Cairo City Statistics

Location

Egypt, North Africa.

Dialling code

20.

Population

18-20 million (metropolitan area).

Time zone

2008: GMT + 2 (GMT + 3 from last Friday in April to last Friday in August).
2009: GMT + 2 (GMT + 3 from last Friday in April to last Friday in September).

Electricity

220 volts AC, 50Hz; round two-pin plugs are used.

Average January temperatures

17.5ºC (63.5ºF); 8ºC (47ºF) at night.

Average July temperatures

36.5ºC (97.7ºF).

Annual rainfall

25mm (1 inch) per year, usually December to March.

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