Cairo Governorate · Egypt
Cairo in May
In May, Cairo averages a daytime high of 33 °C and a night-time low of 17 °C, with about 1 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Cairo's most comfortable months, November to April.
- Average high
- 33 °C
- Average low
- 17 °C
- Rain in the month
- 1 mm
- Daylight on 15 May
- 13 h 40 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 78
When to go
How May compares with the rest of the year in Cairo
May is the 5th warmest month in Cairo by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 20 °C to 36 °C and the lows from 8 °C to 22 °C. By day, May is 4 °C warmer than April, and June is 3 °C warmer than May.
May brings 1 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 2 mm (23 mm a year); it is tied for the 6th wettest month.
On 15 May the sun is up for about 13 h 40 min, against 10 h 10 min at the shortest and 14 h at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20 °C | 8 °C | 5 mm | Yes |
| February | 21 °C | 9 °C | 5 mm | Yes |
| March | 25 °C | 11 °C | 3 mm | Yes |
| April | 29 °C | 14 °C | 1 mm | Yes |
| May | 33 °C | 17 °C | 1 mm | |
| June | 36 °C | 20 °C | 0 mm | |
| July | 36 °C | 22 °C | 0 mm | |
| August | 36 °C | 22 °C | 0 mm | |
| September | 34 °C | 21 °C | 0 mm | |
| October | 31 °C | 18 °C | 1 mm | |
| November | 26 °C | 14 °C | 3 mm | Yes |
| December | 21 °C | 10 °C | 4 mm | Yes |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is May a good time to visit Cairo?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 33 °C is above 29 °C. The comfortable months in Cairo are November to April; the nearest are April, before, and November, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Egypt in May
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
When to go
Destinations near Cairo that are comfortable in May
Within 300 km, nearest first, by the same measure.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Cairo
This guide lists 78 places to stay in Cairo: 2 chain properties with their details and own websites, and 76 hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 41; 1–3 km, 30; 3–10 km, 6; 10 km or more, 1.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.