New Cairo climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of New Cairo?

New Cairo has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.0 °C and it receives 26 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in New Cairo?

The hottest day measured in New Cairo between 1940 and 2025 was 21 May 1970, reaching 45.8 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in New Cairo?

The coldest day measured in New Cairo between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1950, at -2.2 °C.

Q: Does it snow in New Cairo?

Almost never: New Cairo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of New Cairo warmed?

Yes: New Cairo warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in New Cairo?

The wettest day measured in New Cairo between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 1975, with 45 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in New Cairo?

The windiest day measured in New Cairo between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1992, with winds reaching 55.1 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in New Cairo?

The warmest month in New Cairo is July (28.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.4 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in New Cairo?

New Cairo receives on average 26 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 7 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in New Cairo?

New Cairo gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.

New Cairo (Egypt) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.0 °C and it receives 26 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is July (28.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (12.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

New Cairo averages 0 frost days, 155 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 7 rainy days per year.

New Cairo has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 45.8 °C (on 21 May 1970) and the coldest -2.2 °C (on 6 February 1950).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

New CairoCairo Governorate

coords: 30.03°, 31.47°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

21.0°C

Average daily high

27.0°C

Average daily low

15.3°C

Annual rainfall

26mm

Sunshine / day

11.3h

Mean relative humidity

54%

Average peak wind

21.1km/h

Seasonal range

15.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

155 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

7 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

25.3 °C

Average feels-like low

14.5 °C

Average peak gust

36.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

95 d/yr

Solar radiation

21.5 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.9 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.48 · p = < 0.001

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

45.8 °C

21 May 1970

Coldest day

-2.2 °C

6 February 1950

Wettest day

45 mm

20 February 1975

Windiest day

55.1 km/h

3 February 1992

Strongest gust

96.8 km/h

1 February 1988

Hottest feels-like

45.5 °C

7 June 1961

Coldest feels-like

-6.4 °C

6 February 1950

Sunniest day

13.9 h

30 June 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	41.0 °C26 May 2025	5.0 °C24 February 2025	22.2 °C	8 mm	166	0
2024	41.4 °C15 June 2024	5.6 °C1 February 2024	22.8 °C	10 mm	157	0
2023	40.5 °C6 August 2023	5.5 °C10 February 2023	22.7 °C	23 mm	165	0
2022	41.4 °C11 June 2022	4.3 °C21 January 2022	21.7 °C	31 mm	160	0
2021	40.8 °C7 August 2021	5.7 °C17 February 2021	22.5 °C	22 mm	176	0
2020	41.6 °C20 May 2020	4.8 °C25 January 2020	22.0 °C	93 mm	161	0
2019	43.8 °C23 May 2019	4.2 °C11 January 2019	22.2 °C	43 mm	178	0
2018	43.3 °C22 May 2018	6.5 °C28 January 2018	23.0 °C	21 mm	177	0
2017	39.8 °C3 July 2017	4.8 °C30 January 2017	22.0 °C	16 mm	154	0
2016	43.5 °C15 May 2016	3.7 °C28 January 2016	22.6 °C	16 mm	171	0
2015	45.1 °C27 May 2015	3.0 °C10 January 2015	22.0 °C	30 mm	163	0
2014	43.0 °C4 June 2014	7.0 °C9 February 2014	22.2 °C	16 mm	156	0
2013	43.4 °C2 June 2013	4.7 °C16 December 2013	21.8 °C	18 mm	163	0
2012	38.5 °C23 June 2012	4.7 °C20 February 2012	21.8 °C	16 mm	181	0
2011	38.8 °C10 June 2011	5.9 °C11 March 2011	21.2 °C	27 mm	152	0
2010	43.4 °C20 June 2010	4.4 °C7 February 2010	23.1 °C	13 mm	185	0
2009	39.2 °C18 May 2009	7.1 °C18 February 2009	22.1 °C	8 mm	167	0
2008	40.8 °C23 April 2008	3.5 °C15 January 2008	22.0 °C	7 mm	161	0
2007	40.7 °C27 July 2007	5.3 °C22 January 2007	21.5 °C	15 mm	164	0
2006	39.7 °C29 September 2006	5.4 °C15 January 2006	21.2 °C	12 mm	152	0
2005	38.8 °C20 June 2005	4.4 °C9 February 2005	21.2 °C	18 mm	156	0
2004	40.4 °C14 July 2004	6.0 °C23 February 2004	21.3 °C	22 mm	155	0
2003	40.0 °C29 May 2003	4.4 °C25 March 2003	21.3 °C	6 mm	169	0
2002	42.4 °C29 July 2002	4.5 °C4 January 2002	21.5 °C	24 mm	155	0
2001	40.4 °C27 May 2001	4.1 °C28 January 2001	21.4 °C	6 mm	148	0
2000	40.8 °C30 July 2000	3.4 °C29 January 2000	20.7 °C	16 mm	149	0
1999	38.8 °C19 August 1999	4.4 °C21 February 1999	21.5 °C	6 mm	161	0
1998	41.2 °C13 June 1998	5.4 °C13 January 1998	21.7 °C	22 mm	160	0
1997	41.0 °C8 June 1997	2.9 °C6 February 1997	20.8 °C	16 mm	150	0
1996	40.7 °C6 September 1996	4.2 °C13 January 1996	21.0 °C	28 mm	155	0
1995	42.7 °C1 July 1995	4.6 °C16 January 1995	20.7 °C	12 mm	149	0
1994	40.8 °C21 April 1994	5.0 °C22 December 1994	21.1 °C	41 mm	163	0
1993	40.2 °C4 June 1993	2.9 °C15 February 1993	20.7 °C	19 mm	152	0
1992	43.4 °C20 June 1992	2.5 °C10 February 1992	19.9 °C	22 mm	135	0
1991	40.1 °C12 May 1991	4.2 °C4 February 1991	20.3 °C	35 mm	148	0
1990	37.9 °C27 April 1990	5.4 °C12 January 1990	20.6 °C	22 mm	143	0
1989	39.1 °C28 May 1989	3.4 °C22 January 1989	20.5 °C	12 mm	159	0
1988	42.5 °C15 May 1988	4.8 °C20 January 1988	20.6 °C	47 mm	147	0
1987	40.3 °C27 May 1987	3.8 °C12 January 1987	20.2 °C	29 mm	139	0
1986	41.3 °C7 June 1986	5.5 °C27 December 1986	20.5 °C	31 mm	142	0
1985	38.9 °C23 May 1985	5.0 °C2 January 1985	20.7 °C	62 mm	140	0
1984	41.3 °C25 May 1984	6.2 °C9 January 1984	20.4 °C	8 mm	146	0
1983	39.6 °C10 July 1983	3.9 °C3 January 1983	19.9 °C	14 mm	137	0
1982	37.9 °C12 June 1982	3.7 °C6 February 1982	20.1 °C	22 mm	141	0
1981	40.9 °C23 April 1981	4.4 °C31 January 1981	20.4 °C	9 mm	141	0
1980	41.6 °C20 May 1980	5.0 °C3 March 1980	20.7 °C	19 mm	148	0
1979	41.5 °C23 June 1979	4.8 °C6 January 1979	21.2 °C	12 mm	163	0
1978	43.0 °C22 June 1978	3.0 °C6 January 1978	20.7 °C	29 mm	148	0
1977	42.2 °C31 May 1977	4.3 °C10 January 1977	20.7 °C	25 mm	149	0
1976	39.9 °C8 June 1976	3.4 °C26 January 1976	20.4 °C	11 mm	159	0
1975	37.4 °C22 July 1975	3.8 °C11 February 1975	20.5 °C	63 mm	147	0
1974	39.2 °C1 May 1974	3.0 °C24 January 1974	20.8 °C	53 mm	172	0
1973	40.5 °C21 July 1973	3.5 °C17 January 1973	20.6 °C	16 mm	156	0
1972	40.4 °C19 June 1972	4.8 °C25 December 1972	20.7 °C	38 mm	164	0
1971	38.2 °C18 June 1971	4.8 °C28 December 1971	20.6 °C	60 mm	152	0
1970	45.8 °C21 May 1970	2.0 °C21 December 1970	20.7 °C	21 mm	151	0
1969	43.6 °C16 June 1969	4.5 °C6 January 1969	20.9 °C	47 mm	156	0
1968	41.7 °C14 August 1968	3.4 °C15 January 1968	20.6 °C	28 mm	141	0
1967	43.0 °C21 June 1967	3.2 °C22 January 1967	19.7 °C	73 mm	126	0
1966	39.3 °C2 June 1966	2.6 °C8 January 1966	20.9 °C	66 mm	155	0
1965	43.8 °C13 June 1965	4.9 °C13 January 1965	20.3 °C	21 mm	133	0
1964	40.8 °C30 May 1964	2.5 °C19 January 1964	19.7 °C	24 mm	120	0
1963	41.3 °C18 June 1963	3.5 °C29 January 1963	20.8 °C	12 mm	149	0
1962	42.3 °C11 June 1962	5.3 °C13 January 1962	20.8 °C	8 mm	159	0
1961	45.2 °C7 June 1961	4.2 °C23 January 1961	19.8 °C	50 mm	126	0
1960	39.6 °C5 July 1960	4.0 °C4 February 1960	20.9 °C	18 mm	154	0
1959	42.6 °C10 June 1959	2.4 °C16 February 1959	19.9 °C	9 mm	128	0
1958	39.6 °C14 June 1958	4.1 °C28 January 1958	20.9 °C	14 mm	148	0
1957	39.9 °C15 April 1957	2.9 °C24 January 1957	20.7 °C	29 mm	158	0
1956	41.5 °C23 July 1956	2.3 °C17 December 1956	20.8 °C	22 mm	146	0
1955	41.8 °C30 July 1955	2.9 °C6 January 1955	21.2 °C	13 mm	163	0
1954	41.0 °C20 May 1954	2.0 °C4 January 1954	20.5 °C	31 mm	156	0
1953	41.6 °C16 June 1953	0.6 °C14 January 1953	20.3 °C	24 mm	163	0
1952	40.7 °C24 August 1952	2.5 °C10 January 1952	21.0 °C	11 mm	161	0
1951	39.8 °C9 September 1951	3.9 °C18 January 1951	20.9 °C	44 mm	169	0
1950	38.5 °C20 April 1950	-2.2 °C6 February 1950	20.5 °C	18 mm	158	3
1949	40.7 °C3 June 1949	2.2 °C29 January 1949	19.6 °C	45 mm	147	0
1948	40.4 °C15 June 1948	3.1 °C17 March 1948	19.9 °C	23 mm	138	0
1947	38.6 °C27 August 1947	3.4 °C2 January 1947	21.2 °C	15 mm	166	0
1946	40.9 °C2 June 1946	2.4 °C15 January 1946	21.1 °C	18 mm	164	0
1945	41.9 °C23 August 1945	2.1 °C5 January 1945	20.0 °C	41 mm	155	0
1944	44.1 °C14 June 1944	2.7 °C20 January 1944	20.7 °C	26 mm	160	0
1943	40.8 °C30 September 1943	1.9 °C6 March 1943	20.4 °C	40 mm	153	0
1942	43.7 °C6 May 1942	-1.5 °C7 January 1942	21.0 °C	26 mm	174	1
1941	43.1 °C10 May 1941	1.0 °C30 December 1941	21.2 °C	29 mm	168	0
1940	41.1 °C18 July 1940	1.1 °C20 December 1940	20.4 °C	40 mm	162	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

27.7 °C

+0.7 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

166 d/yr

+11

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

8 mm

-18 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	20.2 °C	+2.5 °C	1 mm	-4 mm
Feb	17.7 °C	-1.6 °C	1 mm	-4 mm
Mar	24.5 °C	+2.0 °C	3 mm	-2 mm
Apr	27.1 °C	-0.1 °C	1 mm	-1 mm
May	31.3 °C	+0.2 °C	1 mm	-0 mm
Jun	33.4 °C	-0.4 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Jul	35.7 °C	+1.2 °C	0 mm	0 mm
Aug	34.7 °C	+0.5 °C	0 mm	0 mm
Sep	31.9 °C	-0.2 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Oct	29.1 °C	+0.4 °C	0 mm	-2 mm
Nov	26.2 °C	+2.4 °C	2 mm	-1 mm
Dec	20.6 °C	+1.4 °C	1 mm	-4 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

41.0 °C

26 May 2025

Coldest day

5.0 °C

24 Feb 2025

Wettest day

1.5 mm

6 Mar 2025

Windiest day

39.2 km/h

13 May 2025

Strongest gust

67.7 km/h

13 May 2025

Hottest feels-like

41.6 °C

10 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

1.1 °C

25 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

13.9 h

30 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of New Cairo?

New Cairo has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.0 °C and it receives 26 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in New Cairo?

The hottest day measured in New Cairo between 1940 and 2025 was 21 May 1970, reaching 45.8 °C.

What is the coldest day in New Cairo?

The coldest day measured in New Cairo between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1950, at -2.2 °C.

Does it snow in New Cairo?

Almost never: New Cairo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of New Cairo warmed?

Yes: New Cairo warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in New Cairo?

The wettest day measured in New Cairo between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 1975, with 45 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in New Cairo?

The windiest day measured in New Cairo between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1992, with winds reaching 55.1 km/h.

What is the warmest month in New Cairo?

The warmest month in New Cairo is July (28.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.4 °C).

How much does it rain in New Cairo?

New Cairo receives on average 26 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 7 rainy days.

Is it sunny in New Cairo?

New Cairo gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in New Cairo?

Yes: New Cairo has on average 95 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in New Cairo?

In New Cairo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.5 °C on 7 June 1961, and the lowest was -6.4 °C on 6 February 1950.

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