0 days
2005	24.7 °C	31.7 °C	17.4 °C	0 mm	20 days	0 days
2004	25.4 °C	32.2 °C	18.3 °C	0 mm	20 days	0 days
2003	26.8 °C	34.0 °C	19.2 °C	0 mm	30 days	0 days
2002	25.3 °C	32.0 °C	18.0 °C	0 mm	23 days	0 days
2001	25.7 °C	33.0 °C	17.9 °C	0 mm	20 days	0 days
2000	25.1 °C	32.2 °C	17.3 °C	0 mm	23 days	0 days
1999	25.9 °C	33.2 °C	18.1 °C	0 mm	27 days	0 days
1998	26.1 °C	32.6 °C	19.1 °C	2 mm	24 days	1 day
1997	25.8 °C	33.2 °C	17.9 °C	0 mm	26 days	0 days
1996	26.5 °C	33.7 °C	19.1 °C	0 mm	27 days	0 days
1995	24.2 °C	31.2 °C	17.2 °C	0 mm	18 days	0 days
1994	25.4 °C	32.3 °C	18.2 °C	0 mm	20 days	0 days
1993	24.3 °C	30.6 °C	17.7 °C	1 mm	17 days	0 days
1992	24.3 °C	30.9 °C	17.1 °C	1 mm	18 days	0 days
1991	24.6 °C	31.7 °C	17.8 °C	0 mm	16 days	0 days
1990	24.4 °C	31.7 °C	17.6 °C	0 mm	20 days	0 days
1989	25.5 °C	32.8 °C	18.0 °C	0 mm	23 days	0 days
1988	26.8 °C	34.5 °C	19.1 °C	0 mm	27 days	0 days
1987	24.8 °C	32.5 °C	17.0 °C	0 mm	23 days	0 days
1986	22.8 °C	29.1 °C	16.1 °C	2 mm	13 days	1 day
1985	26.4 °C	33.2 °C	19.4 °C	0 mm	22 days	0 days
1984	26.6 °C	34.3 °C	19.1 °C	0 mm	25 days	0 days
1983	25.1 °C	32.2 °C	18.2 °C	0 mm	24 days	0 days
1982	23.7 °C	30.3 °C	17.2 °C	1 mm	16 days	0 days
1981	24.3 °C	31.2 °C	17.4 °C	0 mm	19 days	0 days
1980	25.5 °C	33.4 °C	18.4 °C	0 mm	23 days	0 days
1979	24.9 °C	31.5 °C	18.9 °C	0 mm	20 days	0 days
1978	26.7 °C	34.8 °C	18.9 °C	0 mm	29 days	0 days
1977	26.5 °C	33.9 °C	19.0 °C	0 mm	23 days	0 days
1976	25.7 °C	33.0 °C	18.5 °C	0 mm	27 days	0 days
1975	24.7 °C	31.9 °C	17.3 °C	0 mm	21 days	0 days
1974	25.0 °C	32.3 °C	17.8 °C	0 mm	20 days	0 days
1973	24.8 °C	32.7 °C	17.4 °C	0 mm	27 days	0 days
1972	25.0 °C	32.3 °C	18.0 °C	0 mm	23 days	0 days
1971	26.5 °C	34.0 °C	18.9 °C	1 mm	28 days	0 days
1970	25.1 °C	32.8 °C	17.6 °C	0 mm	22 days	0 days
1969	24.8 °C	31.8 °C	17.8 °C	1 mm	20 days	0 days
1968	26.2 °C	33.7 °C	18.3 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
1967	24.1 °C	30.9 °C	18.1 °C	1 mm	20 days	0 days
1966	24.9 °C	31.8 °C	17.9 °C	0 mm	18 days	0 days
1965	23.8 °C	31.0 °C	17.2 °C	0 mm	16 days	0 days
1964	23.4 °C	30.3 °C	17.0 °C	2 mm	14 days	0 days
1963	24.7 °C	31.2 °C	18.6 °C	1 mm	17 days	0 days
1962	23.8 °C	30.9 °C	17.5 °C	0 mm	22 days	0 days
1961	25.0 °C	32.6 °C	18.8 °C	0 mm	20 days	0 days
1960	25.7 °C	33.4 °C	19.4 °C	0 mm	21 days	0 days
1959	25.4 °C	33.0 °C	19.0 °C	0 mm	24 days	0 days
1958	24.3 °C	31.5 °C	17.4 °C	2 mm	21 days	0 days
1957	25.4 °C	32.4 °C	18.5 °C	6 mm	20 days	1 day
1956	24.3 °C	32.2 °C	16.0 °C	0 mm	22 days	0 days
1955	25.2 °C	33.2 °C	16.4 °C	0 mm	27 days	0 days
1954	26.1 °C	34.5 °C	17.6 °C	0 mm	23 days	0 days
1953	26.0 °C	33.5 °C	17.4 °C	0 mm	27 days	0 days
1952	25.4 °C	32.9 °C	16.6 °C	0 mm	20 days	0 days
1951	26.9 °C	34.6 °C	18.2 °C	0 mm	28 days	0 days
1950	24.7 °C	31.7 °C	16.6 °C	2 mm	22 days	1 day
1949	27.3 °C	35.1 °C	18.8 °C	1 mm	31 days	0 days
1948	25.6 °C	33.3 °C	16.8 °C	1 mm	24 days	0 days
1947	26.7 °C	34.5 °C	17.9 °C	0 mm	27 days	0 days
1946	26.2 °C	34.1 °C	17.5 °C	2 mm	24 days	1 day
1945	26.8 °C	34.9 °C	18.3 °C	5 mm	30 days	2 days
1944	23.7 °C	31.2 °C	15.7 °C	3 mm	17 days	2 days
1943	24.4 °C	32.8 °C	15.7 °C	0 mm	29 days	0 days
1942	27.8 °C	36.3 °C	19.0 °C	0 mm	28 days	0 days
1941	28.4 °C	36.9 °C	19.5 °C	0 mm	29 days	0 days
1940	26.5 °C	34.1 °C	18.7 °C	0 mm	29 days	0 days

May records

Hottest day

47.0 °C

May 21, 1970 estimate

Coldest night

11.4 °C

May 6, 1944 estimate

Wettest day

6 mm

May 23, 1957 estimate

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Questions & answers

How warm is Cairo in May?

Highs average 32.8 °C and lows 18.7 °C. A typical May brings 23 hot days (30 °C or more) and 0 frost days.

Does it rain a lot in Cairo in May?

About 0 mm falls in May, over some 0 days with at least 1 mm. The wettest May was 1957 (6 mm), the driest 1940 (0 mm).

What was the warmest May in Cairo?

1941, with a mean temperature of 28.4 °C. The coldest was 1986 (22.8 °C). The last one, 2025, ranks 27 of 86.