Al Qāhirah al Jadīdah weather in August

In August, Al Qāhirah al Jadīdah sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 100% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Al Qāhirah al Jadīdah's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Qāhirah al Jadīdah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:26 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
1%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
7.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month.

A typical August day in Al Qāhirah al Jadīdah reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 2°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Al Qāhirah al Jadīdah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Al Qāhirah al Jadīdah weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 51.610.37.5
Feb20° / 51.510.97.9
Mar23° / 12°50.911.88.9
Apr27° / 14°10.212.78.4
May31° / 18°10.313.56.0
Jun34° / 20°0013.94.4
Jul35° / 22°0013.73.8
Aug34° / 23°0013.14.0
Sep33° / 21°0012.25.2
Oct29° / 18°10.211.37.4
Nov24° / 14°20.710.58.9
Dec20° / 10°20.710.18.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 100% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 0% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 0%.

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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Al Qāhirah al Jadīdah gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 33% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
121061261
221060271
311060281
41959301
51958311
61957321
71857331
81856341
91856341
101756351
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210858322
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230958312
2401058302
2501059301
2601159291
2701259281
2801260271
2911359261
3011459251
3111559241

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
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3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of August to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:16 AM to 5:34 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:166:44
213.45:176:43
313.45:186:43
413.45:186:42
513.45:196:41
613.35:196:40
713.35:206:40
813.35:216:39
913.35:216:38
1013.35:226:37
1113.25:226:36
1213.25:236:35
1313.25:246:34
1413.15:246:33
1513.15:256:32
1613.15:266:31
1713.15:266:30
1813.05:276:29
1913.05:276:28
2013.05:286:27
2113.05:286:26
2212.95:296:25
2312.95:306:24
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2512.85:316:21
2612.85:316:20
2712.85:326:19
2812.85:336:18
2912.75:336:17
3012.75:346:15
3112.75:346:14

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 7.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.42 kWh/m² to a high of 8.11 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 7.36 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.7Intense
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297.0Intense
307.0Intense
316.9Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Al Qāhirah al Jadīdah

In seasonPeak

None of Al Qāhirah al Jadīdah's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Al Qāhirah al Jadīdah sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

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Is August a good time to visit Al Qāhirah al Jadīdah?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Al Qāhirah al Jadīdah for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Al Qāhirah al Jadīdah in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Al Qāhirah al Jadīdah sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Al Qāhirah al Jadīdah in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Al Qāhirah al Jadīdah peaks around June 16 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 16UV 12Jan 11UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Al Qāhirah al Jadīdah in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Al Qāhirah al Jadīdah is worst in January — around 134 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.0× the cleanest month (July, 44 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 12133 µg/m³Jul 1945 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan134Unhealthy
Feb124Unhealthy
Mar100Unhealthy
Apr79Unhealthy
May67Unhealthy
Jun52Poor
Jul44Poor
Aug48Poor
Sep56Unhealthy
Oct76Unhealthy
Nov119Unhealthy
Dec131Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Al Qāhirah al Jadīdah?

Al Qāhirah al Jadīdah sits at 30.0°N, 31.4°E, 229 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is New Cairo, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Al Qāhirah al Jadīdah

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Al Qāhirah al Jadīdah.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Qāhirah al Jadīdah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 133 m around an average of 235 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 453 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 911 m.

The land around Al Qāhirah al Jadīdah is covered by artificial surfaces (82%) within 3 km, bare terrain (57%) and artificial surfaces (41%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (59%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
133 m
16 km
453 m
80 km
911 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: New Cairo 3.0 km · Madīnat an Naşr 14 km · Ḩadā’iq al Qubbah 16 km · Al Khuşūş 18 km · Cairo 19 km · El Shorouk 20 km · Al Khānkah 20 km · Būlāq Abū al ‘Ilā 21 km

Egypt travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 15% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,086
2025
Happiness
3.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
79%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2017
Road deaths
10.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 459
Religion
Muslim 90%Christian 10%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Al Qāhirah al Jadīdah (30.0421°, 31.4445°, elevation 229 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).