Cairo climate

Cairo Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Cairo 3N, 4.2 km from Cairo

Average highs run from 75°F on May 1 to 82°F on May 31, and lows from 53°F to 62°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.08 in.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Cairo, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
78°F
Average low
58°F
Precipitation
5.08 in
Record high
98°FMay 26, 1953
Record low
36°FMay 1, 1988
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
1.5
Daylight
13 h 44 min to 14 h 31 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
60°F
Wind
8.3 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
May 175°F53°F90°F 195936°F 19880%
May 275°F53°F90°F 195938°F 19780%
May 375°F54°F91°F 201239°F 19880%
May 475°F54°F90°F 195540°F 19540%
May 576°F54°F94°F 195239°F 20130%
May 676°F55°F93°F 201239°F 19440%
May 776°F55°F97°F 201238°F 19890%
May 876°F55°F91°F 196342°F 19170%
May 977°F56°F91°F 198642°F 19230%
May 1077°F56°F90°F 191639°F 19660%
May 1177°F56°F91°F 196240°F 19890%
May 1277°F57°F92°F 196239°F 19890%
May 1378°F57°F92°F 196242°F 20130%
May 1478°F57°F92°F 191541°F 20210%
May 1578°F58°F91°F 191541°F 19970%
May 1678°F58°F92°F 194441°F 19970%
May 1779°F58°F94°F 196241°F 20020%
May 1879°F58°F93°F 196241°F 20020%
May 1979°F59°F93°F 195144°F 20070%
May 2079°F59°F93°F 196245°F 20070%
May 2180°F59°F96°F 198748°F 19290%
May 2280°F60°F95°F 192547°F 19170%
May 2380°F60°F94°F 197543°F 19170%
May 2480°F60°F93°F 196244°F 19250%
May 2581°F61°F95°F 195339°F 19250%
May 2681°F61°F98°F 195343°F 19880%
May 2781°F61°F98°F 201242°F 19610%
May 2881°F61°F96°F 191146°F 19940%
May 2982°F62°F97°F 195342°F 19880%
May 3082°F62°F96°F 195344°F 20210%
May 3182°F62°F97°F 195348°F 19930%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Cairo, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.21102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

May 1
sunrise 6:02 AM, sunset 7:46 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:39 AM, sunset 8:10 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093809 (Cairo 3N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093809, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: 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 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.