Weather in Cairo in October 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Cairo in October
Going from a maximum of +100°F during the day to a minimum of +64°F during the night, the temperature in October averages around +86°F.
The average maximum temperature goes down 50% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +100°F to +82°F.
Is Cairo warm or cold in October?
Cairo is typically warm in October.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +93°F to +86°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +72°F to +66°F.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
Take a look at how October is compared to other months in Cairo:
Climate in Cairo in October
| September | October | November | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +93°F | +86°F | +77°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +63°F | +54°F | +43°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +108°F | +102°F | +97°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 0 mm | 0 mm | 2 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 58% | 59% | 60% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1011 HPa | 1014 HPa | 1015 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 29 | 27 | 23 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 1 | 4 | 7 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
October often has better weather than September. It’s getting colder in October. From +93°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +86°F. The rainfall amount in October stays the same as in the previous month with a 0 mm of total precipitation. Humidity rises from 58% to 59%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during October, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 29 sunny days in September to 27 in October.
November brings much the same weather, it remains great.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 4 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Cairo is gradually decreasing during October, going from 4 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last October in Cairo?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Cairo in October has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1985 (+82°F) and the highest in 2010 (+92°F). The driest year was 1987 with only 0 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2021 with 0 mm.
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Monthly weather in Cairo
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Cairo, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.