When to go · Cairo
Cairo in July
Avoid month. Hottest month.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 35° / 22°
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 0
- Crowds
- Low
- Egypt overall
- Prices
- Low
- Egypt overall
Verdict
AvoidVoykit month rating for Cairo
Hottest month.
Weather in July
- CairoHighs around 35 °C, lows around 22 °C, rain on about 0 days
- Cairo and the Delta, Egypt · Cairo, Giza, Saqqarahot
Mild winters, hot dusty summers around 35 °C; spring khamsin winds (Mar–May) bring sand haze some days.
Summer season
Long, hot, dry days; dawn starts at the pyramids and the museum's air conditioning become the whole strategy.
Watch: 33–35 °C by early afternoon; avoid the open plateau after about 11:00.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Egypt overall
- Low
- Prices · Egypt overall
- Low
Egypt overall: 45 °C in Aswan; only the coasts work. Egyptian summer crowds on the north coast.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen