Weather for Cairo

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Spring (Mar-Apr) and autumn (mid Sep-Oct) are most comfortable, when daytime temperatures reach 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit). Sultry summer (Jun-Aug) reach the high 30s. For those who hate the heat, winter (Dec-Jan) December and January are pleasantly cool (20 deg C / 68 deg F). Ramadan shifts ten days back annually – in 2011 will begin in early August. During the month, many eateries will close during daylight hours, and some bars close for the entire month, but the city is festooned in decorative lights with traditional music at nights in Islamic Cairo. During the major festivals of Eid ul fitr and Eid ul Adha, many locals travel so flights, trains and buses could well be booked up in advance.

Day

	Weather (day)		Temp (max day)	Rain (mm)	Wind (mph)	Humidity Pressure Visibility
Fri	Sunny	Sunny skies	1 9 °C	0mm	9 nw	26% 1,021mb Good
Sat	Partly Cloudy Day	Partly cloudy skies	2 0 °C	0mm	9 ne	31% 1,021mb Good
Sun	Sunny	Sunny skies	2 3 °C	0mm	8 ene	31% 1,016mb Good
Mon	Sunny	Sunny skies	2 9 °C	0mm	10 sw	21% 1,012mb Good
Tue	Sunny	Sunny skies	2 1 °C	0mm	11 wnw	38% 1,016mb Good
Wed	Sunny	Sunny skies	2 1 °C	0mm	8 nw	34% 1,019mb Good
Thu	Sunny	Sunny skies	2 0 °C	0mm	12 wsw	27% 1,014mb Good
Fri	Partly Cloudy Day	Partly cloudy skies	2 5 °C	1.5mm	6 wnw	19% 1,011mb Good
Sat	Partly Cloudy Day	Partly cloudy skies	1 7 °C	1.8mm	21 w	37% 1,013mb Good
Sun	Iso Rain Swrs Day	Light rain shower	1 5 °C	0.4mm	16 nw	44% 1,019mb Good

Night

	Weather (night)		Temp (min night)	Rain (mm)	Wind (mph)	Humidity Pressure Visibility
Fri	Clear	Clear skies	1 0 °C	0mm	5 ne	61% 1,023mb Good
Sat	Cloudy	Cloudy skies	1 3 °C	0mm	9 ne	83% 1,020mb Good
Sun	Clear	Clear skies	1 4 °C	0mm	6 e	54% 1,015mb Good
Mon	Clear	Clear skies	1 2 °C	0mm	7 wnw	52% 1,013mb Good
Tue	Clear	Clear skies	9 °C	0mm	5 nnw	72% 1,018mb Good
Wed	Clear	Clear skies	1 0 °C	0mm	5 ne	77% 1,018mb Good
Thu	Clear	Clear skies	0 °C	0mm	8 sw	36% 1,014mb Good
Fri	Occ Light Rain	Patchy rain possible	1 0 °C	0mm	12 nw	63% 1,015mb Moderate
Sat	Sunny	Sunny skies	9 °C	0mm	11 wnw	62% 1,021mb Good

Last updated at 08:05, Friday 10 February

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Symbols indicate the predominant weather for the day in question, calculated based on a weighting of different types of weather. So if a day is forecast to be sunny with the possibility of a brief shower, then we will see a sunny or partly cloudy symbol rather than a rain cloud. For the purpose of this forecast, 'day' is the entire 24 our period 00:00 to 23:59

The maximum temperature is the highest temperature forecast between dawn and dusk, and the minimum temperature is the lowest temperature expected from dusk on the day in question to dawn the next day. The temperature is in °C, or Celsius.

Wind speed and direction are the conditions expected at midday. Wind direction is based on a 16 point compass. W, SW, SSW, etc. The wind direction states where the wind originates. Wind speed is listed in MPH or miles per hour.

Humidity levels indicates how much water vapour the air contains compared to the maximum it could contain at that temperature. As a general guide:

0 to 30 is very low
31 to 50 is low
51 to 70 is moderate to low
71 to 80 is moderate
81 to 90 is moderate to high
91 to 100 is high

Pressure is measured in millibars (mb)

Visibility based on whether the human eye can see the following distances:

Very poor - less than 1km
Poor - between 1km and 4km
Moderate - between 4km and 10km
Good - between 10km and 20km
Very good - between 20km and 40km
Excellent - more than 40km

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