When to go · Cairo
Cairo in March
Great month. Warm; dust winds are possible.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 24° / 13°
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 1
- Crowds
- Medium
- Egypt overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Egypt overall
Verdict
Warm; dust winds are possible.
Weather in March
- CairoHighs around 24 °C, lows around 13 °C, rain on about 1 day
- Cairo and the Delta, Egypt · Cairo, Giza, Saqqarabest weather
Mild winters, hot dusty summers around 35 °C; spring khamsin winds (Mar–May) bring sand haze some days.
Spring season
Warming quickly; Sham el-Nessim brings families out to parks and the Corniche.
Watch: Khamsin dust storms can reduce visibility and air quality for a day or two.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Khamsin dust-storm season check
March–May, scattered days · Citywide
Hot, dusty southerly winds reduce visibility and air quality for a day or two at a time.
Sham el-Nessim check
The Monday after Coptic Easter · Parks, the Corniche, the zoo
National outdoor-picnic holiday; green spaces and the riverside are packed.
Ramadan check
Moves yearly; check this year's dates · Citywide
Shorter shop and museum hours by day, restaurants closed until sunset, then a livelier city until late; no eating or drinking in public by day.
Eid al-Fitr big impact
About 10–12 Mar 2027 (lunar — check) · Egypt
Domestic travel peak; Red Sea and Alexandria full.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Egypt overall
- Medium
- Prices · Egypt overall
- Medium
Egypt overall: Warm; khamsin dust days start. Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr in early March 2027 (check).
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.