Cairo Governorate · Egypt
Cairo in September
In September, Cairo averages a daytime high of 34 °C and a night-time low of 21 °C, with almost no rain over the month. It falls outside Cairo's most comfortable months, November to April.
- Average high
- 34 °C
- Average low
- 21 °C
- Rain in the month
- 0 mm
- Daylight on 15 Sep
- 12 h 20 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 78
When to go
How September compares with the rest of the year in Cairo
September is the 4th 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, September is 1 °C cooler than August, and October is 3 °C cooler than September.
September brings almost no rain, less than the monthly average of 2 mm (23 mm a year); it is tied for the driest month.
On 15 September the sun is up for about 12 h 20 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 September a good time to visit Cairo?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 34 °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.
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; places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.