New Cairo weather by month & the best time to visit

🇪🇬 Egypt · major city break · hot desert climate

The best time to visit New Cairo is March — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 99/100), with October and April close behind. New Cairo averages about 3,501 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F and roughly 7 mm of rain in March.

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Sun hours / year

3,501

Sunniest month

March

Peak score

99/100

Rain / year

65 mm

Midday UV at peak

11 (extreme)

Population

11.9M

Elevation

238 m

When is the best time to visit New Cairo?

For sunshine, the best time to visit New Cairo is March, then October and April. The dullest month is July (50/100, 0 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is New Cairo?

New Cairo is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,501 hours of sunshine a year. 49 Sunshine Score points separate March (99) from July (50), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #15 of 18 destinations in Egypt for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,762 hours. Rain is a non-event in New Cairo — about 65 mm in a typical year.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Cairo Egypt · 43 km · best in Feb · 3,501 h sun/yr
• Giza Egypt · 91 km · best in Feb · 3,615 h sun/yr
• Alexandria Egypt · 227 km · best in May · 3,737 h sun/yr
• Sharm El Sheikh Egypt · 340 km · best in Jan · 3,742 h sun/yr
• Tel Aviv Israel · 362 km · best in May · 3,298 h sun/yr
• Hurghada Egypt · 374 km · best in Jan · 3,879 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Port Said Egypt · 140 km · 3,183 h sun/yr · best in May
• El Arish Egypt · 220 km · 3,201 h sun/yr · best in May
• Taba Egypt · 288 km · 3,933 h sun/yr · best in May