New Cairo weather in March

In March, New Cairo sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 5 mm of rain across 0.9 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is New Cairo's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see New Cairo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
9th warmest
Overnight low
12°
4th coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
0.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:11 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover
27%
8th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.9
out of 10

New Cairo is town east of Cairo in Egypt.

Density
626/km²
people per km²
Founded
2000

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical March day in New Cairo reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 4°C cooler than April.

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How March really feels in New Cairo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

March sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

New Cairo weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 1st-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 March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28218
38218
48218
58218
68218
78218
88218
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

New Cairo gets around 5 mm of rain over 0.9 wet days in March, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 3% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
15
25
35
45
55
64
74
84
94
104
114
124
134
144
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163
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183
193
203
212
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291
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311

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7982
8982
9982
10982
11982
12982
13982
14982
15982
16982
17982
18982
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in March

Winds average 15 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:28 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 6:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:285:47
211.36:275:48
311.46:265:48
411.46:255:49
511.46:235:50
611.56:225:50
711.56:215:51
811.56:205:52
911.66:195:52
1011.66:185:53
1111.66:175:54
1211.76:155:54
1311.76:145:55
1411.76:135:56
1511.76:125:56
1611.86:115:57
1711.86:095:58
1811.86:085:58
1911.96:075:59
2011.96:066:00
2111.96:046:00
2212.06:036:01
2312.06:026:01
2412.06:016:02
2512.15:596:03
2612.15:586:03
2712.15:576:04
2812.15:566:04
2912.25:546:05
3012.25:536:06
3112.25:526:06

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.91 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 — March's 5.91 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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45.4Bright
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95.6Bright
105.7Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.9Bright
175.9Bright
186.0Bright
196.0Intense
206.0Intense
216.1Intense
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236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.5Intense
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316.5Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for New Cairo

In seasonPeak

None of New Cairo's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

New Cairo sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit New Cairo?

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

8.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit New Cairo for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for New Cairo in March

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

In March, New Cairo sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in New Cairo in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in New Cairo 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 New Cairo in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in New Cairo 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 New Cairo?

New Cairo sits at 30.0°N, 31.5°E, 271 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Al Qāhirah al Jadīdah, 3.0 km away.

Topography around New Cairo

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of New Cairo.

Within 3 km, the terrain around New Cairo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 m around an average of 280 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 452 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 948 m.

The land around New Cairo is covered by artificial surfaces (84%) within 3 km, bare terrain (65%) and artificial surfaces (33%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (61%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
138 m
16 km
452 m
80 km
948 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Al Qāhirah al Jadīdah 3.0 km · Madīnat an Naşr 17 km · El Shorouk 18 km · Ḩadā’iq al Qubbah 19 km · Al Khuşūş 20 km · Cairo 22 km · Al-'Ubūr 22 km · Al Khānkah 22 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 New Cairo (30.03°, 31.47°, elevation 271 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).