El Cairo climate

El Cairo Weather in August

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around El Cairo, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 26°C on August 1 to 26°C on August 31, and lows from 18°C to 19°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 310 mm over about 27 wet days.

August day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at El Cairo, in °C, with the record for each date.15202530151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

August at a glance

Average high
26°C
Average low
18°C
Precipitation
310 mm
Reanalysis high
30°CAug 22, 2004
Reanalysis low
16°CAug 18, 1996
Daylight
12 h 19 min to 12 h 12 min
Cloud cover
79%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
19°C
Wind
4.0 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
Aug 126°C18°C29°C 202017°C 200481%
Aug 226°C18°C29°C 202017°C 199182%
Aug 326°C18°C29°C 201517°C 199182%
Aug 426°C18°C29°C 201517°C 199182%
Aug 526°C18°C29°C 200817°C 200182%
Aug 626°C18°C29°C 201617°C 201182%
Aug 726°C18°C29°C 200417°C 200483%
Aug 826°C18°C29°C 200417°C 201483%
Aug 926°C18°C29°C 200416°C 200185%
Aug 1026°C18°C29°C 201917°C 200286%
Aug 1126°C18°C29°C 200417°C 200387%
Aug 1226°C18°C29°C 200417°C 200088%
Aug 1326°C18°C29°C 200417°C 199388%
Aug 1426°C18°C29°C 200617°C 200089%
Aug 1526°C18°C29°C 201417°C 199188%
Aug 1626°C18°C29°C 200117°C 199988%
Aug 1726°C18°C29°C 200117°C 199689%
Aug 1826°C18°C29°C 200416°C 199689%
Aug 1926°C19°C29°C 200117°C 200089%
Aug 2026°C19°C29°C 200117°C 201789%
Aug 2126°C19°C29°C 200217°C 201889%
Aug 2226°C19°C30°C 200417°C 199989%
Aug 2326°C19°C28°C 201918°C 200488%
Aug 2426°C19°C29°C 199717°C 199288%
Aug 2526°C19°C29°C 199717°C 199387%
Aug 2626°C19°C28°C 201217°C 200586%
Aug 2726°C19°C29°C 199717°C 201886%
Aug 2826°C19°C28°C 199717°C 200187%
Aug 2926°C19°C29°C 201517°C 200185%
Aug 3026°C19°C29°C 201417°C 201485%
Aug 3126°C19°C29°C 201417°C 201485%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at El Cairo, in percent.0204060801001102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT-5).

August 1
sunrise 6:02 AM, sunset 6:21 PM
August 31
sunrise 5:59 AM, sunset 6:11 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-26. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.